Create a Graph

My daughter had to create a graph on bacteria for her science class. She googled "Create a Graph" and came up with a really quick, easy way to create her graph that looked really good. I don't know if I could create a graph that looked this good on Excel. Rachel is only a 7th grader, but it was so easy to use. I thought I would pass it along for those who hadn't thought about googling create a graph. It is http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx

Check it out.

Book Club

We are starting a book club in our neighborhood. I was considering some kind of social networking to be able to discuss books or to update people. I don't want to use FACE book because of all the emails I already get for being hit by a snowball. What suggestions do you have? I have gotten comfortable with the PB Wiki and the blogs. I know my knowledge is limited and was thinking there might be something out there that would be more useful... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

To Friend or Not to Friend?

I belong to Council for Exceptional Children Newsletter that is sent to me every day. Sometimes I keep them and other times, I decide I am way too busy to bother with what other states are doing. However, the December 23rd newsletter got me thinking.

It is under the technology trends section titled: Teacher Dilemma: To Friend or Not to Friend. It got me wondering what that was all about. Interestingly enough, the question is around Facebook and whether teachers should be communicating with students via Facebook? You can find the article at: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6174564.html

The discussion raises some interesting points. Some teachers use it to help students with their homework and are on it regularly while other teachers use it only for staying in contact with alumni.

I have put a voting gadget (yes...I remembered how to do that) on my blog. Feel free to give me your opinion about teachers/students and Facebook.