Monthly Archives: June 2009
Reality Show releases its “real” name: There Goes the Neighborhood
CBS Kennesaw Wall reality show to debut Aug. 9 1:22 pm June 29, 2009, by Rodney Ho Gideon Gyamfi guards the Kennesaw homes behind the monstrous TV-made wall CBS has given that reality show about eight suburban families trapped behind … Continue reading
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Georgia Performance Standards
I’m trying to focus on the Georgia Performance Standards for Secondary English while trying to get my HOPE Teacher application submitted before day’s end. Thanks to the wonderful people surrounding my computer, I’ve found this neat site called Thinkfinity that offers lesson … Continue reading
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Kennesaw Hits the BigTime!
Block Party’ walls no party for some in Kennesaw’s reality TV neighborhood By KATIE LESLIE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, June 21, 2009 A reality TV show currently being filmed in Kennesaw may be called “Block Party,” but for some residents … Continue reading
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Literacy for the 21st Century
After reading this Media Lit Kit for my class, I realized we’d better learn this stuff or move out of the way. The digital natives use technology and multi media in their daily lives as easily as breathing and expect their teachers to know … Continue reading
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Twang Twang, There’s a Skunk, Daddy’s Drinkin’ Beer
So my daughter’s driving now…legally…for the past twelve hours. Despite missing the parallel parking space twice–what happened to all those perfect practice runs we made together?–she scored enough points on that part to enable her to take the road test! … Continue reading
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Brain dead
My brain is mush. After sitting on my arse in the same uncomfortable seat for nearly eight hours, I made it to the Student Center for a quick bite before my next long class. I got there at 4:04 and … Continue reading
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Sonja Henie…Norway’s Nazi Sympathizer or Ice Princess?
The Tech-NO-Phobes–Summer, Roxanne, Carol, and I had to compare Wikipedia to Britannica.Com to the Grolier Encylopedia (the big book–the “old-fashioned” kind). We chose Sonja Henie as our subject–because we were given the “Heart-something that began with a G” volume–and minutes … Continue reading
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Reality show disrupts the neighborhood
Photos – Click Image to Enlarge Television producers have erected a 20-foot-high wall around eight houses in Kennesaw�s Legacy Park to film a television reality show. The families will compete for 20 days for a cash grand prize. Special to … Continue reading
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The Siren Call of Blogging (subtitled: Aging Sucks)
I tried to stay away from this blog and I managed for 48 hours. I tried to busy myself with other aspects of my life–my kids, my family, my job–but here I am again. There’s something satisfying about blogging…meaningless musings … Continue reading
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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts Chapter 4
BritLitChick’s bought into the wacky world of Wikis thanks to Will Richardson’s engaging text. Continue reading
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