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Become A Member Of The Cold Spring Area Historical Society           *QUICKTIME              *iPOD          *CELLIt's the 2009 Membership Drive of the Cold Spring Area Historical Society.  There are many benefits to being a part of the CSAHS and your support will truly make a difference. CLICK ON FORM ABOVE TO OPEN PRINT WINDOW

We have the pleasure of interviewing Vanessa Van Petten, author of the book You re Grounded! and Youthologist.  Vanessa talks to us about teens, the stresses that this generation is facing and the impact the stress is having on them (and their families).  From cotton candy friendships to teacup parenting, Vanessa offers real insight into this very difficult and complicated being the teen.  Visit her website, RadicalParenting.com to check out more about Vanessa, her book and blog.  Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring this show! Click here to listen to the show with images. Click here to listen to the show. 00:00  MommyCast Show #390 00:44  An Interview with Vanessa Van Petten 02:27  You re Grounded!

       *QUICKTIME         *iPOD          *CELL         *You Tube After beating the Annandale Cardinals, the ROCORI Spartans traveled to Sauk Rapids to take on the top-seeded New London Spicer Wildcats. ROCORI fought hard in game one but came up just a little short. The Spartans continued to work hard in game two, and this time they were rewarded with a 25-23 victory.        *QUICKTIME         *iPOD          *CELL         *You TubeIn part two of this story you will see the entire post-game medal ceremony that followed the ROCORI Spartans volleyball match against New London Spicer. Although the Spartans fought hard, they came up just a little bit short and lost the match three games to one. The entire ROCORI community is proud of the girls’ efforts and we would like to acknowledge their successful season. Way to go ladies! Stay tuned to DigElog ROCORI for full highlights from the Spartans’ final game of the 2009 season. Click here to see highlights from Spartans victory over CardinalsClick here to see highlights from Spartans victory over Dragons***************************************** Special thanks to Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union who sponsored this story.   The Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union in Cold Spring is proud to support the rich tradition of ROCORI athletics and the contribution it makes to student development.  At the Central Mn Federal Credit Union, all ROCORI athletes are Champions in our community.Learn More About CENTRAL MN FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONNEW! CMFCU Online Banking with RECURRING TRANSFERS / eALERTS 

What can we do with Solar Energy?

An introduction to the podcasting project.

Dirty pictures are a problem for students.

The modern Cherokee Nation is enjoying a renaissance in language and culture. Living History Demonstrator Paula Nelson shares the resurgence.

A documentary about the Orthodox Jewish K-12 in New Jersey. The project was shot, edited and produced by 8th grade students with supervision and direction from Technology staff and Mrs. Anderson.

From mobile learning to teachers   appreciation and survival, this episode covers the broad ground of recent news and events in teaching, learning and technology. Join Kathy and Mark as they discuss  recent developments and contacts with stellar teachers, teachers in need and visits to schools. They also have an abundance of essential resources and articles to contemplate.  And always wrapped around the theme of powerful uses of technology for learning. The Teachers Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe! www.teacherspodcast.org Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009. ARTICLES STATE OF MIND The nationwide study, “Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today,” whose results are being reported here for the first time, offers a comprehensive and nuanced look at how teachers differ in their perspectives on their profession Two out of five of America’s 4 million K-12 teachers appear disheartened and disappointed about their jobs, while others express a variety of reasons for contentment with teaching and their current school environments, new research by Public Agenda and Learning Point Associates shows. Education Week article by A. Yarrow . Read more RESOURCES Occupational Outlook Handbook Look up occupations by demand and salary Geographically segmented as well! Much more- look here http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ Information by state Short Articles by Kathy on Career Changing Five Strategies For Success Riding the Wave of Changing Careers Trends Five Myth Busters of Changing Careers Breaking Free to Reach Your Dreams To sign up for Kathy s e-newsletter with all her new articles and events click here New Radio Star- Radio Interviews It s Our Very Own Kathy King! Check it Out! Many more here.. but see below for a few WGAU Radio, (ABC Radio Network) Atlanta, GA. (2009, Oct 2). Featured as authority and interview guest for news segment. What’s the difference with online learning? Listen to the recording and read the blog post  WTVN, Radio, Columbus, OH. (2009, Sept. 25). Featured as authority and interview guest for news segment. H1N1 part 5: What happens with swine flu and education? Listen to the recording Read the blog post WBT Radio, Charlotte, NC (2009, Oct 4). Featured as authority and interview guest for news segment. Strategies for adults changing careers. Listen to the recording Terry Freedman Announcement I’m in the process of producing a 2nd edition of the free ebook 60 Web 2.0 Projects I published on my website last year (and which is still available). If you’re doing anything interesting in the way of Web 2.0, please share! It will take only a few minutes to complete an online form. Full details about what, why and the benefits to all are contained in this article: http://bit.ly/w2info I am NOT looking for brilliant, rocket science, ground-breaking ideas, but ideas that actually work in real classrooms with real kids! Anyway, I hope you will be able to mention this in your podcast, and keep up the good work! [WE DID, Terry! ~~ Kathy animation software Article about the conference Update from Chris Smith- Thailand Shambles website redesign in progress! I ve just redesigned the front (splash) page on http://www.shambles.net Virtual event   2nd College Fair in Second Life ! CURRENT EVENTS Virtual School Symposium for iNACOL 11/14-17/09 Dr. King will participate in a panel discussion on Sunday during the VSS Preconference. Austin Texas location for this event NACOL is the leading k-12 association advancing practice, excellence and innovation in virtual learning. FETC January 12-15, 2010 – Orlando, FL Kathy will be presenting a session on podcasting and oral history lessons at FETC We will post the session information as soon as we have it! You can contact Mark and Kathy by leaving a comment here on the blog/site emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook Follow Kathy on Twitter phoning us at (201) 693-4935 The Teachers Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2007-2009 Teacher photo from with Creative Commons copyright 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/iriaflavia/ / CC BY 2.0 Click to Share!

The great turkey invasion begins! The Largish Ham will be watching...

The holiday season has begun and that means Crazy Dave's Kid Show wants to know what's on your Christmas list!

The Love/Hate music debate, beatboxing from Paul, local band Incorporate This, a full-cast excerpt from Avatar of Retribution, a report from the Teen Book board, a creative piece written and read by Josh, local announcements, and more.