Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Tough Sell for Romney at NAACP When You Tell the Truth
This is painful to watch and the crowd was no more than mildly respectful; there is nothing wrong with a crowd booing a speaker when they disagree, and the crowd did boo at points.
Romney did clinically review the facts that African-Americans are doing more poorly under Obama's failed policies but the crowd was not receptive to that reality. He never really got off the ground since the audience was so dead but he could have given the speech more emphasis anyway. Also, although he touched on traditional marriage he did not hit home that Obama favors gay marriage. Among Christians this point would have hit an audience much harder. In the ranks of the NAACP traditional marriage may not be such a strong selling point.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Moodle Guide for K-12: How to Enhance your Lessons & Engage Students
Moodle Guide for K-12: How to Enhance your Lessons & Engage Students
SUMMARY
Moodle is currently one of the most popular learning management systems available. This free and collaborative teaching platform allows educators to support and enhance the teaching and learning process in the face-to-face, online, and blended environments. How can you take advantage of Moodle's highly interactive technology and encourage virtual learning in the K-12 environment? Join us for training where you will discover:
How to design & develop your courses on Moodle
Highly recommended Moodle activities, resources & blocks for K-12
Tips to set up electronic assignment submission & the Gradebook
Key solutions for effective communication with students
PROGRAM BENEFITS
This interactive, 60-minute webinar will show you the most effective, cost-saving solutions to design and develop lessons with the Moodle learning management system in K-12 environments.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Build your Moodle Course: Top Solutions for a Fast, Easy Setup
Moodle essentials: Tips & solutions to enhance your lessons
Sample Moodle courses: Different ways to personalize your environment
Activities, resources, and blocks: Which ones to use and why
Moodle's Grading & Assessment Tools: Best Tools for Your Course
Effective ways to assign, submit & grade assignments online
Tips for creating & monitoring student progress
Solutions to engage students & grade discussion contributions
Communicating via Moodle: Enhance Collaborative Teaching & Learning
File sharing & collaboration tools for group learning & projects
Best practices for communication via the Messages block and discussion forums
How to develop a social presence & customize the learning experience
Obama's Re-Set Strategy with Russia: Russia sends warships to Syria
Obama's re-set strategy with the Russians left Putin laughing in his face. Twice the Russians have recently probed our defenses as well.
Get a clue, O'clueless.
Guess Who Hides Their Money? Hint: It is not Romney, Dem. Chair Invested in Swiss Banks, Foreign Drug Companies, and the State Bank of India
DNC Chair challenges Romney to release more tax forms
OBAMA: ATTACKS CATHOLICS AGAIN, IT‘S ’NOT FAIR’ THAT CATHOLIC EMPLOYERS WOULD DENY CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE
Watch video of the interaction, below (starts around 2:09):
What do you think? Is it “unfair” for religiously-affiliated institutions to deny birth control coverage? Take the poll:
(H/T: Mediaite)
‘ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF WAR’: GRANDSON OF HAMAS FOUNDER TO ‘EXPOSE THE LIFE OF MUHAMMED’ IN NEW FILM
In 1978, Mosab Hassan Yousef was born to the son of one of Hamas’* seven original founders, Sheikh Hassan Yousef. Growing up, Yousef was raised on Islamism and it seemed almost certain that he would follow in his father’s footsteps and proudly become a terrorist.
COMPLIANCE OFFICER BREAKS INTO WOMAN’S HOME TO SIGN CITATION OVER THE LENGTH OF HER LAWN
“I woke up, I didn’t have my glasses on or my contacts in and all I see is this big burly figure standing in my doorway,” Erica Masters explained. “A big huge guy with a grey shirt. It scared the mess out of me.”
Jimmy Vowell, the officer in question, originally denied that he entered the house, according to the Columbia News-Times.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Ian Hunter, When I’m President, Track Listing
Track Listing
1. Comfortable (Flyin' Scotsman)
2. Fatally Flawed
3. When I'm President
4. What For
5. Black Tears
6. Saint
7. Just The Way You Look Tonight
8. Wild Bunch
9. Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse)
10. I Don't Know What You Want
11. Life

