'Enjoying The Hi-5's of Autism - A Family Experience': blog

Hi5! We are still just as excited about our 5 year old as the day when the doctor pronounced,"You're Pregnant!" Yep, we're still jumping for joy,and so is he! We are sharing our joy,disappointments,successes and challenges as a family with a child touched by AUTISM-a neurological condition considered a developmental disability.If you care to share, please do.Join us on Google Blogger/Reader/Buzz/orkut,hi5, digg,Facebook,Twitter,Yahoo!Buzz,YouTube,MySpace, holiday WordPress.ENJOY!KBJCosse'Family

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Give students legacy and meaning

Build Intrapersonal Communications into your CurriculumAs we discuss on page 54 of Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, one of the 5 ways students need to connect in the flattened classroom is over time.

We have so many opportunities for students to create time capsules to communicate with themselves. Ideas like this plan on Share my Lesson for a time capsule on the first day of school resonate

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Give students legacy and meaning: Build Intrapersonal Communications into your curriculum

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Why Schools shouldn't use Google forms for anything private (Lesson learned)

Last week was a mess largely because the form we set up for teachers to share their information with us for the Eracism project was pulled

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'Enjoyable School Year'

Happy Pinning with 'EnjoyHi5Autism' on Pinterest!

Boards to pin on include: I am the 'I' in IEP.; 'Parents do understand...'; 'Apps for kids with Special Needs'; 'Therapies and Treatments'; 'Educating & Learning & Teaching'; 'picky-eaters'; 'Sensory relief'; 'AUTISTImotions'; and 'AUTsumers!'.

AUTISM IS A DISABILITY... and not just because it gets you a 'Disabilty' Parking Spot! http://t.co/rGDg8Eic

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Subscribe to: I am aware of Autism. Are you?

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

#ccchat - Common Core Standards: Lessons, Ideas, and Discussions

Teaching students with new tools, enthusiasm,

and belief that teaching is a noble calling.

I've been collecting common core resources as I research and write for my upcoming book, Collaborative Writing in the Cloud, from eye on education. The hashtag for this topic on Twitter is #ccchat .

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Common Core Standards: Lessons, Ideas, and Discuss...: Scholastic has an excellent article on the shifts by Common Core. Read their article for information. This photo is from that article on...

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Award winning technology teacher, IT director and parent talks about technology, students, and how to connect students around the world with projects in meaningful global collaboration using powerful social media tools. More than just teaching and technology, Cool Cat Teacher also shares inspiration and motivation for lifelong learning and harnessing tools in productive ways to improve your life! Vicki Davis has three children and has created massive global collaborative projects including the Flat Classroom Project and Digiteen and has been featured by bestselling books by Thomas Friedman (the World is Flat), Don Tapscott (Grown Up Digital) and Curtis Bonk (the World is Open.)