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Comment on Are Aliens Out There? Of Course! by rachel and emma

rachel and emma — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:37:59 +0000

Hey, Kaitlyn! How are you? This is Emma and I, how do you like my family blog? Pretty cool, right? Anyways, how did you even find out about it? ( by ‘it’, I mean my family blog )

Comment on Inspired by the First All-Female USAF Boeing E-3 Sentry Air Crew by Moving at the Speed of Creativity | Inspired by the First All-Female USAF Boeing E-3 Sentry Air Crew

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:38:18 +0000

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Comment on Are Aliens Out There? Of Course! by kaitlyn atwood

kaitlyn atwood — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:38:45 +0000

Hi! This is Kaitlyn from school Kaitlyn Atwood. I like your video.You rock. ou also are very funny!

Comment on Minecraft by Moving at the Speed of Creativity | First Lesson in Minecraft (and why I waited a year to ask my son to teach me)

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:37:54 +0000

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Comment on Are Aliens Out There? Of Course! by dad

dad — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:34:16 +0000

I’ve actually watched some of those “ancient aliens” programs on Netflix with my son and they DID lead to some great discussions… he got really into those last summer. You really should watch this TedX talk by Seth tho if you haven’t….. The universe is so big, and our discoveries about ‘comparable’ planets to our own are so recent and staggering….. it’s really just ludicrous to imagine we could be alone in a universe as big as ours.

Comment on Are Aliens Out There? Of Course! by Tim Holt

Tim Holt — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:07:54 +0000

Are aliens out there? Heck no Wes! According to the History Channel, the aliens are already here! Look no further than Ancient Aliens or the equally hilarious America Unearthed! I got to thinking about how these shows are presented as truth, when in fact they are not. I wondered if they can be used to foster critical thinking skills? Here is what I came up with: http://holtthink.tumblr.com/post/41677429670

Keep up the good work!

Comment on Check out my video: The New Puppy by dad

dad — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:47:33 +0000

Hmmm, strange. The link does work in my browser, I think it’s a mpeg-4 file so it should play on the iPad. Not sure what’s wrong.

I have a list of apps which you can use for “narrated art” and “narrated photos” like it sounds you want to make with your students on:
http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/narrated-art/

Comment on Check out my video: The New Puppy by Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:09:06 +0000

The link works, but the file will not run on my iPad.

I am trying to find a simple app for kindergarten students to use to narrate photos of themselves. I was glad to see someone using Sonic Pics, but am puzzled as to why a file created on an iPad cannotmbe viewed on an iPad.

Comment on A Tour of Club Penguin (February 2013) by Mr J

Mr J — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:28:15 +0000

That was fantastic thanks for the information I can use this with my children now.

Comment on My Favorite Person Essay by Kim Kindley

Kim Kindley — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:00:46 +0000

Brilliant essay. I think your Dad sounds pretty amazing and I think he’s pretty lucky to have you as his daughter.

Arohanui (Maori for …. lots of love)

Kim from New Zealand

Comment on Reflections on the Steve Jobs Biography by Post Audio Podcasts Directly to WordPress with Mobile Podcaster :: iThemes Education Blog

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:01:24 +0000

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Comment on Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Alice Barr

Alice Barr — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:55:45 +0000

This poem brings back some great memories! Makes me think of the coming fall! It’s blowing outside and the leaves will be falling soon! See you soon!

Comment on Minecraft Music Video Parodies by Cathy Dunn

Cathy Dunn — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:58:54 +0000

Great videos! Thanks for sharing them! I agree with you, he really spent a lot of time and effort in making these awesome videos. These minecrafts are cute!

Comment on Minecraft Music Video Parodies by Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:52:21 +0000

I checked it out and it was good and seemed like a lot of work really did go into it. It was really a different style of video though which was interesting too.

I’m not sure how long people who dont play minecraft would last, or even some that do, and im not sure how much of a singer you would want to be but I think that at least a better beat would help it out.

Thanks for checking out my post and I wish you luck on your video making future!

-Alex

Comment on Minecraft Music Video Parodies by Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:56:20 +0000

You did a great job with your review. I agree completely – those are the best out there for Minecraft Music Videos by far.

I’ve created one that I think is pretty good, and would love to know what you think of it. It’s called Everybody’s Free to Kill Creepers, and is based on the Baz Lurmann song, Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen.

Thanks!

– Steve Johnson (SRJ26)

Comment on Minecraft Music Video Parodies by Wm Chamberlain

Wm Chamberlain — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:04:46 +0000

Thanks for the great post! I really enjoyed watching the videos. It is amazing how creative people are.

Mr. C
NoelTigers.com

Comment on New Mexico Green Chili Chili Recipe (mild) by Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:53:42 +0000

By coincidence my church is having its cook off this a.m., and I am ready. Your blog intrigues me, as it seems the essence of family involvement in student education. I hope teachers can get in omn some of this action!

Comment on Character Essay by Tom Fryer

Tom Fryer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:49:01 +0000

Alex, this is excellent. I commend you for making friends with Phu Tran.

I would like to meet him sometime.

Wildcat

Comment on Sarah’s Appeal on Wizards of Waverly Place by Wm Chamberlain

Wm Chamberlain — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:47:00 +0000

It seems a pretty typical tactic in these types of shows to make the adults look silly. I remember watching Saved by the Bell with my eldest daughter (now 21) and reflecting on that.

Comment on Sarah’s Appeal on Wizards of Waverly Place by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:54:33 +0000

Yes this plan sounds acceptable.

Comment on Sarah’s Appeal on Wizards of Waverly Place by dad

dad — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:47:28 +0000

Sarah:

I accept your proposal. However, as we watch this together I want us to watch and see if the characters act consistently disrespectful to teachers and adults. This, as I recall, was my main concern and complaint against this program.

Maybe when we watch this we can pay special attention to how the main characters treat adults, and keep some notes on what we see/observe.

Does that sound like an acceptable plan?

Comment on Santa Goes to Washington DC by Ross Mannell

Ross Mannell — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:36:21 +0000

This is a wonderful story. You tell it so well. It certainly brought a Christmas smile to my face.

Ross Mannell (teacher)
NSW, Australia

Comment on No kids in Oklahoma liquor stores by Dee

Dee — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:30:31 +0000

I realize this is an old post. However, I just came face-to-face with this ridiculous law today. It’s dumb. I can’t take a baby in a baby carrier in any liquor store to go buy liquor. Is the baby buying liquor? No. Am I buying liquor for the baby? Umm, no. I, an adult of legal drinking age, am buying liquor. Or I would be, but since you can’t take your child with you into the store, I am not. Ridiculous.

Comment on Santa Goes to Washington DC by wmchamberlain

wmchamberlain — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:21:26 +0000

I love the story. I also learned something because I did not know that Santa had to ask permission from the President to leave presents for us! Thank you for sharing the story.

Mr. C

Comment on Christmas In Camelot Book Report by Lessons Learned using VoiceThread for iPad

Lessons Learned using VoiceThread for iPad — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:50:53 +0000

[...] now available I figured this would be a perfect chance to put it through its paces. We had fun and were successful making the VoiceThread book report. Here are a few of our lessons [...]

Comment on Prayer of Confession by dad

dad — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:42:18 +0000

Andy: We’re not teaching Rachel she “deserves the wrath of a deity who is personally responsible for murder of millions.”

We’re also not teaching her she’s a terrible person. Quite the contrary: God has created her wonderfully in His own image.

We are teaching her that we’re all tempted to act selfishly in ways that can hurt others, and in ways that go against God’s will for our lives. We’re all tempted to make bad choices. Even wonderful little 8 year old girls, and 40 something year old dads. We all sin and are tempted to sin.

I think Rachel’s prayer to “Help us to love others and make better choices” is a heartfelt expression of how she understands these ideas.

This doesn’t have anything to do with people killing in God’s name in the past or today.

Comment on Prayer of Confession by Andy Greene

Andy Greene — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:05:27 +0000

Seeing this makes me want to cry. Makes me want to hug this little girl and tell her that she’s perfect the way she is. How bizarre must be the world of a person who can look at a little girl who tries so hard and tell her that she’s a terrible sinner and deserves the wrath of a deity who is personally responsible for murder of millions, who commanded others to murder millions, and in whose name countless other millions were murdered; and that this little girl will not be whole until she obtains the supposed forgiveness of such deity.

http://rosarubicondior.blogspot.com/2011/11/parenting-for-christians.html

Comment on Cooking Holiday Sausage Balls (Int’l Cooking Show) by Reluctant Gourmet

Reluctant Gourmet — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:44:14 +0000

What a great cooking video Sarah and Rachel. My girls love to cook so maybe I can convince them to put together a video to share with your project. I really enjoyed how well you explained what you were doing. Keep up the great work. – the reluctant gourmet

Comment on Learning about Scratch Basics by Technology for Teachers

Technology for Teachers — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:55:53 +0000

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Comment on The Art of Lego Building by Katie

Katie — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:10:49 +0000

Wow, I’m honored that you used my pictures. It’s really neat that you’re out there fighting for recognition of LEGO as an art. Thanks!

Comment on The Fire by Emma Cutmore

Emma Cutmore — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:20:49 +0000

What a beautifully descriptive poem.
Your use of simile and metaphor is not at all clumsy, it is very appropriate and creates great atmosphere to your poem.
I love that you create a beastly character of the fire, and yet at the end recognise that it has a role in creating life. Well done and thanks for sharing it!

Comment on The Fire by Nana

Nana — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:02:49 +0000

Wow — I can just see the flames & feel the heat! It really reminds me of the Yellowstone fires that destroyed Wilders’ cabin in Wyoming.
Thanks for sharing, Alex.

Comment on The Fire by joyce mcgreevy

joyce mcgreevy — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:38:12 +0000

What a powerful narrative poem, Alexander! Marvelous use of figurative language and suspense-building repetition. Thank you for sharing it with us. Keep writing; you have a gift! Best wishes, Joyce McGreevy, author (Sierra Club Books) and editor (National Geographic School Publishing)

Comment on Border Collie by Kevin Honeycutt

Kevin Honeycutt — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:01:24 +0000

Rachel did a wonderful job!

Comment on How I recived extra money from youtube by studio monitors

studio monitors — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:17:42 +0000

Nice job Alexander! A true prodigy in the entrepreneurial spirit. Well done and I hope you enjoy your leggos. I hope you will keep us updated with future posts

Comment on How I recived extra money from youtube by dad

dad — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:46:55 +0000

Great post and explanation, Alex!

For those interested, Alexander’s videos are on a WordPress blog I helped him setup on:
http://stringandme.speedofcreativity.org/

His YouTube channel is:
http://www.youtube.com/user/stringandme

Comment on How I recived extra money from youtube by Cheryl Oakes

Cheryl Oakes — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:45:53 +0000

Alexander, I really like your thinking and problem solving skills. You clearly explained something that is very new and could be hard to understand. I wonder if you will be adding more videos to your channel?

Comment on How I recived extra money from youtube by John

John — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:27:04 +0000

Alexander,

Very nicely explained, and enjoy the legos! Would you share the link to your videos so my students and I can watch them (and generate more money… for legos)?

Comment on How I recived extra money from youtube by Sue

Sue — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:14:37 +0000

This is informative and hilarious! Your son shows that his videos outperformed those of his sister and at some point seems to say that when you posted a video, it hurt business but I was not too clear on that one for sure. He makes a persuasive argument with his time-line of events, charts, and analysis that he made the best videos and he earned the most money! Your son is a great businessman. Both of your kids must make great videos if they both had videos to go viral or at least become very popular. I would be interested in seeing the videos. Can you post links. Thanks for sharing this very fun post!

Comment on International Cooking Show: Banana Bread by Rick

Rick — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:04:35 +0000

I thought Sarah did an amazing job cooking while also talking in front of the camera. This is a real skill that I think most people find difficult to do. Well done and congratulations!

Comment on Lego Stickers by Johan

Johan — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:00:11 +0000

Hi Alexander,

you posted it a while back already, but did you know about our site? We cut precision stickers also for torsos.

Greetings Johan

Comment on Going to the zoo by dad

dad — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:52:20 +0000

Great job on your first Story Patch story, Rachel! Now I'd like you to take a story you've already written and illustrated yourself, and put it into Story Patch!

Comment on Webkinz (cheats) by kenz

kenz — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:35:10 +0000

that is so awesome i would love to be the creater of that organization you are awesome hattie

Comment on Webkinz (cheats) by Ishy

Ishy — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:08:51 +0000

Allyson, It isn’t nice to go around saying your rich. So don’t be rude. Plus you wouldn’t be rich if your parents didn’t go to college and get a good job. Instead of bragging, maybe you should be working hard so you can be rich like your parents when you grow up.

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:42:30 +0000

I am so sorry! We are big dog people in our family, right now we have 3…our oldest is 7, and is already showing signs of age. We are all going to have a hard time when she goes.

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Tammy Parks

Tammy Parks — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:41:33 +0000

So sorry for the loss of your beloved furry family member. My dachshund just turned 13 a few days ago. My thoughts and prayers are with your family!

“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.” ~Mark Twain, letter to W.D. Howells, 2 April 1899

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Alec Couros

Alec Couros — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:25:23 +0000

I’m really sorry to hear about your loss, Wes. My best to you and your family – I know how difficult this is. Take care.

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Maria Knee

Maria Knee — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 02:41:42 +0000

Dear Fryer family,
So sorry to read about Bailey. Thank you for sharing the wonderful photos. What a dog!! Sarah, I wish I could be there to give you a big hug.

Love to all,
Maria

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Ginger Lewman

Ginger Lewman — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:22:19 +0000

Oh Wes, I’m here crying for you. It’s so tough to lose such
wonderful family members whose only purpose is to love and care for
us. Bailey was lucky to have such a loving family and you were
lucky to have Bailey. I’ll give my boy here a few extra hugs and
pats in her honor. We’ll be sending prayers of healing up for your
family.

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Teresa Bunner

Teresa Bunner — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:23:30 +0000

Wes- Our family is grieving with you this evening. We lost
our 2 dear dogs both in the last year. Those furry friends work
their way into our hearts and become full-fledge family members. We
know that it is bittersweet remembering all the good times and
missing Bailey. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
@rdngteach

Comment on Remembering Bailey by Paula Naugle

Paula Naugle — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:10:38 +0000

I am so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute to a
wonderful member of your family. Remember the joy Bailey brought to
each and every one of you.

Comment on Offline Bible Versions by Daniel Assuline

Daniel Assuline — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:29:25 +0000

I would very much like to have an offline bible translation.

Comment on Webkinz (cheats) by Hattie

Hattie — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:02:00 +0000

Yeah Well I it doesn’t matter how many webkinz pets you have ALLYSON and POKEMONGIRL! besides my friends and I started an organization where we donated webkinz pets to sick children in the local hospital in my town, so far we have donated over 3,000. I would also like to thank the creators of this blog

Comment on OKC Bombing by Maria Knee

Maria Knee — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:12:14 +0000

Sarah

This is a very moving piece of work. Thank you for telling the story. I plan to share this with teachers at my school so that they will encourage their students to tell a story in 5 pictures. I think i am going to try this for myself as well.

Maria

Comment on my ideas abowt toy story by Maria Knee

Maria Knee — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:04:49 +0000

Hello Rachel,
I love your ideas about Toy Story. I’m going to share them with my nephew Jackson who is a big Toy Story fan. He is the one who really got me excited about Toy Story. He is a first grader and will appreciate your point of view.

Keep writing more blog posts. You write very well. Perhaps you might like to comment on my classroom blog once school starts. I know my students would love to hear from you. It will help them with their writing.

Bye for now.

Maria Knee in NH

Comment on my ideas abowt toy story by dad

dad — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:01:02 +0000

Great job Rachel!

(This is the first blog post Rachel has ever written by herself. I asked her to read it and recorded her with iPadio, which I added to her post before publishing it.)

Comment on OKC Bombing by dad

dad — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:58:49 +0000

This was a "tell a story in 5 pictures" activity which Sarah completed as part of our Oklahoma Creativity Institute.

Comment on Lego Building by dad

dad — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:44:27 +0000

I am so glad you shared this lego creation! How long do you think you’ve spent building it in all? I know you are very proud of this.

My one suggestion is not to use the word “crappy” when you write. It’s slang and not quite profanity, but most people don’t consider it appropriate when writing.

Comment on Rachel buys her first iTunes Audiobooks by Helping a six year old learn about iTunes AudioBook purchases and simple division « Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:29:11 +0000

[...] opportunity to contextually explore concepts of simple division. I wrote a bit about that in a blog post on our family learning blog. Rachel was VERY excited to learn that THIRD graders usually learn about simple division (according [...]

Comment on Origami on YouTube by dad

dad — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:28:18 +0000

Great job sharing these links! I am glad to see you getting back into Origami. Did you ever make a Maurader’s Map for Naha? (I know that is not really origami like what you’re doing now, but this reminded me of that.)

Comment on Rachel explains how the eye works by dad

dad — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:13:54 +0000

I did have to add the embed code for the iPadio file after posting this via email – on the iPhone at present, you can’t copy embed code from iPadio in Safari. As a result I had to add this later on a laptop.

Comment on International Cooking Show: Banana Bread by Newest Links, to be sorted « My favourite cooking links

Newest Links, to be sorted « My favourite cooking links — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:07:25 +0000

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Comment on One Rice Thousand Gold: A Remixed Story by Rachel by Steve Ransom

Steve Ransom — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:34:39 +0000

Rachel,
I love the expression that you used when you recorded your story. Get your dad to show you how you can add really cool sound effects with a program called GarageBand. My kids love to create stories with music and sounds with it.

Well done!

Comment on Sarah’s iPad Fingerpainting with Brushes by Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:43:35 +0000

I believe that Brushes also has a “video capture” mode where it will record the creation of the art piece. Others can then view the video and see the creation first-hand.

Comment on One Rice Thousand Gold: A Remixed Story by Rachel by Gail Braddock

Gail Braddock — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:33:40 +0000

Rachel,
I am a tech teacher from Tennessee.
I think you are amazing. The students at my school love Starfall, too. You made great connections with the story on the computer and your writing. I think you ARE a writer now! Keep up the good work!

Comment on One Rice Thousand Gold: A Remixed Story by Rachel by Quickly publish student writing with Wordpress and iPadio (no-edit podcasts) « Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Tue, 04 May 2010 21:03:42 +0000

[...] orally. It took over an hour for the child in this case to type her story, but only ten minutes to publish both the text and audio versions of the story online. Here's what we [...]

Comment on One Rice Thousand Gold: A Remixed Story by Rachel by kipp

kipp — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:41:56 +0000

Awesome! The great news is your blog will be a running record for you. Watch how you improve!

Comment on One Rice Thousand Gold: A Remixed Story by Rachel by Cheryl Oakes

Cheryl Oakes — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:38:27 +0000

Rachel, This is a wonderful story. I like Starfall too. I think starfall helps students to be great readers, writers and thinkers. You are a great thinker, reader and writer.

Cheryl Oakes, Maine, USA

Comment on Trampoline Jumping Fun by Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:47:44 +0000

Recorded with your iPhone, but uploaded via PixelPipe and/or Flickr must have turned it into flash . Can’t view on my iPhone.

Comment on Rachel draws fruit by dad

dad — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:19:33 +0000

I will share your comment with Rachel tomorrow. Thanks! I think you did a great job writing all the names of those fruits, Rachel.

Comment on Rachel draws fruit by Cheryl Oakes

Cheryl Oakes — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:38:35 +0000

Rachel, I love the fruits! You did a great job drawing. The fruits look so real and yummy.
Cheryl Oakes from Maine

Comment on Favorite Sites by Tatiana Scoll

Tatiana Scoll — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:41:08 +0000

Lego Club and Scratch are favorites at our house, too. We’re glad we found you because we love your funny signs! And we want to share a website, too: http://www.worldstaracademy.com is an educational blog site for students to explore different subjects and then join in discussions about those subjects. It’s fun and a great school supplement for our boys. Thanks for sharing on your blog!

Comment on Safety Tip: Don’t blow in a pencil sharpener by Jan Bucy

Jan Bucy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:27:23 +0000

Sometimes lessons learned the hard way are those best remembered! Great that Rachel is sharing her safety tip!

Comment on Showing and hiding text in a post by Scott Weidig

Scott Weidig — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:48:22 +0000

Wes,

Great post. I can see a number of great uses. Thanks for sharing your families learning experiences.

Scott

Comment on Lego Keychain Removal by Nana

Nana — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:42:14 +0000

Congratulations! Glad it worked.

Comment on Computers- Changing Lives and the World by Grandaddy & Grandmother

Grandaddy & Grandmother — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:48:11 +0000

Alexander, your grandmother and I really enjoyed your report on technology and how it has changed our lives.

Comment on Computers- Changing Lives and the World by Connie Sitterley

Connie Sitterley — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:19:21 +0000

Alexander, I really enjoyed your interviews with your grandparents. Your questions were well planned and allowed them to share not only how they used technology, but also their feelings about what technology has done for them over the years. Sounds like you have pretty cool grandparents and that you and your dad have helped them to stay current. Keep up the good work with all of your projects.

Comment on Computers- Changing Lives and the World by Jan Bucy

Jan Bucy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:37:18 +0000

Alex, I know you don’t remember me since the only time we met in person was 10 years ago.

Your dad’s link on FaceBook led me to your project. I had been interested since reading about it. I am of the same generation as your grandparents, and I believe that computers have made the greatest impact on our generation, probably, since we have had to deal with such a major change in our lives, personally and work-wise.

It is important for students to understand that we had such a different life before computers, and I think your project helped explain this very well!

Comment on Computers- Changing Lives and the World by Nana

Nana — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:55:58 +0000

Alex — great editing job — wasn’t easy, I know. Sorry I forgot to mention our geneology research as something I wouldn’t have done without technology. Thanks for asking to interview us for your project! It was good for us to think about these things, too. Consider yourself hugged.

Comment on Cooking Holiday Sausage Balls (Int’l Cooking Show) by Chris Betcher

Chris Betcher — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:39:04 +0000

Sarah and Rachel, that was awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us. I really enjoyed your cooking lesson (and I’m not just saying that in a condescending “it was cute cos you’re just a kid” way, I really mean it, you did a better job of it than many adults could do!)… I thoroughly enjoyed your explanation and demonstration of how to cook these sausage balls. I thought it was clear, funny, entertaining, and you both really did a great job of it! Loved the expression in your voice, your sense of timing and the overall clarity of what you’ve done. Well done! I’m looking forward to the next episode!

PS: Down here in Australia, we call them meat balls, not sausage balls, and I don’t think we use as much cheese in them. I might have to try your recipe!

Comment on Alexander’s Second and First Class Court of Honor by dad

dad — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:05:26 +0000

The overall quality of this recording is very poor, so we are going to use this as an example of what NOT to do when recording videos.

Comment on International Cooking Show: Banana Bread by Utah Dentist

Utah Dentist — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:58:30 +0000

I really admire people who can cook/bake while talking in front of the camera. Cooking usually requires my full concentration so it’s not for me. What impresses me more is someone who can do it at such a young age! Sarah, you were amazing in the video. Keep up the good work!

Comment on VoiceThread about The Gingerbread Baby by Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:01:38 +0000

Wow! Rachel, I enjoyed listening to your Voicethread on the Gingerbread Baby is a wonderful book. You knew exactly how to retell the story with lots of excitement! Thanks for sharing your talents with the rest of the world!

Comment on Marco’s Maine Photos by Cheryl Oakes

Cheryl Oakes — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:56:55 +0000

It looks like you had a great time! Missing you. Sarah, here is a question for you. Have you used a whiteboard before to draw? You were great with Animationish at the Fablevision booth. I would like to blog about it.
Please send me my beautiful card you made.
Cheryl
PS it is snowing

Comment on About by The Maine Department of Tourism is Taking Care of Travelers » Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:32:40 +0000

[...] guessed if you’ve perused images in my Flickr stream or visited our family learning blog, I love signs. Driving from Manchester, New Hampshire today to Augusta, Maine, for the ACTEM 2009 Conference, I [...]

Comment on Rachel explains creativity by Kay Weigel

Kay Weigel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:45:16 +0000

Rachel…Thanks for your thoughts about being creative. I think I will go and draw a picture for someone right now!!
From one of you Grandmas friends,
Kay Weigel in Manhattan

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by jane corich

jane corich — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:45:40 +0000

Samoas. My daughter is a senior girls Scout and a cookie fiend. She has sold 1000 boxes of cookies for the last 2 years and has been the top seller in Walnut Creek for the last 5 yaers. It’s always #1Thin mints#2 Samoas #3 tagalongs. Good luck on your poll and stay scouting.

Jane

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Barbara Dieter

Barbara Dieter — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:40:14 +0000

I was pleased to see that the majority agree with me that the chocolate covered mints are the BEST!

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Taaz

Taaz — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:16:05 +0000

Samoas are the best! I am glad they went back to the original names. For awhile they used generic names for the cookies; ie Dosidos were Peanut Butter Sandwiches. This is a great poll, hope it helps…love you!

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Cat Poland

Cat Poland — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:25:26 +0000

Is your poll closed? I didn’t see any options to click on anything.

Comment on I’m going to Maine!!!!!!!!!!! by Deb White

Deb White — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:30 +0000

Hope to see you at ACTEM! It’s always a great time! Make sure you get to go to the Atlantic Ocean and see a lighthouse!

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Wildcat

Wildcat — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:15:29 +0000

Like your Dad, Samoas are my favorites, followed by Thin Mints.

Be sure and get our order this year.

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Wildcat

Wildcat — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:14:18 +0000

Like your Dad, Samoas are my favorite – followed by Thin Mints.

Be sure and get our order this year.

Comment on Hobbit Room by Nana

Nana — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:03:31 +0000

This is so cool, Alex! I think you did a great job! I love the steam rising from the brown ewer. Now if I could just remember who Tom Bombadil is for sure — I do remember his name, but not his character!

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by matt malcore

matt malcore — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:14:21 +0000

I didn’t know they made anything except samoas. I like to eat a box during my commute home from work (45 minutes). Mmmmm….trans fats….

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Judi Wolf

Judi Wolf — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:07:09 +0000

Dear Sara,

I was just listening to a podcast in the car today where you had been interviewed. I am very impressed with what you have done and like you, I am constantly learning from your Dad. You are a leader!

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by dad

dad — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:00:46 +0000

I think the coconut ones are Samoas. Those are my favorite!

On a technical note, I had to help Sarah embed these into her post using an “iframe” tag, which embedded a simple webpage with the embed codes. I wish there was a simple way to use javascript in WordPress posts.

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Josh

Josh — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:49:52 +0000

Not sure I chose the right one (Dosido), but I LOVE the ones with the coconut on them.

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Chris Harbeck

Chris Harbeck — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:45:32 +0000

There is only “one type” of GG cookie. Chocolate Covered Mint. All the others are impostors

Comment on What Is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? by Bryan McDonald

Bryan McDonald — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:44:46 +0000

Samoas. If anyone tells you different then they have no “taste!”

Searcy, Arkansas