Thank You Mr. Newman

Maryanne and I have a special soft spot for Paul Newman. So it was with great sadness that we learned about his passing early this morning.

Thousands of children around the world, through Newman's Own Foundation and Hole in the Wall Camps, have been the recipients of Mr. Newman's generosity, compassion, and commitment to the common good.

Paul Newman has always inspired me to always do more, give more and to find happiness through service to others.

Thank you Mr. Newman, for a life well lived.

Related Resources

• Newman's Own Foundation
• Donate > Hole in the Wall Camps
  
• NYT > Paul Newman, Magnetic Titan of Hollywood

Linkage: Starbucks, OLPC & Google Docs

Free Coffee For Teachers: Starbucks is offering educators a free cup of coffee!

Amazon.com & One Laptop Per Child Team Up: The Buy One, Give won program is back!

Google Docs & Student Privacy: Online writing tools like Google Docs, Adobe Buzzword & Zoho are amazing free tools that are used by many educators. But who owns your online documents? Are there any laws or issues that you need to be aware of before using these tools in your classroom?

Animoto for Education: The service proved to be so popular among the education community that the Animoto team just launched a new micro site just for educators.

Teens & Meningitis: Did you know that adolescents, aged 11-18, are at an increased risk of contracting meningitis? Did you also know that meningococcal disease, while rare, can potentially kill an otherwise healthy teen in 48 hours or less?

K12 Online Conference 2007

Announcing the 2nd Annual K12 Online 2007 convention for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice.

The 2007 conference is scheduled to be held over two weeks, October 15-19 and October 22-26 of 2007, and will include a pre-conference keynote during the week of October 8. The conference theme is “Playing with Boundaries.”

Additional Resources

• K12 Online 2007
  
• Upcoming.org > K12 Online
  
• Flickr > tag > k12online07

Talking about the iGeneration

Take a peek into the wired, mobile, & totally digital world of Gen Y.