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Debora Gallo’s Slideshare: ING 2.0

Blogs are amazing. From Dr. Tony Karrer’s blog, I find a post to another blog, where I click a link to Dr. Jane Knight’s blog, where I discover a wonderful colleague in Australia, Debora Gallo. She works for ING. My family and I are ING customers, and I “love” the writing style used in their customer communications.

So, I surfed her blog with interest. She and I share similar experiences and goals both personally and professionally. Now, I know this is not a true video but a presentation. However, I liked it so much that Deb’s presentation on Slideshare.net is July’s “Video of the Month”.

Bravo, Debora! Otra! Otra! Otra!

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And, it’s fun to see the face and experience of someone who works for my bank!

Ah, the ‘Net and the blogosphere. They both keep me “Always Learning”!

The link in this post is for anyone, but especially for my wonderful nephew Chris. He’s an awesome elementary school teacher, and I’ll probably brag about him in future posts!

http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-learning-tool-for-every-learning.html

Zaid Ali Algasoff put together a long and very helpful list for budget-conscious public-school instructors. Um, that includes 99.9% of them! (I taught in a Community College district for three years, and know that funds come out of a public instructor’s pocket if they really want to engage their students).

Zaid compiled a list of 137 free resources, the Web 2.0 variety, that teachers can use.

Go for it, nephew! That free Web site you asked me to review is fine (the SnapFish photo galleries are awesome!), but check out:

Edublogs at http://edublogs.org/

More and more, I’m seeing people use blogs to blog and to be their Web site/CMS (content management system, including photos, homework assignments, items for parents, etc.). A blog isn’t just a blog anymore.

It doesn’t matter what grade level you’re currently teaching. You can set up your blog to “go with you” as you advance in the career that you love!

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

I’m so proud of you!

~Aunt Jenise.