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things i'm loving

so, recently i have found a couple of things online that i love.....and i decided to share them with you.

first, one of the best abc books i've ever seen. it's not necessarily the best book, teaching wise, but it's really cool. it's called abc3d and it's just awesome. it's a pop-up book and almost all the letters are 3d. i think the 'u' is my favorite. if you click on the name of the book, you'll be able to see a promo video for the book. everyone should check it out....i mean it....you'll be glad you did :)

next, i found a website called postcrossing. when you sign up on the website, they give you the address of another member who lives somewhere in the world. you send the person a postcard and eventually you start getting postcards from people also. real mail from all over the world. not only is this cool because you become connected to people across the globe, but i also think it would be an awesome project for a class to do.

third, a project called 101 in 1001. you set up for yourself 101 goals/ things you would like to do in the next 1001 days, which is about 2 and 1/2 years. the goals have to be specific and measurable. they must be clearly defined, realistic and require some effort from you. while i'm not planning on joining the project just yet, i think it's a great idea. also something that could be adapted to a class setting.


and now, at the end, in looking at these things and what i've written about them, it seems that they all, in some way, could be used in an educational way, as well as being just plain fun :) i guess my mind still sits in educator mode a lot of the time....

i'll post soon about other things...possibly tonight, but either way, soon, my friends....

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