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Volcano Report, The Kilauea Edition

What’s more hot than an erupting volcano?
While vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii, I visited the active lava fields of Kilauea to witness the birth of new land as lava meets the Pacific Ocean. The incredible plume that rises into the air is created from the instantaneous vaporization of water into steam as [...]

Reflections on Film to Digital Photography 1983-2008

How many of your students own a digital camera?  Is a digital camera a toy or a tool?  If your students own a cell phone, is it equipped with a camera?  Teachers should welcome the digital camera as a learning tool.  Time to hop in the way back machine… remember when pictures were taken with [...]

Thoughts on Creativity vs. Email

Summer vacation is usually regarded as a time to rest, relax and push the reset button for most school teachers and administrators.  The Sunday edition of the Boston Globe article in the Money & Careers section, Creativity can thrive, if you keep the e-mail in check, reminded me that one ritual that most teachers are [...]