Kristin, a friend of mine here is trying to develop a website with lesson plans for Smart Board tech so she can get her stuff into classrooms. She was a French teacher for years and has lots of good ideas. I loved hearing about the SB stuff. I can only imagine what my kids will have when they get to high school.

My favorite quote of the night (reading through highlights because no way can I stomach actually listening) came from Mike Huckabee:

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee accused Obama of having a naive approach to foreign policy and said McCain would be tough enough to protect U.S. security.

"Maybe the most dangerous threat of an Obama presidency is that he would continue to give madmen the benefit of the doubt. If he's wrong just once, we will pay a heavy price," Huckabee said.

Um... Sparky? Weapons of Mass Destruction ring a bell?

Well, she said that she told Congress "Thanks, but no thanks," so I supposed that could be construed as technically true.

And Congress said, "who the hell are you and why are you bringing up a project that's been dead for a year?"

And sure, a part of me is a little nostalgic for the library stacks, but that's just not a reality in most Americans' lives anymore.

Sad, but true.

I hate that the students in the schools that struggle the most don't have the same opportunities the most middle and upper income schools have. Kozol's Savage Inequalities still rings true, and I don't know what the solution is. It makes me feel angry and frustrated and guilty all at once.

And so very much this.

Well, she said that she told Congress "Thanks, but no thanks," so I supposed that could be construed as technically true.

Exactly. She obfuscated. She DID support the bridge at first, but then, dare I say, flip flopped and turned it down.

Every teacher in the the US should have one of these

Ooohh. I have seen Smart Boards, but our school doesn't have any. That would rock. Who are we kidding, I'm just trying to get rid of my chalk board in favor of a white board and I can't even seem to do that. It's not that white boards are so much better, but chalk dust aggravates my asthma.

I work in a library . I love the library .But please let no one ever have to go thru the hell of the reader's guide to periodic literature. Tech save us. and believe me -- there is plenty to learn about research - including ,books are way more useful than you think.

All sorts of -ma for you and S, Sean. I'm sorry both of you are going through this.

Who are we kidding, I'm just trying to get rid of my chalk board in favor of a white board and I can't even seem to do that. It's not that white boards are so much better, but chalk dust aggravates my asthma.

Ugh. Yes, this is exactly what I mean. I want you to have a whiteboard at least! Chalkboards used to aggravate my allergies, too. Hates them.

It's not that white boards are so much better, but chalk dust aggravates my asthma.

Some white boards are magnetic. Comes in real handy for increasing training aid repertoires. I made a magnet-backed cardboard suit of armor for a lesson. I could plop each piece up on the board one at a time and then write labels next to them with the markers. My instructors liked it so much, they asked me to leave it with them as an example for further classes.

Just spoke to a cardiologist. They think she has asceptic infection. It's very serious. She could pull through, but she could also die. This is as serious as it gets.