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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Links -- Natural Disaster
Ten Deadliest Natural Disasters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters
Feature articles on natural disasters: http://www.naturalnews.com/natural_disasters.html
Natural Disasters Up More Than 400 Percent in Two Decades
6/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) The number of natural disasters around the world has increased by more than four times in the last 20 years, according to a report released by the British charity Oxfam. Oxfam analyzed data from the Red Cross, United Nations and researchers...
Earthquake and Cyclone Victims: How Can We Help End Suffering Now and In the Future?
5/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) I've struggled all week with the question of how I can best help the victims of the recent natural disasters that have devastated populations in China and Myanmar. It is not a simple matter to ponder. How can people in North America (or...
How to better prepare yourself and your family against climate change, natural disasters and the post-oil economy (opinion)
7/20/2007 - I've been a proponent of personal preparedness for many years. "Preparedness" simply means having some backup supplies on hand to help you get through unexpected events or hard times, and over the last decade, we've seen numerous examples of why preparedness...
BetterLifeGoods.com introduces a travel safety tool with LED light, radio, cell phone charger, seatbelt cutter, glass break and more
6/22/2007 - Unlike most of our product reviews, this one isn't about your health or nutrition. It's about your personal safety. Better Life Goods (a company I own, see full disclosure below) has just finished a large production run on an new, unique safety and preparedness...
Humanity cannot live without nature, but nature can live without humanity
1/23/2005 - Just after Christmas Day, 2004, the Earth experienced one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history (a 9.0) under the waters of the Indian Ocean. We also witnessed a barrage of unusual hurricanes during the summer of 2004 off the coast of Florida...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters
Feature articles on natural disasters: http://www.naturalnews.com/natural_disasters.html
Natural Disasters Up More Than 400 Percent in Two Decades
6/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) The number of natural disasters around the world has increased by more than four times in the last 20 years, according to a report released by the British charity Oxfam. Oxfam analyzed data from the Red Cross, United Nations and researchers...
Earthquake and Cyclone Victims: How Can We Help End Suffering Now and In the Future?
5/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) I've struggled all week with the question of how I can best help the victims of the recent natural disasters that have devastated populations in China and Myanmar. It is not a simple matter to ponder. How can people in North America (or...
How to better prepare yourself and your family against climate change, natural disasters and the post-oil economy (opinion)
7/20/2007 - I've been a proponent of personal preparedness for many years. "Preparedness" simply means having some backup supplies on hand to help you get through unexpected events or hard times, and over the last decade, we've seen numerous examples of why preparedness...
BetterLifeGoods.com introduces a travel safety tool with LED light, radio, cell phone charger, seatbelt cutter, glass break and more
6/22/2007 - Unlike most of our product reviews, this one isn't about your health or nutrition. It's about your personal safety. Better Life Goods (a company I own, see full disclosure below) has just finished a large production run on an new, unique safety and preparedness...
Humanity cannot live without nature, but nature can live without humanity
1/23/2005 - Just after Christmas Day, 2004, the Earth experienced one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history (a 9.0) under the waters of the Indian Ocean. We also witnessed a barrage of unusual hurricanes during the summer of 2004 off the coast of Florida...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Speed Reading Link
http://www.spreeder.com/
A tip on chunk size - look into setting the window width and font size accordingly. You'll want to be able to process a chunk in one eyeful, which means you won't want to have a 5 word chunk scroll across the entire screen, but rather in a tight little paragraph at the center of the screen.
Tutorial
Spreeder is an online speed reading utility to help train you to read faster. It does this by flashing words at a rapid rate, which helps in three ways:- Reduce subvocalization
- Increase chunk comprehension
- Eliminate backreading
Training Strategies
There are quite a few settings you can play around with to optimize your reading, but the two most important are the wpm and chunk size.1. Increase wpm
When training, set the wpm to multiples of what you're comfortable reading at. For example, if you achieve 100% comprehension at 300wpm, try setting the wpm to 900wpm. Run through some text, and see how much you can absorb. Try this a couple times, making sure to really concentrate on the text that is flying by. Now reduce the wpm rate to 600wpm, and 400wpm. Chances are at the end of this activity, 300wpm will start to feel "slow", and you'll start comprehending at higher wpm's.2. Increase chunk size
Once you start maxing out on how fast you can go in wpm's, another variable you'll want to toggle is the chunk size. Chunk size is the number of words that are flashed at a given time. Doubling the chunk size (i.e going from 1 to 2) will effectively halve the rate at which words are flashed, since you're showing twice as many words at once.A tip on chunk size - look into setting the window width and font size accordingly. You'll want to be able to process a chunk in one eyeful, which means you won't want to have a 5 word chunk scroll across the entire screen, but rather in a tight little paragraph at the center of the screen.
Weather Vocabulary
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Reading Comprehension Strategies
- ABC Brainstorm
- [ instructions | print chart ]
- brainstorming activity, using letters of the alphabet
- Carousel Brainstorming
- [ instructions ]
- brainstorm similar to graffiti strategy
- Clock Buddies
- [ instructions | print chart ]
- a quick partnering system
- Column Notes
- [ instructions ]
- a learning guide arranged in columns
- Comparison-Contrast Charts
- [ instructions | print chart ]
- often found in graphic organizer form, a chart for comparing two concepts by looking at the ways they are similar and how they are different
- Concept of Definition Map
- [ instructions | print map ]
- a visually organized word chart for expanding the concept of meaning and enriching one's understanding of an unfamiliar term
- Graphic Organizers
- [ instructions ]
- visual organization of information, whether for levels of information, sequence or ordering, or relationships; often called concept maps, webs, clusters, or pictorial organizers
- History Frames/Story Maps
- [ instructions | print history frame | print story map | print story pyramid | print character/plot chart | print cross-disciplinary applications ]
- based on the story maps that many students already use in English and Language Arts, the history frame is a graphic organizer that looks at key actors, time & place of events, problem or goal, key events, outcome, and larger relevance
- Inquiry Chart
- [ instructions | print chart ]
- a variation of column notes and learning guides, inquiry charts are used specifically to generate questions whose answers will come from combing through a variety of sources
- K - W - L
- [ instructions | print K-W-L chart | print modified K-W-L chart ]
- a three-column chart for approaching new content and actively engaging in it; contains components for before, during, and after reading activity
- Opinion-Proof
- [ instructions | print chart ]
- a two-column chart where students seek to provide support or evidence from the content to bolster an opinion they have put forward
- Power Thinking
- [ instructions ]
- an alternative system of outlining, power thinking involves assigning "Power" levels to information according to whether it is a main idea, subtopic, or detail
- Problem-Solution Chart
- [ instructions | print chart ]
- a two-column chart that is especially helpful for looking at cause and effect; its components invite students to consider consequences, causes, and solutions of problems
- Question-Answer Relationships
- [ instructions | print chart | print QAR concept map ]
- an strategy for understanding different levels of questions, from simple recall to more complex, and for recognizing the nature of given questions so that it is better understood what kind of answer is called for
- Questioning the Author
- [ instructions ]
- a protocol of questions for examining how clearly an author has communicated his or her ideas
- Pattern Puzzles (a/k/a Mystery Pot)
- [ instructions ]
- a sorting and manipulation activity for looking at the organization of ideas
- RAFT Papers
- [ instructions | print blank form ]
- a framework for approaching writing that can be especially good for encouraging expressions of empathy and understanding of another's perspective
- Reciprocal Teaching
- [ instructions ]
- a constructed activity for students to collaborate in understanding a selection of content (can also be done individually); students take on roles as Summarizer, Questioner, Clarifier, or Predictor
- Selective Underlining/Highlighting
- [ instructions ]
- emphasis on the word "selective"; a means for students to read for key ideas, essential vocabulary, cause and effect, etc.
- Semantic Feature Analysis
- [ instructions ]
- an attribute analysis tool; students can compare different ideas, concepts, people, events, etc. against a cross-referenced set of criteria
- Story Maps
- same as history frames; see above
- Summarizing
- [ instructions | print Sum It Up sheet | print Sum It Up directions | lesson closure framed paragraph ]
- a strategy for developing coherent but brief expressions of larger ideas by focusing on key words and main ideas; included are suggestions for various ways to teach summarizing, including an activity called Sum It Up
- Thesis-Proof
- [ instructions | print chart | print pro/con chart ]
- a variation of two-column charts where students use key ideas in their content to support a thesis; excellent for pre-writing
- Think-Pair-Share
- [ instructions ]
- a cooperative and structured discussion strategy
- Three-Minute Pause
- [ instructions | print overhead master ]
- a structured pause; a comprehension check
- 3 - 2 - 1
- [ instructions | print 3-2-1 master ]
- good quick strategy for summarizing and questioning
- Venn Diagrams
- [ instructions | Venn Diagram for 2 | Venn Diagram for 3 | Venn Diagram w/Summary | Venn Variations ]
- the most common charts for looking at similarities and differences
- Word Map
- [ instructions | print map v.1 | print map v.2 ]
- a vocabulary strategy for visually mapping associations of meaning for a new term
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Workaholic Questions
Twenty Questions: How Do I Know If I'm A Workaholic?
- Do you get more excited about your work than about family or anything else?
- Are there times when you can charge through your work and other times when you can't?
- Do you take work with you to bed? On weekends? On vacation?
- Is work the activity you like to do best and talk about most?
- Do you work more than 40 hours a week?
- Do you turn your hobbies into money-making ventures?
- Do you take complete responsibility for the outcome of your work efforts?
- Have your family or friends given up expecting you on time?
- Do you take on extra work because you are concerned that it won't otherwise get done?
- Do you underestimate how long a project will take and then rush to complete it?
- Do you believe that it is okay to work long hours if you love what you are doing?
- Do you get impatient with people who have other priorities besides work?
- Are you afraid that if you don't work hard you will lose your job or be a failure?
- Is the future a constant worry for you even when things are going very well?
- Do you do things energetically and competitively including play?
- Do you get irritated when people ask you to stop doing your work in order to do something else?
- Have your long hours hurt your family or other relationships?
- Do you think about your work while driving, falling asleep or when others are talking?
- Do you work or read during meals?
- Do you believe that more money will solve the other problems in your life?
If you answer "yes" to three or more of these questions you may be a workaholic. Relax. You are not alone. Many have found recovery through the tools of this fellowship.
Appears as pages 4-5 in the W.A. Book of Recovery.This literature is also available as a downloadable file (in PDF)
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