Straight Down
The name really says it all. Today's Gratitude Item: Being able to literally make up a 'play list' of dance songs 'on the go'. Playing our music off an Android…
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March 20, 2013
String Explosion
As in "BOOM". Today's Gratitude Item: Discovering the power of praise. This is probably incredibly obvious to most teachers but I've finally gotten into the hang of praising my students…
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March 19, 2013
Close Quarters
Was pleased with this one. Take a close look at the background and you'll see why. Today's Gratitude Item: Not having to do fold the laundry this week. As in…
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March 18, 2013
Marine Wall
Easy to create. Easy on the eye. Today's Gratitude Item: Realising that it’s possible to convert .rar files to .zip files on-line. Gotta love http://www.zamzar.com.
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March 17, 2013
Wild Wave
I wish that they made scarves that looked like this! Today's Gratitude Item: Getting wet when walking. Given that the entire North Island has been declared a drought area, getting…
March 16, 2013
Golden Spindle
Thought this one would turn out better than it did (aka: a disappointment). Today's Gratitude Item: A break-through of sorts with a student who is struggling. It will be interesting…
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March 15, 2013
Crescent Moon
Sometimes you just "know" it will be a good one :) Today's Gratitude Item: That rain might be on the way. It's desperately needed right now - as in 'more…
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March 14, 2013
Green Tread
As in tyre meets mother nature. Today's Gratitude Item: Predictive text and finally having a cellphone that let's me utilise that feature. The mystery of how my students create messages…
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March 13, 2013
Fire Flower
This one may be too hot to handle. Today's Gratitude Item: That restarting 'fixed it'. Note to self: Do not install untried / new software when tired. "Bad things" invariably…
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March 12, 2013
Lime Target
I think "wishy washy" would be a good description of this one. Never mind. Today's Gratitude Item: Scheduling "catch up time" for my 11th graders. It turns out that they…
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March 11, 2013