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Re: Children’s Author Elise Gravel Spreads Horrific Anti-Israel Propaganda On Social Media

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:24:29 -0000

It was very much a non apology. She skewed her "taking down" of the post by repeating it and allowing the comments to continue as if nothing happened. She is acting recklessly.

Re: Children’s Author Elise Gravel Spreads Horrific Anti-Israel Propaganda On Social Media

Tracy Rosen — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 19:13:58 -0000

And also, even though she removed the original page re: skin banks, the quote was rewritten and highlighted in yellow in her statement about it. And her followers continue to have a field day with it on IG.

Re: Children’s Author Elise Gravel Spreads Horrific Anti-Israel Propaganda On Social Media

Tracy Rosen — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 19:10:44 -0000

I agree with everything you write. I tried to point out her use of blood libel in October and she asked if I approved of genocide.
This case terrifies me because of her role as a children's storyteller.
I wrote about this here:
https://leadingfromtheheart... https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: The Adventures of Napkin Man Online Interactive Episodes + Enter for a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card!

Tracy Rosen — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:42:56 -0000

We like fun for one - Jack often finds his own fun!

Re: Helping Students Fail: A Framework

Tracy Rosen — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:56:30 -0000

I would love to see it, too! Rosentracy AT gmail... Merci! :)

Re: Digital Learning Styles Present A Challenge For Online Educators

Tracy Rosen — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:35:26 -0000

I have to be in agreement with Raymond about perpetuating stereotypes -
or what I like to call false realities. Lumping all learners into a digital native category can only help us to forget to teach them properly. By assuming young people know how to navigate technology, many do not teach them how to do so properly and in a way that enhances learning. Same thing goes for the whole
notion of learning styles. Worrying about learning preferences of
individuals is a bit of a circus sideshow to the real story: creating
solid learning situations based on what we know about learning, not on what we might or might not know about individual preferences that may or may not be applicable in any or all learning situations. This
topic is one I hold dear to my heart and I groaned out loud when I read 'digital learning style'. Really.

Re: PowerPoint Doesn’t Suck; 10 Ideas To Make it Great

Tracy Rosen — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:30:13 -0000

"The truth about stories is that's all we are" Thomas King

Re: PowerPoint Doesn’t Suck; 10 Ideas To Make it Great

Tracy Rosen — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:28:30 -0000

Yes! I love the focus on story.

Re: Open Mindedness is Two-Way

Tracy Rosen — Mon, 26 May 2014 14:29:18 -0000

Though (reply to @zecool ) so often our social networks are filled with minds that DO think alike...I agree with you, though, they are exceptional opportunities to listen to those who don't - if we take the opportunity!

Conflict is what helps us grow. If there were no conflict, why would we need to change?

Re: You can't win if it's only about you.

Tracy Rosen — Mon, 26 May 2014 14:21:24 -0000

I love this post. Just do good. The rest will follow. I work hard to keep this true for me.

Re: Beyond Learning Styles | The Creativity Post

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 06:20:24 -0000

I love reading others who write on this topic. It's a recurring theme in my work. I've come to see the notion of learning styles as a circus sideshow, interfering with the real business of teaching and connecting with our students.
Here is something I wrote a while ago on the same topic:
http://leadingfromtheheart....

Thanks!

Re: Hamster Bag: Gotta Have It!

Tracy Rosen — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:41:37 -0000

Those look awesome! I would love to add them to my stroller :)

Re: Giveaway Time! Win A Copy of Well Fed!

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:41:08 -0000

Done, done, done, and done.

I was just ogling this cookbook is morning. For real!

Re: IANA — Example domains

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:05:50 -0000

Though this post is 4 years old, it still bears truth for many a teacher's practice.
What are we doing to change this?

Re: http://bigthink.com/ideas/30596

Tracy Rosen — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:30:28 -0000

Definitely a tough assignment, Scott! Sounds like some learning came out of it for you, too. Not bad.

I may have just completed one of my toughest assignments ever. Being the new teacher (I began on June 1) at a new school (for me) during the last month of school, in a year where the students were in class 1 week longer than other years. Teaching K-6 French as a 2nd language – yes, not teaching in my mother tongue – as the 3rd French teacher this year!

Needless to say, I am really enjoying this first day of nothing to do

Re: The toughest assignment I have had of late

Tracy Rosen — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:30:28 -0000

Definitely a tough assignment, Scott! Sounds like some learning came out of it for you, too. Not bad.

Needless to say, I am really enjoying this first day of nothing to do

Re: How to add Thunderbird to the messaging menu

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:19:26 -0000

We aren't locked into anything - we have the power to change it if we want.The great thing is that we can and THAT'S central to the open source philosophy.

Re: How to add Thunderbird to the messaging menu

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:09:09 -0000

See what I did above, I had the same issue but now it is always in the menu.

Re: How to add Thunderbird to the messaging menu

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:33:45 -0000

I now have Thunderbird integrated into my indicator applet (that communication menu) and have uninstalled evolution. I was successful by following the instructions here:

http://ubublogger.wordpress...

I also followed the instructions here in order to have Tbird show in the menu at all times, not only when I actually have new mail:

http://ubublogger.wordpress...

Voila. It's working like a charm.

Re: How to add Thunderbird to the messaging menu

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 02 May 2010 09:40:08 -0000

I'm really trying to do this but can't locate thunderbird.desktop!

I tried via your instructions using nautilus. There is no folder called application. You may have missed out on the s at the end because there is one called applications. But it isn't there. All that is there is the Mozilla thunderbird launcher.

So I tried using locate in terminal. Here's the funny part. The file is located:

[code]tracy@tracy-laptop:~$ sudo locate thunderbird.desktop
[sudo] password for tracy:
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/thunderbird.desktop
tracy@tracy-laptop:~$ [/code]

But when I go there to find it... it's not there! It goes from Thunar to Tic-Tac-Toe. Nothing in between. I tried showing hidden files in case that was the issue, but it wasn't.

Any idea where the file may be? I am running 10.04, a fresh install as of 2 days ago.

Re: iTunes AppStore Hinders Consumer Adoption

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:20:20 -0000

So, basically you had to switch because you decided to buy products that are only compatible with Apple. I purchased an itouch last summer on a whim. If I had known that Apple organized its products for the purpose of creating more wealth for itself rather than extending knowledge, I wouldn't have. For a while I struggled along with their system, I installed itunes on a virtualbox within ubuntu 9.10. Now, with ubuntu 10.04, I can use my itouch with Rythmbox. I am considering selling it and finding another device with which to listen to music and books. One that is less proprietary driven, one that doesn't depend on a single manufacturer for service. Wouldn't it be nice if everything could work well together regardless of who its purchased from?
Have you taken a look at 10.04 yet? It's fabulous!

Re: iTunes AppStore Hinders Consumer Adoption

Tracy Rosen — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:25:28 -0000

I found your site via a 3 yr old post about using Ubuntu over Windows, which I linked to on a new site I am in the process of creating. Are you still using Ubuntu? If not, what made you go to Mac?

Re: Embracing the future: why I’ve ditched MP3s and signed up to Spotify Premium

Tracy Rosen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:34:42 -0000

ugh. spotify is also a pc/mac app. They suggest I try to install it with wine but that never works properly. I'm back to waiting for the hack!

Re: Embracing the future: why I’ve ditched MP3s and signed up to Spotify Premium

Tracy Rosen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:31:23 -0000

interesting... very interesting. This summer I purchased a re-furbished 2nd gen. itouch. I have yet to use it though! The thing is that I run linux and itunes and linux are not very friendly, so I've been waiting for people to hack into the whole itouch/linux relationship.

Could spotify help me out here?

Re: Should process trump content?

Tracy Rosen — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:19:01 -0000

Interesting twist on process. The post was about processes for learning, methodologies - like how to organize research findings, how to take notes on what we learn, how to collaborate with others, how to make decisions throughout the learning process...

But making connections with our students is certainly one process that may trump all others. Even so, I do not think it can be distinct from content. What is it we make connections around and about? That is the content.

Processes that I use for connecting - consistency in action, laughter, establishing connections (via group parent meeting and phone calls) with families, listening, being there. The content is the student, as well as the subjects I teach. Example. This year I am teaching art. I know that there are a number of students who are interested in graffiti art in my class. So I designed my first theme around that, Art in Public Spaces, allowing room for non-graffiti study for students who aren't interested in it. The students and their interests are my starting point content. I hook them through themselves and then expand.

I teach somewhat apart from the rest of our school but our school is trying to establish connecting processes as well. They have created a 15 minute block during the day where small groups of students (I think around 15) are with a teacher in reading groups. This is to instill, if not a love at least time for, reading in our busy days. At the same time it allows students to connect with a teacher around something that is not grade based. It's a start.