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Received an email from Dr. Barrett with the following:

I am embarking on a new form of research, to be conducted online.

Participation is open to K-12 teachers or teacher educators. To be a full participant in this open action research project, teachers need to do the following:

1. Set up a new blog to document your process of implementing ePortfolios with your students. Use Blogger, WordPress, Edublogs, or any blog that has RSS feeds. Send your blog address to Dr. Barrett by

email: eportfolios@gmail.com. In this private email, describe your context (grade level/subject, type of school, state where you are located, whether you are urban, suburban or rural, etc.).

2. Create a blog entry that outlines your goals for implementing portfolios with your students - and create a web page that describes those goals for both students and parents. This web page could be on your school web space, or a Web 2.0 space such as Google Sites. Send the web page address to Dr. Barrett by email, when you get it posted.

3. Maintain weekly blog entries about the process, including what you did, what your students did, examples of instructional materials that you used (or developed). Dr. Barrett will follow your RSS feed and will respond as time permits by commenting on your blog.

4. This Google Group on K12 ePortfolios will be used to support teachers participating in the project. In this group, Dr. Barrett will post suggestions and answer questions about the ePortfolio development process using Web 2.0 tools. Due to limited time and resources, answers will be limited to the use of blogs, wikis, GoogleApps and other free Web 2.0 tools, not on using commercial or open source tools. The primary communication will be through email posts to the group. (This group is now moderated to avoid spam.)

5. For those who like to Twitter, use the following tag #web2eportfolios or join the group: http://www.twibes.com/group/web2eportfolios

6. Use the following resources to support implementation of ePortfolios in K-12 schools:

http://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioswp/ (ePortfolios with WordPress or Edublogs, developed by Dr. Helen Barrett) http://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/ (ePortfolios with GoogleApps--Docs & Sites, developed by Dr. Helen Barrett) http://sites.google.com/site/reflection4learning/(Reflection for Learning -- ideas for scaffolding reflection in ePortfolios developed by Dr. Helen Barrett and others)

7. If you are alone in your school, trying to implement ePortfolios, find a partner and get your principal's support! My previous research shows that it really takes a school team and strong leadership to effectively implement ePortfolios. Let's see what we all learn together!

If you maintain weekly blog entries, you may schedule regular Skype conversations with Dr. Barrett to discuss your specific implementation strategies, issues and concerns.

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1. 8/22/09 - Article about "Don't make career plans - "... That’s why it’s so necessary not to hold onto your plans, opinions, and beliefs with such strictness that you can’t change and adapt ..." - (Read member's comments)

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1. 12/23/09 - #969-Quit avoiding your destiny
2. 11/28/09 - Interesting forum topic about "What is my life's purpose"?
3. 6/29/09 - What is my Destiny!?!! “If you want to make God laugh, then tell Him what your plans are.”

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1. 6/21/09 -abc "Pink slips become permission slips"

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5/26/09 - Managing Imperfect Resumes - with this great reader comment "Jack Hill wrote:You’re fighting the wrong battle. If you are relying on key words or other tricks to get noticed, you’ve already lost. You should be getting in the door with personal contacts and recommendations — via LinkedIn or off-line means. Then it’s “Oh, by the way, we need a resume for the file.” The deal should be closed before they even take a look. That’s how CEOs and other big fish operate. Relying on HR people, or their systems to pick you out of an ocean of resumes is like playing the lottery.".

Click here to view my PowerPoint presentation on Creating "Careers with Confidence" published on "Google Docs" for use individually or in a classroom/small group setting. It includes important researched-based concepts with references, relevant visuals, enjoyable activities, and useful live Internet links.   

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“This moment right now is all that you ever really possess in life. If you sit and sincerely contemplate this, you will realize that you are never truly guaranteed the next moment. Your mind is determined to consistently place your attention deep within the past or into the future. Both of these (living in the moments of the past or dreaming of the moments of the future) are illusions that destroy the reality of the present. Detach yourself from the faulty guidance of your mind and simply allow yourself to be in the radiance of the Now. This is where living takes place; it does not exist anywhere but in the present.” ~ Richard Singer, Jr.  source

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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers .

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else---the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'  The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.'

(Author unknown)

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