Using my geek powers for good: a Global Kids teambuilding exercise
Yesterday at Global Kids, we did a team-building activity called "The 2008 Street Fair: The Fall Collection ... was going to succeed, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. And I got to use my knowledge of geek ... a teambuilding exercise where we are supposed to walk around [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 22:12:07
Blog posts
(133) |
Videos
(80)
[staff] Using my geek powers for good: a Global Kids teambuilding exercise
Yesterday at Global Kids, we did a team-building activity called "The 2008 Street Fair: The Fall Collection ... was going to succeed, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. And I got to use my knowledge of geek ... a teambuilding exercise where we are supposed to walk around [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 22:45:50
Christmas Camp
If your kids are looking for a way to stay busy over the holidays, at least one local group can probably help. The Grand Traverse Bay YMCA will be holding their “Christmas Camp” between December 22 and January 2. Numerous team building games and activities will be available at the YMCA; special christmas [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 15:55:59
Energized Events
Our kids need more attention from us as parents. They need our proper guidance to lead them to a happy and prosperous life ahead ... , Christmas office party games, Company Picnic Games, team building activities and corporate entertainment [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 10:57:32
KidSports - Big Fun, Build Skills with New T-Ball
Editor’s Note: Good Morning! It may be still be Winter, but all signs point to sunshine and outside fun - including T-BALL REGISTRATION, ... players on a team, more focus on skills, community and sportsmanship - all in the name of giving kids ... programs in the Valley and give you some extra tools to make sure that sports and healthy activities [more...]
Date: 2009-02-13 06:53:10
follow up post on ym3.0
paul martin came back and reflected a bit more about what he read in youth ministry 3.0 (here was his first pass review). good schtuff, paul ... leaders to develop a team leaders to minister with than it has been to be a solo guy in the ministry ... t have a problem with entertainment, mind you, but I don’t want that to be what I depend on to reach kids [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 08:00:10
The Show: Coe&Waito’s Nest
This is part of a new series of posts that will interview what we at Come Up To My Room think of as the greatest designers, ... of budgets, building codes and the laws of physics. My final project at school was a comic that tried it’ ... /culture - as a story or founding myth might suggest - rather than the design of a team of specialists [more...]
Date: 2009-02-11 01:11:18
5 Minutes Around the Blogosphere - Week 45
** Just when I was about to publish this post, something weird happened with my laptop and I think I may have lost some of the entries in the Blog ... , educational games, eco-friendly reusable lunch bags, backpacks, and more for pre-school, kindergarten ... is looking for a teen or tween that is making a difference through volunteering, activities, or [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 07:53:02
A Meteor To Kiss The World
January 11, 2009, Matthew Good After finishing all the bass tracks for the record last night I decided to drive home for my day off. Sleeping in a proper bed was a relief, to say the least. A little laundry, a lot of not moving, you get the picture. Tomorrow I’ll head back into town to start on guitars, which I’m looking forward to [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:44:47
Beyond The Barrio: CIA Admits To Bribing Afghans With Viagra (Insert Firing Missiles Joke Here)
CIA officials in Afghanistan have admitted to using prescription medications like Viagra as bribes for Afghan informants, ... and influence people -- whether it's building a school or handing out Viagra," said one longtime agency operative. Whatever happened to good old-fashioned trust building exercises like falling [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 23:08:53
The Month of March
The month of March consists of…. …Daylight Savings Time!!! Don’t forget to move your clocks AHEAD one hour this Sunday morning. …I am now the soccer coach for Caeden’s team, “Chivas USA”. Coaching a team full of four-year-old boys and girls is a blast. There’s nothing like watching little kids just randomly kick [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 21:31:55
LOST 5.08 “LaFleur” recap
They went and done it again. It’s a whole new ball game, kiddies. So saddle up, and let’s find out just exactly why Lost ’s showrunners have been calling Season 5 “the year of Sawyer.” It was a wild hour full of everything Lost does best, with one incredible moment of drama or revelation after another [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 07:57:09
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Friday, March 6, 2009
Market Cafe inside the Wegmans store on Peach Street received their Pennsylvania restaurant liquor license and will begin selling beer today ... by Linebacker Seth Fragale. No matter what the Erie indoor football team is called it seems more like a money making scheme to sell tickets, advertising and cheerleader calendars than a sports team [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 11:59:00
Fest Side Story: the Diamondbacks Fan Festival
If the event originally looked a bit shaky, with the SnakePitMobile having had issues and a gloomy weather forecast, ... of right-field below - I just missed a pic of two kids literally building castles there. I know Justin ... . Actually, scratch that, and make it on Chase Field: this time, instead of the activities and [more...]
Date: 2009-02-08 04:47:53
Enterprise 2.0 - A new Age of Aquarius?
It’s two weeks after the event, but here are my slides and notes from my presentation at Edge of the Web. Apologies for the delay. To those for whom some of this looks familiar, it shares an amount of common content with my recent paper at the BTELL EA conference. The audiences were very different, so the common content wasn’t an issue [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 03:57:56
Wailing Wall Messages from Budget Workshop #4
The participants of last night’s budget workshop, held at the Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, posted their messages to the mayor on the “Wailing Wall ... importation into Philadelphia. Cutting funding to the kids is giving them to the streets. Without ... . Summer jobs for youth. Maintain Health Department budget. Mural Arts is building programs [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 22:38:07
Grandma, Jimmy and Wonderful Spring Breakers
Jump to CommentsThis morning I walked along the promenade after hosting my port adventure talk to find a group of three or four teenagers huddled ... ..If they like a TV program, they go online and download the whole series. If they want to go to the movies ... me he recently downloaded a program called Spotify, which gives you pretty much all the music [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 02:18:26
How to Make Activity Designers Happy, Part II
In part 1 of How to Make Activity Designers Happy, I talked about the paradoxical nature of open-source communities in developing countries, ... overnight into constructionist hotbeds. Kids would build their own activities, eliminating the need ... . This time I will provide more details how this framework should work and why. Building Good [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:11:31
IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?
IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:17 am Categories: General, Government, Intel, Innovation Tags: ... but recognize that a quality education and the influence of technology are the keys to building ... with a wink and a chuckle), Brian said he hopes to be part of a team developing new sources of energy. That’ [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 17:17:29
NAWAZ SHARIF .......... HYPOCRITE
M WAQAR I am surfing the net for latest global news and I read Govt of China opened their congress session in which their President is reading ... and their future, development etc, In America President Obama and his team working hard to fix current ... to get rid of load shedding etc, citizens are on their own, they are selling kids and kidneys, none [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 12:06:00
March festivals
Granted, March is lighter in festival offerings than other months. It’s a tough time of year—it might be 60 degrees outside, and it might be -30 ... building, foreign and native owl exhibits and discussions, pellet examinations, birding and natural ... for Bridging March 7 Get your team of four (18 and over, please) and take part in mattress racing [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 22:25:56
TEXAS FAITH: What does Hillary need to know about religion?
In the Mumbai bombings, the world has seen another example of how religions can conflict. The Washington Post's Craig Whitlock and Karen De Young summarized the India/Pakistan situation this way: "The roots of the long-running conflict are religious: A majority of India's population is Hindu, while most Pakistanis are Muslim [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 00:29:24
How to Make Activity Designers Happy, Part I
This OLPC project seems to be going pretty well. G1G1 2008 just finished, there are a number of successful pilots going on, ... activities. Mind you, we have some seriously awesome activities such as Etoys, Scratch, TamTam, and others. We have tremendous depth but very limited breadth. By breadth, I mean interactive activities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 20:44:46
Get Your Team in Place
My observations, cannot say it applies to all unheathy churches but this is what I saw in mine. These may be a combination of people. In my former church this is the set of men who control things, the face of the men who made things tick forward. It’s not a complete picture as I don’t think we got the complete picture before we left [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 14:54:48
Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/30/2008
USABlack Racists Recruited to Guide the JihadCAIR Tries to Censor California PoliticiansIslam Convert Gets 35 Years in Plot to Attack MallLocal Muslim Scouts Celebrate RamadanPolice: No Evidence of Hate Crime at Ohio MosqueProsecutors on Obama ‘Truth Squad’ Sound RetreatSocialist “Bailout” Could Spark CollapseUS Publisher of Muslim Novel Closes [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 00:58:00
On Target: A DentalBlogs Exclusive Interview with Kirk Behrendt of ACT Dental
May 1, 2009 Kirk Behrendt, a powerful dental practice performance coach, international speaker, and author founded ACT Dental in 1998 ... dental practices thrive, creating high-performance teams, marketing, taming overhead, and building ... about his upcoming speaking engagements or to register for “Motivate Your Team with Some Recession Proofing [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 16:49:55
SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY STREETS BEGINS AUGUST 31 - BAYVIEW TO CHINATOWN ALONG THE EMBARCADERO
Today Sunday Streets organizers announced the full range of events being offered at the kickoff of Sunday Streets this coming Sunday, August 31 ... to all and provide an opportunity to explore new neighborhoods, exercise and have fun. Participants can try ... for everyone at Sunday Streets,” said Mayor Newsom. “Whether you want to try a new activity, ex [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 06:25:34
DISAPPOINTMENT HAS A FLAVOR: THREE
Disappointment has five flavors in 2008. Numbers five, four and three may be examined, too, if you aren’t sad and disappointed enough ... and we’re all just wondering, kid: where did we go wrong? You had so many activities ... of us. You had been building for so long for this moment, studying, doing little trial bowls like the Peach [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 17:05:59
How MI5 colluded in my torture: Binyam Mohamed claims British agents fed Moroccan torturers their questions
David Rose Daily Mail MI5 directly colluded in the savage ‘medieval’ torture in Morocco of Binyam Mohamed, the Guantanamo inmate who was last week released to live in Britain. The revelation came as Mohamed broke his silence about the full horror of his seven years in detention in a compelling interview with The Mail on Sunday [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 10:50:46
Media & Politics (one section only today)
Permanent link to MTA daily media newsGibbs: “Danger” if Obama does too little (Politico) ... building, laying out the high points of President Obama’s speech — and handling questions on how to spin ... the name of last night's Anderson Cooper program at 10 pm, following Obama’s address to Congress [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 21:08:12
Fic: Distraction, 2/?
Title : Distraction , 2/? Author : htbthomas Fandom : Spectacular Spider-Man animated series Characters : Peter/Gwen, MJ, Flash, Liz, Captain Stacy Rating : PG Word Count : Part 2 : 2,146 words Beta : mark_clark Summary : Peter still hasn't talked to Gwen about that fateful kiss - he keeps getting distracted [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 20:40:25
My child has no friends: What to do
Improving social skills If your child has no friends, you may be wondering what you can do help them through this difficult time ... cries to you that the other kids don’t like her, what should you do? “No one likes me,” ... , kids need a little help to understand the Joy of Soap and Shampoo. A great haircut can also make [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 21:29:21
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/11/2009
The most important news story tonight concerns the booby-trapping of a Gaza school by Hamas. The terrorists ran a fuse line from explosives in the school to a nearby zoo, and placed the detonator there. If the IDF troops had not been alert, then… Well, you know what viewers would be seeing on the BBC and CNN right about now [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 04:49:00
Hitting The Wall, As A Community Organization Fundraiser
More than 90% of all community fundraisers today are experiencing significant levels of frustration. Maybe you’re one of them? Most would cite the apparent apathy of the local community as the root cause of their problems. Community organizations are a subset of nonprofits, which are geographically confined to a particular local community [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 06:00:51
Climbin’ the wall at Rock Ventures, Rochester NY
If you’re climbing the walls waiting for winter to end, then the perfect place for you is Rock Ventures in Rochester, NY! ... leadership training advice of “taking risks” and went for his dream of building a world class climbing ... with an Introductory Course that teaches you 10 climbing skills, belay training and that recommends improvement [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 13:00:57
Posts about Website traffic as of March 7, 2009
Compare Products - quadtechint.com 03/07/2009 I was looking to buy a good digital camera, ... was contracted by Cutting Edge Landscaping and Lawncare to design their new website with a corporate ... - newaffiliatesresource.com 03/07/2009 There are many companies located worldwide that helps in building good [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 13:51:02
Clemson to host SC FIRST LEGO League Finals
Clemson University will host the S.C. FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament competition at Littlejohn Coliseum Saturday, Feb. 21 ... LEGO League World Festival. Each team must maneuver its LEGO robot through challenges and obstacles ... partner and state tournament coordinator. “The kids participating are pumped up, charged up and really [more...]
Date: 2009-02-17 22:37:16
SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY STREETS BEGINS AUGUST 31 - BAYVIEW TO CHINATOWN ALONG THE EMBARCADERO
Sunday Streets organizers announced the full range of events being offered at the kickoff of Sunday Streets this ... and open to all and provide an opportunity to explore new neighborhoods, exercise and have fun ... a new activity, exercise on your own, or just stroll along with a cup of coffee, it will be a chance [more...]
Date: 2008-08-31 03:22:40
A smorgasbord....
Being quite busy lately, I accumulated a lot of links to stuff I wanted to comment on but never found time. Well, it does not appear I will find time any time soon, so here are the links for you to comment on anyway (just because I link to them does not mean I agree with them - in some cases quite the opposite) [more...]
Date: 2009-02-16 04:23:59
Report : Praised kids tend to be more socially adept
Report : Praised kids tend to be more socially adept The Yomiuri Shimbun Children who were often praised by their parents during infancy likely ... team led by Tsukuba University Prof. Tokie Anme observed the behavior of about 400 babies in Osaka ... - to 30-month-old children when they played with building blocks for about five minutes. These [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 04:07:57
A Very Useful Preparation List
From Alpha Rubicon : NOTE: The following is copyrighted by Rob Hanus and is used here with permission. You can find the original document here: http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/capability-checklist - which is also where it is kept updated. The Capability Checklist Project "To be prepared as best as possible, [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 00:20:00
Seven Years of Torture: Binyam Mohamed Tells His Story
In his first interview since his release from Guantánamo, British resident and torture victim Binyam Mohamed has reinforced all the horrendous claims made about his treatment since he was first seized in Pakistan in April 2002 — in particular, his torture in Pakistani custody (supervised by US agents) [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 17:30:36
How Low Can the Market Go? Obama’s Plans Ride on the Answer
The deepening recession throws a wrench in his hopes of skipping the task of reviving the economy and slide right into enacting the agenda of ultra-liberalism. March 3, 2009 - by Jennifer RubinPage 1 of 2 Next ->The financial news reports ask “How low can we go?”The answer quite simply is that no one knows [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 08:08:23
It’s A Green Thing: Diary of A Teenage Girl
I haven’t had a chance to read this one yet, but it definitely intrigues me! I am always looking for great products that promote green living, so a book is a great idea! I hope you enjoy the first chapter of the book below! It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 08:53:33
Sarah Palin and Joe Biden Complete Debate Transcript
The Ticket had a live-blog during this entire event, which is available here. Here's a quick video of some non-verbal language. The transcript comes below. Hey, you could have instant alert of this Ticket item and all others flashed directly to your cell free by going here to Twitter and registering [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 04:30:02
Webb: Soccer is Ruining America
Stephen H. Webb at First Things confirms a sad fact which I have known for quite some time: Soccer is ruining America! ... are at least inherently pleasurable activities.) The linear, two-dimensional action of soccer ... , which is more points than most fans will see in a week of games—and more points than most soccer [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 15:20:31
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Sunday, February 8, 2009
The warm temperatures melted ice and snow which loosened a large ornamental piece of the Warner Theatre building which went crashing 30 feet to the ... of THEIR building. The huge 120,000 sq ft commercial building at 1928 Wager Rd in Erie, behind the former ... and helped the Gannon men's basketball team (18-2) roll to an 83-59 victory over California [more...]
Date: 2009-02-08 19:42:03
White House Cheat Sheet: Between Barack and a Hard Vote
White House Cheat Sheet: Between Barack and a Hard VotePresident Obama is hoping that wintry weather is the only obstacle he faces Wednesday as the House takes up his economic stimulus package. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)Rhetoric and political reality converge today for House Republicans as they weigh whether or not to vote in favor of President [more...]
Date: 2009-01-28 11:00:05
Ski North: Winter Fun Awaits you
Mountain skiing – what a great place to be, to bring your family, to ride the endless white stuff, all providing exhilarating trips down enchanted slopes. More and more, ski areas are focused on making your second home vacation spot a wonderful and thrilling outdoor place [more...]
Date: 2009-02-12 15:45:24
You Must Learn To Teach Online!
This was posted in the weekly feature, as it appeared in the ASCD SmartBrief. As a reminder, it read:Why All Teachers Must Learn How to Teach OnlineSusan Patrick, president and CEO of the International Association of K-12 Online Learning, talks about technology innovations in the classroom and why it is important for every teacher to learn how to [more...]
Date: 2009-02-22 20:02:22
1 -
50
of
133
Posts
Page:
First
| <
Preceding
|
Next
>
0
|
1
|
2
