I happened upon this article today: http://www.ci.st-augustine.fl.us/the-city/featured-stories-archive/9_08/ThermoplasticStSigns.cfm
Do you think you’d adapt to this idea quickly? Could a usable, functional version work in, say, Upstate New York, where snow plows are frequently scraping the road surface? [They do use those wonderful amber-colored night-time reflector lights in the centers of streets there -- I've always wondered [...]
(courtesy of josiesque.com)
Marlene’s mantra: (shared with permission):
“It’s not what you can do; it’s what you can MAINTAIN.”
Recently, I’ve felt like the woman in this photo. I’m struggling to follow Carla Arena’s advice — to consider myself “challenged” rather than “overwhelmed” — some days it is easier than others!
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Joe Horne of Atlanta GA gave me permission to share these words of his wisdom with you:
“I would say that distinguishing between good and bad information on the web is an essential life skill for students, workers and civilians. As a user of the web, this is a crucial skill.
And if you are teaching a [...]
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after
a journey
that no one can take for us
or spare us.”
~ Marcel Proust
http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif [image from Flickr, courtesy of Kymberlee della luce]
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an interesting quote from an interesting article: ‘Navigation’ may well be the main form of literacy for the 21st century.” John Seely Brown, the Chief Scientist at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).
link to the article: http://tinyurl.com/5jdmzh
Here is an excerpt from the article:
Brown says: “The new literacy, beyond text and image, is one of information navigation. The real [...]
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