Here is a site that provides information and curricular resources to help students and teachers celebrate World Space Week, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of space exploration.

Are you busy? When do you know if you're too busy? Read on...

Check out this example of a wiki from Wendy in Michigan and her class. I really like the exploration her class is doing with primary historical sources.

Do you like using widgets -- those quirky little programs which embed into an operating system or some portal page such as iGoogle? If so, you might want to read this article about some of the security woes associated with these programs.

I found this article by Arthur Virtue on eight reasons for using technology in education. Here are his reasons, with my comments about these reasons added in bold text:

Try this.....

Do you like that title? Do you like that TV show on ABC?

What is God's opinion? What does God think about certain situations and people? Read more and find out.

I will be away at a Lutheran Education Association (LEA) planning meeting at Concordia University Chicago the next couple of days.

Here is an intersting article courtesy of an LEA listserv that shares some techniques for writing effective web copy.

It seems like every year it takes me a couple weeks to get my stride back for the routine of the year, probably because every year is different. With a new schedule and some changing responsibilities, I've been working to get back into that more comfortable groove once again. Hence, my recent silence.

While I've been silent on Ning I've been creating a new resource for my students. Since nearly all of my 8th graders have some form of mp3 player, I decided to created some audio reviews for history class for them. My first one is now available at http://www.sothfamily.org/DaySchool/TeacherPages/MrBlacksHomePage/tabid/1271/Default.aspx.

Take a moment to listen and let me know what you think. The feedback I've received from students and parents thus far has been uniformly positive -- another way I can reach out to students and families.