Good Deeds Society

Good Deeds School -- Dunn's Corners School

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:23:35 PDT

Welcome to Dunn's Corners School, Waverly, Rhode Island! Dunn's Corners has qualified as a Good Deeds Society school for the way students are working together for the good of the community. What...

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E-Learner Survival Guide [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:58:53 PDT

very helpful

The Energy Farm Concept for Small and Medium Producers of Alternative and Fossil Energy [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:05:59 PDT

The energy farm, containing multiple "cash crops" on the same block of land has become a reality, at least on a large scale. This blog post discusses how to get started. Chances are, you've seen the large wind turbine farms, miles long, with massive wind turbines configured to maximize electricity generation and then to deliver it into the grid at wholesale prices. They are often combined with solar panels to collect energy on days where there is insufficient wind, and the farmland is planted in switchgrass, which is sold to biofuel refineries that make cellulosic ethanol. It's a vision of the future, and, thanks to incentives, it's happening quickly.

Stimulus Bill May Change Life As We Know It for Energy, Education: How To Plan, Protect, Participate - Free-Press-Release.com [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:18:32 PST

interesting

Stimulus Bill May Change Life As We Know It for Energy, Education: How To Plan, Protect, Participate [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:49:46 PST

The Stimulus Bill could change life forever for people in energy, education, infrastructure, and environmental fields. How the changes will occur, along with funding opportunities, will be discussed the AAPG's inaugural hour-long interactive web symposium, "What the Stimulus Bill Contains for Energy, Environment, Education, Infrastructure Funding" to be held March 19, 2009. The core focus of the symposium will be funding provisions, along with strategic planning.

e Stimulus Bill: Strategic Implications for Education, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure -- A Web Symposium [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:46:14 PST

Stimulus Bill opportunities and strategic implications will be the focus of the AAPG's inaugural hour-long interactive web symposium, "What the Stimulus Bill Contains for Energy, Environment, Education, Infrastructure Funding" to be held March 19, 2009. The web symposium will cover the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If you can't attend, a link will be made available to the archived copy. Podcast of overview: http://www.beyondutopia.net/podcasts/stimulus.mp3 Slated to begin at 2 pm CDT, and to contain an hour of presentations and discussions with a panel of experts, the web symposium will allow audience members to check their knowledge, ask questions, and get information about the steps needed to participate in the government programs. Perhaps most importantly, presenters and participants will probe the long-term strategic implications of policy and spending decisions.

Sodražica, Slovenia: The Good Deeds Society Essay Contest Winner

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:16:25 PST

On February 5, Alenka Uhr (of Sodobnost) and I traveled to Sodražica, a town nestled in mountains, and made famous for being the birthplace of an influential Slovenian writer and thinker, Ivan...

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Jesenice, Slovenia: Good Deeds Society / Klub Dobrih Dejanj

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:54:32 PST

Perhap one of the most spectacular drives we took in Slovenia was to Jesenice, where the gorgeous mountains and valleys took my breath away. We were in northwest Slovenia, in the southern reaches of...

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Visiting Radomljah, Slovenia: Good Deeds Society Essay Contest Winner

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:57:59 PST

On February 4, Alenka and I traveled to Radomljah, Slovenia. It was a lovely morning for a beautiful drive through Slovenia - a bit snowy, but the air was crisp and invigorating. In the morning, we...

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School Visit in Slovenia: Druga Oš Slovenj Gradec

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:55:31 PST

It was a very snowy morning in Ljubljana, Slovenia, as Alenka Urh (Sodobnost) and I set out to drive through the gorgeous Slovenian countryside to the beautiful and historic town of Slovenj Gradec,...

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Visit to Skocjan, Slovenia: Oš Frana Metelka

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:34:54 PST

On February 2, I had a great experience in Skocjan, at the Oš Frana Metelka school. I met the principal, teachers, and the winner of the Good Deeds Society essay contest, Ana Lucija Hočevar, with her...

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Links and News in Slovenia

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:19:13 PST

Here I am with one of the winners of the Good Deeds Society essay contest, this time in Radomljeh, Slovenia. The event was chronicled in the local newspaper, Kamniske. The school in Radomljeh is...

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Visiting Slovenia and Meeting Essay Contest Winners

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:39:17 PST

Slovenia is an enchanted place. I felt that from the very first visit when I first saw the dragons that protect the bridges in downtown Ljubljana. Later, when in Piran and standing outside a...

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Corporate Raiders and E-Learning: Fending Off a Potential Threat [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:56:52 PDT

Corporate raiders not seen since the 1980s could re-emerge and prey upon e-learning providers. Companies whose stock prices have dropped precipitously, but which hold cash, contracts, patents, or other tangible resources that represent solid present values could be affected. It is time for the healthy companies to look within, and use this as a time to aggressively invest, diversify, and acquire assets. Avoid vulnerability. Ironically, the strategies that helped web-based learning companies survive during the dot.com collapse will almost assuredly lead to disaster in today's time, if stock prices stay too low, and companies take a "cash is king" approach. Some of the companies that have most successfully come to dominate the market could be the most vulnerable. click for full story -- includes PODCAST

Private Equity and E-Learning: What Gets Funded in Turbulent Economic Times? [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:43:07 PDT

Despite what one might expect, private equity funding has not dried up for developers of applications, platforms, and infrastructure for e-learning, mobile learning, and other web technology products. In general, the type of funding and the kinds of projects receiving funding have changed. In general, the funding falls into general categories (listed below). Here are a few examples of funding announced after October 20, 2008.

Announcing VentureBeat’s roundtable on “how to manage the downturn” [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:04:37 PDT

Web 3.0, Web 4.0 and Personal Agents: Will They Open or Restrict Choice? [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:05:15 PDT

With Web 4.0 and personal software agents that track and register your purchases, your movements, your professional, commercial and recreational activities the future seems to promise a truly brave new world of targeted and meaningful information. Your past behaviors and activities will be considered predictors of future behavior, and the information streamed to you will be based on patterns that you have established. In theory, the information will help you do a better job in whatever you want to do. However, will you be held hostage to your old patterns? Will the information actually restrict your options?

Apocalypse Manana: Dealing with Intrusive Thoughts and Cognitive Interference [del.icio.us]

beyondutopia — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:02:47 PDT

With headlines proclaiming the meltdown of civilization as we know it, and economic apocalypse around the corner, it's no wonder that e-learners may have difficulty with focus. Intrusive thoughts can cause cognitive interference, as can the emotional response that one naturally has to the idea that the world as we know it is coming to an end. This article provides information from clinical psychologists and psychiatrists into the nature of intrusive thoughts and cognitive interference, and offers strategies and suggestions for learners. Self-regulation, self-efficacy, instructional strategies, cognitive awareness, study skills are addressed. Task-based approaches as well as collaborative and social networking -based strategies are also discussed.

What's Your Favorite Ringtone?

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:54:32 PDT

Here's a place to share your favorite ringtone. Which songs would you like to have made into your own personal ringtone? Oh, and -- here's a question.... What's in the backpack?

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Listen to the first chapter of Good Deeds Society

susan.s.nash@gmail.com (susan smith nash) — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:42:27 PDT

Podcast Listen to the Chapter 1 of The Good Deeds Society downloadable mp3 file: Podcast In the first book of the series, The Good Deeds Society, 15-year-old Kithie Wexthrall finds herself in a...

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