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Maslow’s Hierarchy

~LS~ — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:15:38 +0000

This cute take on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs has been floating around on Facebook for a while. It's been on my computer desktop for a couple of weeks. I'm definitely showing it in class when we talk about Maslow, but it's just too cute not to post... Read more

Black doll white doll

~LS~ — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:11:03 +0000

Today in class I showed a clip from A Girl Like Me, a documentary made by a 17 year old young woman who revisits the Black Doll White Doll test. The test asks black children to choose between a white doll and a black doll, asking questions such as... Read more

Wordpress 3

~LS~ — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:12:51 +0000

One of my summer goals was to learn Wordpress 3 and convert my websites to the new platform. I did master some of the basics of the new Wordpress, but I didn't get the chance to do the conversion. I set up my website for my classes (laurasells.net),... Read more

Public speaking activity – first week of class

~LS~ — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:03:50 +0000

I've twice used the following activity to open the semester and both times it was quite successful. I discovered the general idea by surfing around and I wish I could remember the site so I could acknowledge the creator whose idea I extended. I... Read more

Things I miss about Tampa

~LS~ — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:01:27 +0000

We're driving home to Baton Rouge from our vacation in Tampa. I'm blogging from a wi-fi hotspot generated by my husband's Palm Pre. Awesome. We waited in a traffic jam outside of Gainsville for almost an hour. An 18-wheeler jack-knifed across two... Read more

Ways to cheat on foursquare

~LS~ — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:40:34 +0000

1. Add your home as a venue. 2. Become mayor of your home. 3. Add your work as a venue. 4. Become mayor of your job. 5. Add places that are clearly not venues like THE BEACH. The beach is not a venue. 6. Become mayor of the... Read more

The hidden cost of graduate school

~LS~ — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:02:40 +0000

So I just paid my student loan a couple of days ago, which basically means I hit a button on the loan website and depleted my financial resources for another month. I started to reflect on the debilitating costs of graduate school, costs which most... Read more

Ben Franklin’s Facebook Status

~LS~ — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:40:53 +0000

Today's Times Book Review section has a nicely written, humorous article on Ben Franklin and his Almanac: Ben Franklin is a Big Fat Idiot. The title made it mandatory reading for me given my utter adulation of Al Franken. In fact, the author, Joe... Read more

I heart Al Franken

~LS~ — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:08:58 +0000

I'm entirely jealous of the people of Minnesota on a daily basis. I have friended/liked Al Franken's Facebook page and so I get posts about his work on several times a day. Jealous, jealous, jealous. He does so much good, progressive work, and he's... Read more

Email signatures

~LS~ — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:13:02 +0000

Lately I've been getting a lot of email with a certain type of signature file that cracks me up. Usually the emails are from people in corporate offices, but some people at school have them too. They are wordy, legalistic disclaimers about privacy... Read more