<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893</id><updated>2024-11-01T00:43:19.139-07:00</updated><category term="Avon Maitland District School Board"/><category term="DHL"/><category term="Digital Human Library"/><category term="Skype"/><category term="education"/><title type='text'>Digital Human Library</title><subtitle type='html'>The Digital Human Library is a free resource that connects Canadian teachers and students with organizations and experts from all over the world. K-12 teachers can browse the library’s searchable database and engage students with real experts interested in videoconferencing with their classes. Bring the field trip experience into your classroom!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>35</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-470499591228905395</id><published>2013-02-18T15:44:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2013-02-18T15:55:21.978-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Digital Human Library Blog Is Moving!</title><content type='html'>The Digital Human Library blog has moved to the Digital Human Library website! &amp;nbsp;Please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalhumanlibrary.com/&quot;&gt;http://digitalhumanlibrary.com&lt;/a&gt; to continue following the development of this new an exciting resource for teachers that brings the field trip experience into the classroom!&lt;br /&gt;
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Leigh Cassell&lt;br /&gt;
Elementary Teacher, &lt;a href=&quot;http://yourschools.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AMDSB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of the Digital Human Library&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/470499591228905395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-digital-human-library-blog-is-moving.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/470499591228905395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/470499591228905395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-digital-human-library-blog-is-moving.html' title='The Digital Human Library Blog Is Moving!'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-9117400106136703576</id><published>2013-01-17T10:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2013-01-17T10:18:01.228-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The dHL Meets with the Huron County Library Branch Managers</title><content type='html'>Today the dHL met with the Huron County Branch Managers to discuss how we might work together to bring information about their programs and events into AMDSB schools. &lt;br /&gt;
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Huron County libraries that register with the dHL will be available to present information about their programs, upcoming events, new books, resources, and other materials for loan to entire schools reaching an audience of several hundred students at a time. &amp;nbsp;My goal is to invite each library to present two sessions a year, one in the spring, and the other in the fall, which will showcase what each library has to offer students in their communities.&lt;br /&gt;
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If every public library in Avon Maitland was reaching out to the schools in the communities they service to share information with students about their programs, imagine how many more families might visit the library? &amp;nbsp;Not only do we hope to educate children about what their public libraries have to offer, we hope to bring more children and their families together to explore, learn, and have fun. &lt;br /&gt;
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Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of the Digital Human Library</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/9117400106136703576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-dhl-meets-with-huron-county-branch.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/9117400106136703576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/9117400106136703576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-dhl-meets-with-huron-county-branch.html' title='The dHL Meets with the Huron County Library Branch Managers'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-4737557645229907782</id><published>2013-01-09T06:14:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2013-01-09T06:14:30.790-08:00</updated><title type='text'>iPads-Inspire</title><content type='html'>Please help me promote my newest campaign to raise funds to purchase a class set of iPad2&#39;s for my students! &amp;nbsp;Information about my campaign can be found here http://www.indiegogo.com/iPads-Inspire.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am asking my followers to tweet, post a message on Facebook and/or LinkedIn, and use social media to help me spread the word. &amp;nbsp;And, if you would like to make a contribution, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/iPads-Inspire&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you again for your support! &amp;nbsp;Together we can provide students with the education they need to be successful in the 21st century.&lt;br /&gt;
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Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;The article is a very interesting read, and from an educator&#39;s point of view it does make me question how we prepare our students to enter the workforce. &amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;As teachers we are responsible for all kinds of learning. W&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;e provide each individual student with a variety of ways to learn the curriculum, by matching&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;hat we teach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;how they learn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;.&amp;nbsp;We promote critical thinking and problem solving.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;Model good citizenship and build character.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;Teachers foster an environment of collaborative learning, and provide students with opportunities to extend their thinking beyond the walls of the classroom. &amp;nbsp;And although all of these skills contribute a student&#39;s success in the job market, according to McKinsey and Company, it&#39;s not enough.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This is not the first time I have read an article or discussed the disconnect between employers, graduates, and educators. Just now I googled &quot;Are graduates prepared to enter the workforce?&quot; and after taking some time to read through page after page of reports with titles like &quot;The Ill-Prepared Workforce&quot;, and &quot;Canada&#39;s Crisis in Advanced Skills&quot;, &amp;nbsp;it&#39;s time to start making some changes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;But this isn&#39;t just a job for my post-secondary colleagues as many of the articles suggest. Elementary and secondary educators also have a responsibility to lay the foundation so students are prepared to build upon those skills by the time they reach college or university. So where do we begin?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Well, connecting with experts from the Digital Human Library is a good place to start. &amp;nbsp;By providing students with opportunities to connect with experts in a wide range of fields, students learn about the variety of job opportunities that await them upon graduation. These experiences will help students make more informed decisions about the kinds of jobs that might interest them in the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Digital Human Library connections also give students the opportunity to ask dHL experts questions, not only about what they are learning in the classroom, but about how that learning is applied in the workplace. At the secondary level virtual visits with dHL members could specifically focus on those kinds of &quot;soft skills&quot; students will need in order to be successful.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;And this is where CAES has also offered their help. &amp;nbsp;Here is an organization committed to reducing the gap between graduates and employers by reaching out to students and&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;adapting some of their programs to address specific needs; such as helping new graduates to understand and develop their “soft skills” in order to better prepare them for employment and to more effectively present themselves to employers. &amp;nbsp;If there is an opportunity to bring the programs offered by CAES to teachers and students via the Digital Human Library, we would have access to even more experts who are trained to help our students succeed. &amp;nbsp;Hmmm . . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;I hope you will consider initiating these conversations between dHL experts and your students. It&#39;s through these collaborations that students will begin to make connections between what they are learning in the classroom and how it &lt;i&gt;really &lt;/i&gt;applies in the world of work, and we are providing our students with opportunities to develop those &quot;soft skills&quot; they seem to be lacking in today&#39;s job market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;Let&#39;s face it, videoconferencing &lt;u&gt;is&lt;/u&gt; cool. &amp;nbsp;The kids love it. &amp;nbsp;And teachers get some free PD from the experts. &amp;nbsp;It&#39;s a win-win for everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Oh, and the best part is, we are providing our students with the skills they need now, to be successful in the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Leigh Cassell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Founder of the Digital Human Library&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/2669479215581373389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/12/we-have-some-work-to-do.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/2669479215581373389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/2669479215581373389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/12/we-have-some-work-to-do.html' title='Education and Employment: Are We Doing Enough?'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-3354280590150489316</id><published>2012-12-13T11:11:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-12-13T11:11:10.012-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Canadian Library Association National Conference 2013</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;The Canadian Library Association/ Association Canadienne des&amp;nbsp;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;&quot;&gt;ibliothèques is the national public voice for Canada`s library communities. The CLA believes in the true value of libraries and free universal access to information. Diversity is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;a major strength or their association, and they work to inspire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;and support learning while strengthening the library community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/3354280590150489316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/12/canadian-library-association-national.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3354280590150489316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3354280590150489316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/12/canadian-library-association-national.html' title='Canadian Library Association National Conference 2013'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-5374040506729295398</id><published>2012-11-29T12:36:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-11-29T12:39:08.988-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It&#39;s Been An Exciting Few Weeks!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;So here&#39;s the exciting news! &amp;nbsp;In the last few weeks the Digital Human Library has grown to include &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nps.gov/orca/index.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Oregon Caves National Monument&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bms.bc.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bamfield Marine Sciences Center&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ontario Science Center&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt; and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ec.gc.ca/biosphere/default.asp?lang=fr&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biosphere, Environment Museum&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Each of these unique organizations is now offering a variety of STEM educational programs via videoconferencing for Canadian students. To learn more about the newest dHL members, and how you can get involved visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalhumanlibrary.com/&quot;&gt;http://digitalhumanlibrary.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;And I&#39;m still working on the list I posted a few weeks ago for the New Year. If you missed it, here it is again! &amp;nbsp;The organizations in &lt;b&gt;bold &lt;/b&gt;have recently &lt;b&gt;joined &lt;/b&gt;the dHL. &amp;nbsp;Organizations in &lt;i&gt;italics &lt;/i&gt;have expressed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;interest&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Agriculture:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ontario Federation of Agriculture&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Dairy Farmers of Ontario&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Canadian National Parks:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Alberta Tourism Parks and Recreation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Cypress Hill Provincial Park, Alberta &amp;amp; Saskatchewan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Museums:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Royal Ontario Museum&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Publishing Companies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Penguin Books Speakers&#39; Bureau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;U.S. National Parks:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Biscayne National Park, Florida&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Death Valley National Park, California&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Everglades National Park, Florida&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington DC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;More great things to come!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Leigh Cassell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;Founder of the Digital Human Library&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/5374040506729295398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/11/its-been-exciting-few-weeks.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/5374040506729295398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/5374040506729295398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/11/its-been-exciting-few-weeks.html' title='It&#39;s Been An Exciting Few Weeks!'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-8550051177882814461</id><published>2012-11-17T07:28:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-11-17T07:28:28.473-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Toronto Zoo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.torontozoo.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Toronto Zoo&lt;/a&gt; is currently testing its Distance Learning Pilot Program in an effort to determine if there is a need for internet based video conference programming in grades K-12.&amp;nbsp;The programs provided in this pilot test incorporate multiple biological and environmental concepts all which correlate with grade specific curriculum standards.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;During the duration of this testing period all distance learning programs will be provided&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;free of charge&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;provided that the academic institution has the proper video conferencing equipment on hand.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Attached to this post is a short survey inquiring about your schools current use of video conference technology as an educational aid, as well as the desire or need for programs such as ours to be added to your curriculum.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Please email any questions, comments, and completed surveys to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sansaldi@torontozoo.ca&quot; style=&quot;color: #1155cc;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;sansaldi@torontozoo.ca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Your help in determining the need for programming such as this is greatly appreciated.&amp;nbsp;Thank you for your time and consideration!&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Also attached are some brief descriptions of the program topics being offered, but the experts at the Toronto Zoo are available to create customized programming as well.&amp;nbsp; The expertise of the Toronto Zoo Education Department revolves around the inner workings of ecology and environmental education at a K-8 grade level.&amp;nbsp; If it is found in nature, they can find a way teach about it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalhumanlibrary.com/library/login.php&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Login &lt;/a&gt;or &lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalhumanlibrary.com/library/login.php&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Register &lt;/a&gt;with the Digital Human Library and book your virtual visit to the Toronto Zoo today!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-CA&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;November 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;, 2012 – December 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Monday - Friday &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;(All programs must be booked&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;two weeks&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;in advance)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3BfgYRMYhpWcl9vcHpOOFVMbHc/edit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Video Conference Survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Leigh Cassell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Founder of the Digital Human Library&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/8550051177882814461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/11/toronto-zoo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8550051177882814461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8550051177882814461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/11/toronto-zoo.html' title='Toronto Zoo'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-8111882722529638519</id><published>2012-11-01T12:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-11-01T12:38:48.968-07:00</updated><title type='text'>November News</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;October ended with a bang! &amp;nbsp;The Digital Human Library has partnered with Aerin and Jimmy Guy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://gospacerace.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SpaceRace&lt;/a&gt;, a progressive digital agency &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;connecting the planet through visionary technologies&quot;. So what does that mean? &amp;nbsp;O&lt;/span&gt;ur mission is to bring the dHL to school boards across Canada to provide 21st century learning opportunities for teachers and students by connecting you with your people and your audiences. In other words, we want to connect you - the teachers - with the best educational videoconferencing resources available to enhance your classroom programs and inspire your students. &amp;nbsp;Visit my blog in the coming weeks to learn more about our mission!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Who is on the dHL contact list this month? &amp;nbsp;Here is a short list of the connections I plan to make in the next few weeks to provide even more VC opportunities for you and your students! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;u&gt;Agriculture:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Ontario Federation of Agriculture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Dairy Farmers of Ontario&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;u&gt;Canadian National Parks:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Alberta Tourism Parks and Recreation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Cypress Hill Provincial Park, Alberta &amp;amp; Saskatchewan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;u&gt;Publishing Companies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Penguin Books Speakers&#39; Bureau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;U.S. National Parks:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Biscayne National Park, Florida&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Death Valley National Park, California&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Everglades National Park, Florida&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington DC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Until next time . . .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Leigh Cassell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Founder of the Digital Human Library&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/8111882722529638519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/11/november-news_1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8111882722529638519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8111882722529638519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/11/november-news_1.html' title='November News'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-2715660263007438995</id><published>2012-10-25T12:42:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2012-11-01T11:17:35.438-07:00</updated><title type='text'>5...4...3...2...1... NASA!</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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Grab your helmets and put on your spacesuits!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NASA&#39;s Digital Learning Network&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;provides science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM content featuring NASA&#39;s missions and research. &amp;nbsp;The DLN includes 10 NASA field centers and has reached close to 1 million students and teachers using VC (videoconferencing) and webcasts that feature NASA-related STEM instruction. &amp;nbsp;Participants can take advantage of free interactive lessons and professional development events through distance learning technologies. &lt;br /&gt;
To learn more about the programs being offered check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/events/catalog/catalogs_register_enabled_sa_archive_1.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NASA&#39;s DLN Event Catalogue&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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The DLN also offers Special Events - interactive activities/ web-casts that are not a part of their regular catalogue and they are&amp;nbsp;usually&amp;nbsp;geared towards students. &amp;nbsp;With these opportunties you and your students will be able to talk to and learn from NASA astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other NASA employees. &amp;nbsp;Be sure to check our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/special/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NASA&#39;s DLN Special Events&lt;/a&gt; page regularly to see what NASA has to offer!&lt;br /&gt;
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I strongly encourage you to learn more about NASA&#39;s DLN programs by visiting their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/home/about.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;! &amp;nbsp;Not only will you be able to browse their Event Catalogue and Special Events pages, and watch exciting webcasts, but you will have access to educational resource packages to support your teaching of STEM content. &lt;br /&gt;
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Keep shooting for the stars!&lt;br /&gt;
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Leigh Cassell&lt;br /&gt;
Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of the Digital Human Library</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/2715660263007438995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/10/54321-nasa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/2715660263007438995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/2715660263007438995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/10/54321-nasa.html' title='5...4...3...2...1... NASA!'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-3639946256276038888</id><published>2012-10-09T13:01:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-09T13:02:47.750-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Global Education Conference</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #4e4e54; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;&quot;&gt;The Digital Human Library has been selected to present at the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #4e4e54; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;&quot;&gt;third annual Global Education Conference, a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4e4e54; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;free week-long online event&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #4e4e54; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00PM EST. &amp;nbsp;The Conference runs from Monday November 12 through Friday, November 16, 2012 (Saturday, November 17th in some time zones). The entire conference is held online using the Blackboard Collaborate platform (formerly known as Elluminate/Wimba) with the support of iEARN worldwide as the conference founding sponsor, who will be running their annual international conference in conjunction with this event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/3639946256276038888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/10/global-education-conference.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3639946256276038888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3639946256276038888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/10/global-education-conference.html' title='Global Education Conference'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-2896384091974007599</id><published>2012-09-27T06:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-10-15T16:40:28.466-07:00</updated><title type='text'>AMDSB Presentation</title><content type='html'>Earlier this week I presented the dHL to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.amdsb.ca/2012/09/25/board-meeting-highlights-sep-25-2012/&quot;&gt;AMDSB&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and it was a huge success. &amp;nbsp;Since releasing the dHL to all AMDSB elementary and secondary staff, I&#39;ve had about 20 teachers register, and I hope in the coming months to see 20 more. &amp;nbsp;When I was asked which member of the dHL I thought would be most popular my response was The Memory Project Speakers&#39; Bureau. &amp;nbsp;The Speakers&#39; Bureau connects veterans and serving soldiers with students online and in classroom across the country. &amp;nbsp;With Remembrance Day only a month away, teachers will be starting to discuss &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/history/other/remember/why&quot;&gt;why we remember&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;I hope they consider connecting with a veteran or serving soldier this year.&lt;br /&gt;
There have been some new developments this week too, which I am really excited about, and the AMDSB got to hear them first! &amp;nbsp;I contacted the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.museums.ca/&quot;&gt;Canadian Museums Association&lt;/a&gt;, who represents nearly 2000 members, and the CMA has agreed to promote the dHL to all of their members. &amp;nbsp;The support of the CMA will help me gain more dHL membership from museums all across Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
This week I also had the pleasure of speaking with Leanne Clare from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davidsuzuki.org/&quot;&gt;David Suzuki Foundation&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;We discussed the possibility of members from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davidsuzuki.org/&quot;&gt;David Suzuki Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;joining the Digital Human Library to support teachers using &lt;i&gt;The Nature Challenge Teacher&#39;s Guide, Curriculum Resource for Grades 4-7&lt;/i&gt;, available on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/downloads/2006/nature-challenge-teachers-guide.pdf&quot;&gt;David Suzuki&lt;/a&gt; website. &lt;br /&gt;
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What&#39;s next? &amp;nbsp;You&#39;ll just have to wait and read!&lt;br /&gt;
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Leigh Cassell&lt;br /&gt;
Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of the Digital Human Library</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/2896384091974007599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/amdsb-presentation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/2896384091974007599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/2896384091974007599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/amdsb-presentation.html' title='AMDSB Presentation'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-1800810890389409263</id><published>2012-09-16T13:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-09-17T12:30:56.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Fantastic Week for the dHL!</title><content type='html'>That pretty much sums it up. &amp;nbsp;It has been a fantastic week. &amp;nbsp;The Biosphere
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ec.gc.ca/biosphere/&quot;&gt;http://www.ec.gc.ca/biosphere/&lt;/a&gt;, Sheffield Museum&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sheffieldmuseum.ca/&quot;&gt;http://www.sheffieldmuseum.ca/&lt;/a&gt;, Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bms.bc.ca/&quot;&gt;http://www.bms.bc.ca/&lt;/a&gt;, and Science North
&lt;a href=&quot;http://sciencenorth.ca/&quot;&gt;http://sciencenorth.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;are the newest members to join the dHL. &amp;nbsp;Please visit the dHL website and browse the incredible variety of programs offered by these unique organizations. Be sure to book early! Some organizations can only offer a limited number of free sessions per year. &lt;br /&gt;
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I will be chatting with the&amp;nbsp;Royal Ontario Museum&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rom.on.ca/&quot;&gt;http://www.rom.on.ca/&lt;/a&gt;, the&amp;nbsp;Canadian Aviation and Space Museum&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/visit_us/at_the_museum/&quot;&gt;http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/visit_us/at_the_museum/&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;the Royal Tyrrell Museum&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/&lt;/a&gt;, and the David Suzuki Foundation&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.davidsuzuki.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.davidsuzuki.org/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to hopefully provide even more programming&amp;nbsp;opportunities&amp;nbsp;for you and your students!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/1800810890389409263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/another-fantastic-week-for-dhl.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/1800810890389409263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/1800810890389409263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/another-fantastic-week-for-dhl.html' title='Another Fantastic Week for the dHL!'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-3284619422479350693</id><published>2012-09-01T11:42:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-09-17T12:22:55.891-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What&#39;s New?!</title><content type='html'>I&#39;ve been busy! &lt;br /&gt;
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Here&#39;s the scoop on who, and what&#39;s new with the dHL.&lt;br /&gt;
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Most recently the Art Gallery of Ontario agreed to join the dHL offering an incredible range of art programs, tours, and art history lessons for students of all ages. &amp;nbsp;Check the dHL website for the AGO&#39;s fall program schedule coming soon!&lt;br /&gt;
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In August I discussed membership with the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto Zoo, and Granby Zoo (offering programs in French and English). &amp;nbsp;These organizations are currently working on their new fall educational programs as well, and they will be available to teachers and students in the next month or so.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Digital Human Library has also had several new community members register including an optometrist, chef, &amp;nbsp;graphic designer, and children&#39;s author to name a few. &amp;nbsp;Please visit http://digitalhumanlibrary.com and register today to view the full library of members available to teachers this fall!&lt;br /&gt;
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So what&#39;s next? &amp;nbsp;Well, in addition to meeting new community members daily whom I hope to inspire to join the dHL, I have also been working with Parks Canada&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/index.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.pc.gc.ca&lt;/a&gt;/. &amp;nbsp;My goal is to secure membership from a representative at each National Park and Historic Site in Canada! &amp;nbsp;Imagine the possibilities . . .&lt;br /&gt;
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Stay tuned!&lt;br /&gt;
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Leigh Cassell&lt;br /&gt;
Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;br /&gt;
Founder of the Digital Human Library&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/3284619422479350693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/whats-new.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3284619422479350693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3284619422479350693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/09/whats-new.html' title='What&#39;s New?!'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-35768577722228957</id><published>2012-08-15T10:49:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2012-08-15T10:52:18.587-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back to School</title><content type='html'>It&#39;s that time of year again! &amp;nbsp;Back to school is just around the corner and most teachers are busy planning and preparing for another exciting school year. &amp;nbsp;What kinds of wonderful new experiences will you offer your students this year?&lt;br /&gt;
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Well, I have a few suggestions! &amp;nbsp;How about connecting with some members from the Digital Human Library? With over 100 members to choose from across the curriculum, you could offer your students the opportunity to learn something new in an exciting new way. &lt;br /&gt;
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Visit with a farmer and learn about the fall harvest and why we celebrate Thanksgiving. &amp;nbsp;Connect with a veteran from the Speakers Bureau and learn about the Second World War, the Korean War, Peacekeeping Operations and/or Canadian Forces experiences around Remembrance Day. &amp;nbsp;Celebrate diversity by inviting a Passages to Canada speaker to visit your classroom to share his/her story of coming to Canada.&amp;nbsp;Want to take a class trip to the North Carolina Zoo? &amp;nbsp;All of these exciting new opportunities for learning are waiting for you!&lt;br /&gt;
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Register with the Digital Human Library today and start connecting with members this fall!&lt;br /&gt;
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Interested in giving back to your school community? &amp;nbsp;Sign-up to become a member today. &amp;nbsp;Visit http://digitalhumanlibrary.com to learn more about this exciting new initiative!&lt;br /&gt;
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Leigh Cassell&lt;br /&gt;
Elementary Teacher, AMDSB&lt;br /&gt;
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Each day I connect with new and exciting people who are interested in getting involved. &amp;nbsp;Just yesterday &amp;nbsp;I introduced myself to the Vancouver Aquarium&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vanaqua.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.vanaqua.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;, the Royal Ontario Museum&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rom.on.ca/&quot;&gt;http://www.rom.on.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;, and The Memory Project (connecting veterans, serving soldiers, and students across the country)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thememoryproject.com/speakers-bureau/&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;http://www.thememoryproject.com/speakers-bureau/&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Fingers crossed!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;Teachers - next year your students could take a virtual field trip &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;under water&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt; at the Vancouver Aquarium. But wait - it get&#39;s even better . . . &amp;nbsp;After your virtual deep sea dive you visit their website and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;experience &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;their many activities, stunning galleries, and online exhibits. &amp;nbsp;Still want more?! &amp;nbsp;Your students now want to get involved in conservation - and everything you need is right at your fingertips - the information and access to the experts! &amp;nbsp;With the Digital Human Library the possibilities are endless.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;So, you&#39;re not a teacher. Now you might be saying to yourself, where do I fit it? &amp;nbsp;I&#39;m not a big organization with all those bells and whistles. &amp;nbsp;Lots of people do what I do. &amp;nbsp;The kids wouldn&#39;t find me interesting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m just one person.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Well, here&#39;s the scoop. &amp;nbsp;YOU are one person and it only takes ONE PERSON to make a difference. &amp;nbsp;You may do the &lt;i&gt;same &lt;/i&gt;job as a lot of other people, but you don&#39;t do your jobs the &lt;i&gt;same &lt;/i&gt;way. &amp;nbsp;Your past experiences have helped shape the person you are today - why not share those experiences with our students? &amp;nbsp;This is your chance to give back, not just to your community, but to the global community.&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the Ministry of Education decided not to fund the Digital Human Library Project, we are now actively seeking support from our local and global community partners. &amp;nbsp;The dHL is currently searching for&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 11pt;&quot;&gt;a computer programmer to build the dHL database. &amp;nbsp;Alternatively we are in need of funding to support the development of this unique resource. &amp;nbsp;If you are interested in helping make the dHL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 11pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;project a success, please read the dHL Project Proposal and contact me via email if you are interested. &amp;nbsp;Thanks!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I would like to introduce you to an exciting new resource that we are creating for the students and teachers of the Avon Maitland District School Board called, &lt;i&gt;The Digital Human Library&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/8731124949119806516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/05/introducing-digital-human-library.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8731124949119806516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8731124949119806516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/05/introducing-digital-human-library.html' title='Introducing the Digital Human Library'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-1618117332522827091</id><published>2012-05-02T07:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-05-02T08:24:41.587-07:00</updated><title type='text'>So, what have you missed?</title><content type='html'>It&#39;s been a while since my last post, but I&#39;ve been a busy mom with my new baby. &amp;nbsp;Now that the dust has settled, I&#39;m back to work on the Digital Human Library Project. &amp;nbsp;So, what have you missed these past two months . . . ?&lt;br /&gt;
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1) &amp;nbsp;Well, the Ministry of Education decided not fund my grant proposal. &amp;nbsp;The Ministry&#39;s feedback was that the Digital Human Library needs to prove itself as a sustainable resource before they would consider funding. &amp;nbsp;So, I am now actively seeking grants from other organizations and corporations to help fund the development and maintenance of the database. &amp;nbsp;Alternatively, I am looking for a computer programmer who would be willing to build the dHL database free of charge. &amp;nbsp;I will reapply to the Ministry in the future, but for now I still searching.&lt;br /&gt;
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2) All AMDSB elementary schools received a webcam to be used with the dHL. &amp;nbsp;Thank you to Mornington Communications Company for purchasing the webcams! &amp;nbsp;And thank you to the Foundation for Enriching Education for distributing the webcams to all AMDSB elementary schools.&lt;br /&gt;
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3) &amp;nbsp;I submitted a grant proposal to Ginny Dybenko, the Director of the University of Waterloo in Stratford. &amp;nbsp;She is very interested in my project and has kindly offered her support by providing me with contacts at the University. &amp;nbsp;Paul Doherty is one of these contacts, and he has offered to help find a computer programmer (student or university alumni) to build the dHL database. &amp;nbsp;Paul Doherty is also looking into possible grants I might be eligible to apply for in the upcoming months. Fingers crossed!&lt;br /&gt;
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3) &amp;nbsp;I have applied for a grant from the OLA (Ontario Library Assoc), and I am working with Sam Coughlan and Anne-Marie Heckman at the Stratford Public Library to add their incredible collection of Human Library contacts to the Digital Human Library list of participants.&lt;br /&gt;
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4) On April 11th I was awarded a AMDSB Key Contribution Award by the Board of Trustees. &amp;nbsp;I was nominated for improving student achievement in all areas of students learning, with a focus on literacy and numeracy. Check out the link for the video presented during the awards ceremony.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.amdsb.ca/2012/04/16/board-honours-key-contributors-and-years-service/&quot;&gt;http://blog.amdsb.ca/2012/04/16/board-honours-key-contributors-and-years-service/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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5) &amp;nbsp;On April 26th I met with my dHL project team to discuss how we are going to continue our search for dHL participants. &amp;nbsp;Thank you to Jeremy Brock and Sue deWinter for attending. &amp;nbsp;You support and commitment to the Digital Human Library Project is appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;
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6) &amp;nbsp;Tonight I will be presenting at the Ignite Parents event in Stratford at the Arden Park Hotel. &amp;nbsp;Doors open at 6:30PM. &amp;nbsp;This will be an exciting evening of five minute high energy presentations in the field of education. There is no admission fee and the first 200 to attend receive a free gift bag! &amp;nbsp;Cash bar and complimentary food treats.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://igniteparents.ca/&quot;&gt;http://igniteparents.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I will be posting a copy of my narrated slideshow presentation so stay tuned!&lt;br /&gt;
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Well, that&#39;s it for now. &amp;nbsp;Follow me on Twitter @dhumanlibrary to stay informed or check my blog each week for regular updates.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/1618117332522827091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-what-have-you-missed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/1618117332522827091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/1618117332522827091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-what-have-you-missed.html' title='So, what have you missed?'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-3119317935282781192</id><published>2012-01-05T07:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T07:40:06.314-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Biltmore Who&#39;s Who in North American Education</title><content type='html'>I recently found out that my biography will be published in Biltmore Who&#39;s Who in North American Education.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;WWNAE provides its members access to&amp;nbsp;industry leaders from around the world&amp;nbsp;creating a network of distinguished executives and professionals with notable achievements.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
So, what does this mean for the development of the Digital Human Library?&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
Access to this biographical database of Biltmore&#39;s 85,000 members means that I will be able to contact&amp;nbsp;leaders from a variety of professional and academic backgrounds who are interested in supporting projects designed to improve student learning and further their academic success.&amp;nbsp; In other words, I&amp;nbsp;now have access to professionals around the world&amp;nbsp;who might be interested in becoming participants in the dHL.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;A sample list&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;some of these&amp;nbsp;professionals work in the following industries:&amp;nbsp; aviation,&amp;nbsp;children services, construction/ demolition, entertainment, environmental education, fine arts, food service, firefighting, government, healthcare, law/ law enforcement, marketing, martial arts, music, sales and marketing, strategic and defense studies, telecommunications . . . etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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The possibilities are endless!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/3119317935282781192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/01/biltmore-whos-who-in-north-american.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3119317935282781192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/3119317935282781192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/01/biltmore-whos-who-in-north-american.html' title='Biltmore Who&#39;s Who in North American Education'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3715409520290972893.post-8437923478695142682</id><published>2011-12-28T11:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-28T11:45:35.049-08:00</updated><title type='text'>NEW dHL YouTube Channel Link</title><content type='html'>Check out my new YouTube Channel for videos showcasing the Digital Human Library.  Watch for new videos appearing each week.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/feeds/8437923478695142682/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-dhl-youtube-channel-link.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8437923478695142682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3715409520290972893/posts/default/8437923478695142682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://digitalhumanlibrary.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-dhl-youtube-channel-link.html' title='NEW dHL YouTube Channel Link'/><author><name>Leigh Cassell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10988654736621414069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>