At the Scripps Spelling Bee, an eight-way tie – how could it be? My brother and I participated in the program in junior high, my brother got to the regional match, but missed “prerogative”. Looks like the standard has risen!

Steve Jobs on doing

A good reminder to work on doing and making things…via Dave Winer

Read: Leon Redbone has died

I remember the first time I saw Leon Redbone, it was on Saturday Night Live, playing “Champagne Charlie”.

In honor of Memorial Day, a performance by the The U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters of “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” the Navy hymn, July 27, 2012.

Check out these videos of the theme songs for “The Jeffersons” and “All In The Family” from the ABC special on Wednesday, May 22!

Check out these videos of the theme songs for “The Jeffersons” and “All In The Family”!

Love this song as well!

I love this song!

Read: On blogging and intentional sharing

From Smokey:

The key, in all cases, is to be thoughtful, to first consider whether something (from your blog, from a service you use, or even straight from your fingertips to its eventual destination) is appropriate for where you want to post it. Be intentional in how and where you share things, and you will make the world a better place.

Amen! Let’s think a little bit before posting…

Read: Curation as an educational challenge

Excellent article, full of actionable curation tasks and links to other resources!

I am calling YOU to action! Are you up for it? How will you introduce, raise awareness, take on the challenge of CURATION as an educational urgency? Don’t see it as “yet another thing to add to your plate”, but be creative in connecting the skills and content you “need to teach anyway” to curation skills and amplify teaching and learning.