Comments on: Thanksgiving Note: Have LT GreenRoom, Will Travel http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48 The LT Green Room is a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning. It is co-hosted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer and its show topics are often drawn from members of LearningTimes.org, a free online community of education and training professionals from across the globe. The LT Green Room gives listeners (and ourselves) an opportunity to reflect on what they're doing behind the scene that results in an effective learning experience. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:39:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dennis O'Connor http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48#comment-19362 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:04:56 +0000 http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48#comment-19362 I'm grateful to be close to family. Kind of corny heh? But still the truth. After years living in the mountains away from my family, I returned to Southern California and am now closer than ever to my brothers John & Paul. Moving here gave me 10 months of living with my father, being there with him, helping, and being there with him when he passed away last year. I'm grateful for that time too! I'd like to tag my colleague Joyce Valenza, a visionary library media specialist and first tier ed-tech blogger: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html I'd also like to tag Carl Heine, an exceptionally creative fellow I've worked with at the 21st Century Information Project: http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/profile/informationfluency Happy Thanksgiving to all! ~ Dennis I’m grateful to be close to family. Kind of corny heh? But still the truth. After years living in the mountains away from my family, I returned to Southern California and am now closer than ever to my brothers John & Paul.

Moving here gave me 10 months of living with my father, being there with him, helping, and being there with him when he passed away last year. I’m grateful for that time too!

I’d like to tag my colleague Joyce Valenza, a visionary library media specialist and first tier ed-tech blogger: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html

I’d also like to tag Carl Heine, an exceptionally creative fellow I’ve worked with at the 21st Century Information Project: http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/profile/informationfluency

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

~ Dennis

]]> by: Susan Manning http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48#comment-19346 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:19:26 +0000 http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48#comment-19346 I think I answer here! Personally: When I was a teenager, I used to roll my eyes at my parents as they tried to teach me life’s important lessons. Today I’m thankful I had those parents, and that they were persistent in teaching me to be grateful for God, country, family and friends. As I get older those lessons become more important. I am equally thankful for my wonderful husband who gave me two beautiful children and the blessings of many, many friends and family. Professionally, I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to work while balancing family. Sometimes the technology seems almost magical in terms of the connections it allows me to make with other voices and other souls who want to explore teaching and learning across boundaries. And I am very thankful for the unique personalities I’ve come in contact through the years. It would be too easy to tag Dan and Jonathan Finkelstein and John Walber, so I’ve picked an eclectic group. I tag: My friend the amazing librarian, Teresa Baumert at http://lmcsmithchatter.blogspot.com/ The guy whose students enroll in my class after they’ve been in his class and then constantly tell me what they loved about Den’s class! LOL Dennis O’Connor at http://doconnor.edublogs.org/ My creative niece, Melinda, at http://melindasteffy.blogspot.com/ Let’s see what she comes up with! I think I answer here!

Personally: When I was a teenager, I used to roll my eyes at my parents as they tried to teach me life’s important lessons. Today I’m thankful I had those parents, and that they were persistent in teaching me to be grateful for God, country, family and friends. As I get older those lessons become more important. I am equally thankful for my wonderful husband who gave me two beautiful children and the blessings of many, many friends and family.

Professionally, I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to work while balancing family. Sometimes the technology seems almost magical in terms of the connections it allows me to make with other voices and other souls who want to explore teaching and learning across boundaries. And I am very thankful for the unique personalities I’ve come in contact through the years.

It would be too easy to tag Dan and Jonathan Finkelstein and John Walber, so I’ve picked an eclectic group. I tag:

My friend the amazing librarian, Teresa Baumert at http://lmcsmithchatter.blogspot.com/

The guy whose students enroll in my class after they’ve been in his class and then constantly tell me what they loved about Den’s class! LOL Dennis O’Connor at http://doconnor.edublogs.org/

My creative niece, Melinda, at http://melindasteffy.blogspot.com/ Let’s see what she comes up with!

]]> by: Cheri Toledo http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48#comment-19310 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:51:17 +0000 http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/48#comment-19310 Hi Susan, You have been tagged on my Cycling Through Ed Tech blog. Answer the following questions and tag 3 more people: What are you thankful for in your personal life? Your professional life? Have a blessed Thanksgiving, Cheri Hi Susan,

You have been tagged on my Cycling Through Ed Tech blog.

Answer the following questions and tag 3 more people:

What are you thankful for in your personal life? Your professional life?

Have a blessed Thanksgiving,
Cheri

]]>