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2005-07-04T16:47:00.000-07:00

RAU Logo Picture - use for a buttonPosted by Picasa

2005-07-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

This is a ceramic piece that my grandmother Conway gave me when I was quite young. It's held up well - I recently took this picture, and was surprised how fresh the colors looked after about 50 years.Posted by Picasa

2005-06-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

New crystal backgroundPosted by Hello

2005-06-29T11:47:00.000-07:00

Testing a background imagePosted by Hello

2005-06-29T11:34:00.000-07:00

New RAU Logo PicturePosted by Hello

2005-06-29T11:28:00.000-07:00

RAU Logo PicturePosted by Hello

2004-07-26T10:37:00.000-07:00

ON THE ROAD, AGAIN Like Willie Nelson, I am on the move again. This time, I'm in Sacramento, CA, with the PTRAs. I hope to begin adding posts to this blog soon. There are many changes in blogging, and I'd like to address them.

2003-07-27T18:42:00.000-07:00

Like Santa, You're Making a List Did you ever wonder how people get those bulleted lists to look so neat? It's easier than you think to create and modify them. For the purposes of instruction, I'm going to use the { and } instead of the < and >, which is the proper format. However, if I use the < and >, you won't see the display on-screen. Remembering to make that substitution, in your blog,

2003-07-27T18:08:00.000-07:00

Placing Pictures in your Blog There are two ways to do this. One is to become expert at HTML. The Lazy Teacher's way (mine) is to find a site on the web that has a picture that I like. Right-click the mouse to bring up the properties of that picture. Write down the location of that picture. Now, in your blog, hit the return key several times to give yourself some space for the picture to be

2003-07-26T19:54:00.000-07:00

Why create a blog? Blogs are very different from web pages. Web pages are time-consuming to create, tedious to update, and require either some knowledge of HTML, or competency on some software package. A blog is dynamic and fluid. It is intended for information that will change often. Below, I give some links to education blogs. Joanne Jacobs, a writer who specializes in education issues Some

2003-07-26T19:40:00.000-07:00

What's a Blog? A blog is a weblog (weBLOG), that functions as an online journal. It is intended to be quickly created and updated, without the need to know HTML. Since, unlike a web page, it is not a static document, it is ideal for use by teachers for: Homework assignments Breaking news for parents and students Reminders for upcoming projects and field trips Referencing web links that you

2003-07-26T19:31:00.000-07:00

The Blog to Explain Blogging This blog will be used to explain the fine points of blogging. It's intended to allow the PTRA to create an easily updated section for their web pages. Information will include: What's a Blog? Why do I need a blog? Creating a headline Including links