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Disabled American Veterans - Voluntary Services - Jesse Brown Scholarship
Scholarship available to youth (under 21) who have volunteered and are applying to college or university.
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Android is taking over a large share of the mobile market, which I think is good, because it's more open than Apple or Windows. Personally, I wonder how quickly mobile adoption will take place in US.
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post pc... all mobie era?
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post pc... all mobie era?
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HP Now Platinum Member of Linux Foundation
hp shows linux and open source support
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Do Something | Largest organization for teens and social cause
A list of scholarships available from DoSomething.org
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Gamefulness as a tool to connect, teach and grow.
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iRemix is a safe social media platform for libraries and educational use
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Post Diigo Bookmarks and annotations! (weekly)
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Cake pops: attempt #1
I am determined to make really cool and cute cake pops. So far, I am not succeeding...In this batch, I tried mixing cake and frosting to create the little Angry Birds. I used candy corn for the beaks and chocolate for the eyes. I used food coloring and chocolate powder for the one that was supposed to be the black bomb bird. However, I really felt that they turned out too sweet. But here's the attempt for the record. I think this project could be a great teen/tween program. Teens could be challenged to create all kinds of characters or shapes. The mix can be prepared ahead of time and it's not expensive to work with.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Feather and water
White pigeon feather, water droplets and a cool app on my cell phone helped make this picture. The app is called PicsArt and is pretty easy to use. You take a picture, apply filters and other effects and the result is pretty nice. Check out the site to see pictures created by other people. PicsArt.com
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
I voted! A tradition I learned from my mom
When I was a little girl, I remember going with my mom and watching her vote. The place we voted at was inside the city motor pool or fire station--I'm not sure which because I only remember a few things distinctly. It was a large building that had booths with fabric curtains set up inside. Outside the building, people shouted, held signs and gave out slips of paper that encouraged us to vote for a particular candidate. The booths were large and the election helpers would give my mom a card that she put into the machine. I remember the metal on metal sound the curtain made when you closed it. It surrounded you. The voting was very private.
I went to early voting this year. Apparently, El Paso, TX had the lowest early voter turn-out in a decade! I can believe it. It seemed empty where I went to vote, though the lighting was cheerful and everyone was glad to see me to use the touch-screens of democracy.
I vote because I want my children to vote. I vote because I want politicians to know I exist and that I'm watching. I know that as individuals, our voices are often limited or seem limited. But if everyone showed that they were paying attention, by casting a vote... one way or another... "they" will know and take notice in the government.
I miss my mother. I hope that carrying on in her footsteps in small ways, ways that I can remember her and cherish those memories, too, that she lives on. I always think of her when I vote.
I went to early voting this year. Apparently, El Paso, TX had the lowest early voter turn-out in a decade! I can believe it. It seemed empty where I went to vote, though the lighting was cheerful and everyone was glad to see me to use the touch-screens of democracy.
I vote because I want my children to vote. I vote because I want politicians to know I exist and that I'm watching. I know that as individuals, our voices are often limited or seem limited. But if everyone showed that they were paying attention, by casting a vote... one way or another... "they" will know and take notice in the government.
I miss my mother. I hope that carrying on in her footsteps in small ways, ways that I can remember her and cherish those memories, too, that she lives on. I always think of her when I vote.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Augmented Reality Shelf Reader: A dream come true
Yesterday, while doing some research about mobile technologies, I stumbled across this video. It describes an augmented reality (AR) technology that is being developed in Oxford, Ohio. As a person who has always disliked shelf reading (though I do like to shelve), I am in love with this. Automatically, the device shows you if a book is out of place! Check out the coolness below:
This technology app is being developed by Matt Hodges and Dr. Bo Brinkman who demonstrates the technology.
This technology app is being developed by Matt Hodges and Dr. Bo Brinkman who demonstrates the technology.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Two weeks ago in Chopped (I mean My) Kitchen...
I like to pretend I'm on the TV show Chopped when I cook. There are 2 reasons for that. One, I have a need to try new things and two, I love to be gameful. Acting like I'm on a show where I can only what's provided (plus the pantry) makes things fun. I look through the kitchen, grab ingredients that need to be cooked and see what I can make. Two weeks ago, I made something that my son has decided is his second-favorite meal. It's a vegetarian potato pancake with green onions, zucchini and garlic.
As I remember, I used:
5 potatoes, shredded
2 zucchini, shredded
2 bunches of green onions, chopped
5 garlic cloves, shredded
2 eggs
Some flour
Some pepper
Some salt
I mixed it together and deep fried it (but since it's vegetarian, it's still healthy, right?)
It tasted a lot like those onion pancakes you can get at some Chinese restaurants. Not bad.
Here's a pic:
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As I remember, I used:
5 potatoes, shredded
2 zucchini, shredded
2 bunches of green onions, chopped
5 garlic cloves, shredded
2 eggs
Some flour
Some pepper
Some salt
I mixed it together and deep fried it (but since it's vegetarian, it's still healthy, right?)
It tasted a lot like those onion pancakes you can get at some Chinese restaurants. Not bad.
Here's a pic:
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Post Diigo Bookmarks and annotations! (weekly)
Saved links and annotations from Diigo from the past week. This week I've been thinking a lot about Social Media, Teen Hangout Spaces like YOUmedia and Copyright.
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How is the LoC going to archive our tweets?
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This site rules. There are some very easy-to-use tools so that you can figure some sticky copyright issues out in no time at all. Awesome!
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YouMedia is a way for libraries, museums and more to work together in order to help teens become content creators and become more technologically literate.
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