Valerie B.'s Profile

I am an “instructional designer” at the West Tisbury School, a k-8 school on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
I am most interested in helping students communicate, connect, collaborate, and share globally. I find the web astounding and delightful.

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I am interested in web 2.0,education,technology,video,sailing,gardening,Red Sox,traveling. My favorite music are Bob Dylan,Counting Crows,Neil Young,Mark Knopfler,Pretenders,Marvin Gaye,Barenaked Ladies,Ludwig van Beethoven,Antony,Jaime Cullum,Jazz-especially Ray Charles,Cole Porter,Django Reinhardt,Duke Ellington,John Coltrane,and on and on.... Movies: all Jim Jarmusch (especially Dead Man & Ghost Dog). TV: Bill Moyers Journal,The Runway (wow,how do they do it!).... Books: E. Annie Proulx,Mark Twain,William Faulkner,Carson McCullers,Anne Tyler .... My Heros are Dahlai Lama,Barack Obama,Martin Luther King Jr.,Rosa Parks.

I use Diigo because ability to create and add to topics for educators, see what other educators are doing, learning and sharing.

Member since Jan 16, 2008, follows 78 people, 22 public groups, 1723 public bookmarks (1885 total).

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    This is a group for educators interested in collecting the best resources for teaching concepts related to African American history.

  • Apples for Kids

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    A look at how Apple computers is impacting on the K-12 classroom. Here we share not only products, but great teaching ideas.

  • Building Learning Communities

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    Bookmark resources discussed/shared at the Building Learning Communities conference.

  • Classroom 2.0

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    A place for members of www.Classroom20.com to share links, Classroom 2.0 is social networking site devoted to those interested in the practical application of computer technology (especially Web 2.0) in the classroom and in their own professional development.

  • Cool Tools & Ed Tech

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    This group is for cool tools on the web as well as useful resources in education and technology. Go ahead...share.

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