Inauguration in the Library

It was a real privilege to share the Inauguration of our 44th President with students and staff in the CCHS Library. The auditorium, cafeteria, and many classrooms held gatherings of people witnessing this historic event. Watching CNN cut away to Times Square, Los Angeles, and other locations here and abroad really heightened the sense that this was a moment of global significance. It was really fun when, during his Inaugural Address, PRESIDENT Obama :) made reference to Concord. There was a moment of silence, and then a group response of "Hey! That's us!"

The government belongs to the people, and part of the mission of public education is that of creating an informed electorate. This peaceful transfer of power has to be one of the most profound moments of our system, and it is the duty of the people to bear witness. The joy of the moment was truly sweet.

By the way, the video was shot with one of our little hand-held digital Flip cameras. They are available to students for check out with class projects.

Slife - How much time do YOU spend online?

Well, this is a unique post because 1) I added two new blog tags - life, and RSS feed and 2) it will help me assess how much of my life I devote to online activity.

This site came to my attention via Wes Fryer's blog At the Speed of Creativity. Wes was a keynote speaker at the most recent Massachusetts School Library Association conference, and because I liked what he had to say, I put his blog in my RSS feed. This is an example of why I like Wes and his most recent post, and why I love my RSS feed.

Slife is an analysis site that states "Time flies. With Slife, you find out where it goes." I love data. You can't argue with the picture that good data paints. Whether you want to assess how much time you spend online and how you are allocating this time (Family dinner hour? Not good.) or you want to enter into an informed, data driven discussion with your child about his or her online life and the Facebook/homework ratio, this is the kind of web application that can help you craft an informed discussion.