Whittier Dual Language School Network | Site Wide Activity http://whittierschool.org/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:44:58 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.2.1 en http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2010/03/01/flickr-integration/ <![CDATA[aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Flickr Integration]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2010/03/01/flickr-integration/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:18:50 +0000 aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Flickr Integration A flickr pro account offers unlimited uploads of photos.  Flickr also offers an easy way to blog photos onto a wordpress site. The last fwo days, I blogged two photos onto our escuelawhittier site.  In addition, I added a way to post sets of  photos from flickr into a wordpress  post via Flickr-digest plugin.  Check out [...]

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2010/02/20/backupify/ <![CDATA[aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Backupify]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2010/02/20/backupify/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:11:03 +0000 aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Backupify I am using backupify to back up our Escuela Whittier site and Flickr Photos.  So far so good!

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/blog/2010/02/12/buddy-press-updated-1-2-rc3/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Buddy Press updated 1.2 rc3]]> http://whittierschool.org/blog/2010/02/12/buddy-press-updated-1-2-rc3/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:23:11 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Buddy Press updated 1.2 rc3 I have updated the site to the latest provisional test version of buddypress. Wow! The new theme is well thought out and looks great. There is no cost to use buddypress, so thanks to all the developers working on this project.

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/cultivating-failure-the-controversial-garden-article/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Cultivating Failure-The Controversial Garden Article]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/cultivating-failure-the-controversial-garden-article/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:27:20 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Cultivating Failure-The Controversial Garden Article http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/school-yard-garden

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/blog/2010/02/11/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-or-why-caitlin-flanagan-is-wrong-about-school-gardens/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Red Herrings are Not Dinner Food or Why Caitlin Flanagan is Wrong About School Gardens]]> http://whittierschool.org/blog/2010/02/11/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-or-why-caitlin-flanagan-is-wrong-about-school-gardens/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:21:09 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Red Herrings are Not Dinner Food or Why Caitlin Flanagan is Wrong About School Gardens http://oaklandlocal.com/article/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-or-why-caitlin-flanagan-wrong-about-school-gardens

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/cultivating-failure-the-controversial-garden-article/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Cultivating Failure-The Controversial Garden Article]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/cultivating-failure-the-controversial-garden-article/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:27:20 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Cultivating Failure-The Controversial Garden Article
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/school-yard-garden

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-2/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Red Herrings Are Not Dinner Food]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-2/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:24:36 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Red Herrings Are Not Dinner Food
http://oaklandlocal.com/article/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-or-why-caitlin-flanagan-wrong-about-school-gardens

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/weep-or-reap-school-gardens-and-learning/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Weep or Reap? School Gardens and Learning.]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2010/02/11/weep-or-reap-school-gardens-and-learning/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:08:30 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Weep or Reap? School Gardens and Learning.
This is a rebuttal to the article in Atlantic magazine.
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/essays/school-garden-debate-weep-or-reaphttp://www.ecoliteracy.org/essays/school-garden-debate-weep-or-reap

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http://oaklandlocal.com/article/red-herrings-are-not-dinner-food-or-why-caitlin-flanagan-wrong-about-school-gardens

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2010/01/11/writing-online/ <![CDATA[aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Writing Online]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2010/01/11/writing-online/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:04:08 +0000 aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Writing Online
I hope to be writing and tweeting more on practice and things revolving around technology and education.

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/17/mayors-landscape-second-place-award-community-gardener-potluck/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Mayor's Landscape Second Place Award & Community Gardener Potluck]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/17/mayors-landscape-second-place-award-community-gardener-potluck/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:13:06 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Mayor's Landscape Second Place Award & Community Gardener Potluck
Here are the gardeners with the Mayors Landscape Award: 2nd Place for School Gardens in our Region and the very FIRST Youth Community Greener of the Year
Enjoying the Fern Room at Garfield Park Conservatory
<img class=”size-full wp-image-242″ src=”http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/files/2009/11/landscape-awards-09-2.jpg” alt=”The first Youth [...]

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/chicagos-community-gardens-and-openspaces/ <![CDATA[aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Chicago's Community Gardens and Openspaces]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/chicagos-community-gardens-and-openspaces/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:45:21 +0000 aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Chicago's Community Gardens and Openspaces
Click on link to see us on the map for Chicago’s Community Gardens and Openspace!
View Chicago’s Community Gardens and Openspaces in a larger map

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/october-workdays/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: October Workdays]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/october-workdays/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:26:54 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: October Workdays
We worked through lovely Indian Summer and cold, cloudy days.oct 09 workdays - 05
Here's the photographer
Harvesting lemon balm (Melissa officinales). We make a tea to calm ourselves.
<img class=”size-full wp-image-218″ src=”http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/files/2009/11/oct-09-workdays-32.jpg” alt=”A former student [...]

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/harvestfest-2009/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: Harvestfest 2009]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/harvestfest-2009/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:02:57 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: Harvestfest 2009
The weather was cold, wet and blustery, but that didn’t stop us from celebrating Harvestfest. We had tostadas, pizza and cha cha, played 7 Up and generally  had a great time!
Gabriela and Bart
The Perez Family
<img class=”size-full wp-image-208″ src=”http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/files/2009/11/harvestfest-09-14.jpg” alt=”Scott, Irene and [...]

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/september-29-2009-workday/ <![CDATA[cgreene wrote a new blog post: September 29, 2009 Workday]]> http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/2009/11/03/september-29-2009-workday/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:49:56 +0000 cgreene wrote a new blog post: September 29, 2009 Workday
Miguel checks our rainbarrel to see why water isn't getting through
Student artwork
More student artwork
Irene oversees the work
<img class=”size-full wp-image-197″ src=”http://whittierschool.org/whittiergardens/files/2009/11/9-29-09-08.jpg” alt=”The beans were growing wild!” width=”250″ height=”187″ [...]

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/csegal/2009/10/21/chicago-international-children%e2%80%99s-film-fest-prep/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Chicago International Children’s Film Fest Prep]]> http://whittierschool.org/csegal/2009/10/21/chicago-international-children%e2%80%99s-film-fest-prep/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:22:32 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Chicago International Children’s Film Fest Prep
In preparation for our field trip to the Chicago International Children’s Film Fest, today we hosted a Poetry expert from Facet’s Multimedia. She spoke of the connections between Poetry and Film. The program that the Whittier Middle Schoolers will attend is titled “Reel Poetry.” We will see how well known poems inspired film makers to [...]

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/blog/2009/10/16/blog-action-day-2009-global-warming/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Blog Action Day 2009: Global Warming]]> http://whittierschool.org/blog/2009/10/16/blog-action-day-2009-global-warming/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:31:58 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Blog Action Day 2009: Global Warming

The Whittier Dual Language School Community supports maintaining green areas in an urban area. Our school community with the great support of Friends of Whittier Gardens help keep our award winning gardens in fine shape. Visit our Whittier Garden Blog

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]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2009/10/07/keyboarding-101/ <![CDATA[aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Keyboarding 101]]> http://whittierschool.org/aldelgado/2009/10/07/keyboarding-101/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:06:33 +0000 aldelgado wrote a new blog post: Keyboarding 101
This year, our staff began the process of mapping out our writing curriculum. One of the collective decisions was for our elementary students to begin the process of learning how to keyboard. So far so good. Looking at the students learn proper hand placement and posture , I remember my first steps on learning to [...]

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