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Share your lunch menu with a QR Code! by @TJHouston. A Must-Have Guide To Becoming A Better Blogger. On To The Future. Those of you who visit my blog frequently have undoubtedly noticed that my posting hasn’t been regular for awhile. I could ruminate on why, and have, but rather than focus on the past have decided to just start here, in the present, and move on. What next? I am discontinuing my 2013 52×7 project. I got so far behind in posting to it anyway I might as well give up on the schedule. I do, however, have many posts saved up that could have been used for those topics so expect them to flow from my keyboard in the coming weeks. I was excessed from my position as Technology Coordinator at my school due to personnel cuts. I share that story because I am sure that whatever I do for the 2013-14 school year will influence this blog.

I recently applied for the Google Teacher Academy Chicago but wasn’t chosen. I plan to continue learning from my Twitter PLN and resources available on ISTE, CUE, SimpleK12, and more. I recently purchased an Acer C710 Chromebook and will share my thoughts on it. Blog Hosting. Writing, Blogging & News / 58 Ways to Get Noticed as a New Blogger. #blogging #blogchat. WordPress YouTube Gallery Plugin Options: 10 Creative Solutions. It’s very easy to add YouTube videos to a WordPress Post or a Page.

Plop in a bit of embed code or the URL of the video, and you’re all set. But if your site is video heavy, then you’re probably going to want a more robust solution. You’re probably going to want to showcase your videos in a more interesting and engaging way. For many, a YouTube gallery plugin is the way to go. The range of YouTube gallery plugins out there is wide. If you know of others we may have missed, let us know in the comments. Info & Download TubePress is a powerful but simple-to-use video gallery plugin that gives you a ton of controls for automatically embedding videos from either YouTube or Vimeo.

After adjusting your settings to your liking, a gallery is automatically created for you and inserted wherever you insert the proper shortcode(s). You can choose to show videos from YouTube or Vimeo. Another nice aspect of this plugin is the amount of control it gives you over the display of the media player. 3. 4. 5. Bahasa Bahasa. Since learning to speak a language myself, I’ve valued the role of languages in schools. One of the most life-changing periods of my life was when I went to live in the city of Perugia as a part of my PhD studies in 2000-2001. Immersed in Italian language, I went from knowing a few words to becoming close to fluent in three months. It was an astonishing transformation, one that has enriched my life in so many ways. I fell deeply in love with the city and my experiences there, and it always has a place in my heart.

Fast forward 11 years. So now this has me thinking – this has the potential to bring a whole new dimension to our language program. My head is spinning. Advice? Like this: Like Loading...