Yeh! . . . I've inspired you to start blogging. So why should we continue? What's the purpose of blogging, how is it useful, what's the point? Well, as a teacher, I believe that blogging is a fun way of bettering a whole bunch of skills. First, blogging requires reading (essential skill). Second, blogging makes you write (crucial skill). Third, blogging makes you think (necessary skill). Fourth, blogging allows you to discover (excellent skill). Reading, writing, thinking, discovering . . . the basis of becoming smart! Let's face it, we all want to be smart. I get a real hoot out of learning new things--everyday, whether it's something useful for my classroom, something new and exciting about technology, or just some random fact that somehow never entered my brain yet. Your mission for this post is to read something and post your comments. Also, please feel free to comment on others' comments. This is how blogging dialog works.
Now what to read . . . Are you familiar with wikipedia? Go and investigate, read something in wikipedia, discover something new and interesting, really think about it, and then write something of interest for all to enjoy.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
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I read on this site
(http://www.berro.com/entertainment/general_interesting_facts.htm) that watching television actually works as a painkiller for younger children. I didn't know that. i guess it makes sense thought because they are focused on their pain. They are more focused on the television. -ashley,wp3
sorry it wasn't wikipedia, but it is something new!-ashley,wp3
Shrek 2 is the 3rd highest grossing film of all time in canada and the U.S. It is the highest grossing animated film. I thought this fact was pretty interesting, considering out of all the movies that have ever been made, one about an ogre made the 3rd most amount of money!! Val<3
Here are a few interesting facts and that I have found about our state, Pennsylvania. Here's the website if you would like to look up more--http://www.fun-facts.com/item/type/fun-facts/86126?order=added
I also found some interesting and strange laws throughout states in our country.
-In Hazleton, there is a law on the books that prohibits a person from sipping a carbonated drink while lecturing students in a school auditorium.
-Benjamin Franklin founded the Philadelphia Zoo, the first public zoo in the United States.
-The State College Area High School was the first school in the country to teach drivers education in 1958.
-Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate.
-In Indiana, it is illegal for liguor stores to sell milk.
-You may not swear in front of women or children in the state of Michigan.
-In New York, it's against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
-In Texas, it is illegal to take 3 sips of beer at a time while standing up. -Amanda, wp3
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