The buddha Said I am Awake

January 4, 2014 · 11:43 am

Audioboo – A Podcast for your Blog

listen to ‘Audioboo – A podcast for your blog’

Hey guys check this out – an easy way for you to post a podcast to your blog. Go here for the audioboo link – register for the site. Doesn’t cost you a thing…and you already know thanks to Edward Snowden that the government listens all the time and knows everything about you – so that shouldn’t matter. Sign up. Play around with the sight. Make a 3:00 audioboo recording like the one I did above. Get the embed code and post it to your blog.

See if you can do it on your own. If not, I’ll help you out next week. We can change grades on the blog for podcasts (20 points) which may or may not raise your (MP#2 final blog grade) which may or may not raise your second marking period final grade. If it does, I’ll bump it up.

See what you can do with this thing. It’s pretty cool. And really easy.

See you soon.

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January 3, 2014 · 9:09 am

Building A Better World Scholarship is Open for Business

The 2014 Building A Better World Scholarship is officially open for business. Please check out guidelines here.

listen to ‘Special Message to "Early College Student" Applicants’ on Audioboo

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December 26, 2013 · 12:40 pm

Create your own Close UP / Selma promo flyer

Contact Mr. Wood at bobwoodmsu@gmail.com or (616) 402-8668 if you want to make your own flyer.

An effective way to get the word out to friends and family, teachers, and financial contributors is by creating your own promotional flyer. You make your side of the flyer; Mr. Wood will do the other side. We back-to-back them, in color and send you out into the world to spread the word. Mr. Wood’s side of the flyer (to the right) deals with Close Up the organization, and a history of Oakridge Close Up travels or the Selma, Alabama trip and what that entails. Your side deals with you.

Why do the flyers? – Adults want young people involved in their government, in their world. I think they are willing to support you financially, but they want to know that you aren’t just looking for a handout. By creating a flyer, you are proving your worth. You are putting forth the effort. And that resonates with people. So don’t just hand it to them…know it. Talk it. Feel it. And convince those who you meet you are a worthy investment, and that supporting you financially is a down payment on the future of this nation.

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December 25, 2013 · 10:51 am

Edward Snowden – “An Indoor Cat” in Russia with a Christmas message

“As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated,” Snowden told the Post. “Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.”

Go here. Every year Channel Four in the UK posts an alternative to the Queen‘s Christmas message. This year Edward Snowden. Interesting message…remarkable guy. Absolutely fascinating story that will continue to unfold throughout the year.

Go here. From the Washington Post. Edward Snowden in a fourteen hour interview, his first such interview since going to Russia in June.

“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake.”

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December 21, 2013 · 12:29 pm

Sunday – Chicago Christmas Trip is Officially Postponed…

I’m so sorry...Me and Mr. Lohman waited and waited and waited for this weather system to move on. It’s not going to happen. There is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect on the drive to Michigan City until noon on Sunday. That’s the middle of our drive to Michigan City…with the new rules and all, we have to be really careful that we follow the weather report if ever want to go again.

Mr. Lohman suggested that we go on Saturday after finals (Saturday January 25)…sounds good to me. Let’s pencil it in. Maybe more folks will be able to go. Maybe we won’t have to mess with all this ice. Please e-mail me if you got this message (bobwoodmsu@gmail.com). And spread the word – we’ll go I promise – just not tomorrow.

So, have a great holiday all. See you next year. Salamou Alaykoum.