image from Crumb blog I made this tonight and I just wanted to let you know...holy cow!!! That's some good stuff! You know the kinda food that you finish eating because you are full, full, full...and then you go back and hour later. Yep, I'm eating more right now. Here's the website with the original recipe.   http://www.crumbblog.com/2011/09/secret-recipe-club-1-killer-artichoke-bread.html The only changes I made: I used a bag of Trader Joes Frozen Artichokes  (no italian salad dressing...like in the jarred kind) and I used plain greek yogurt instead of the sour cream. Enjoy! posted on ballinwithballing.blogspot.com

     So, I am applying to be an Apple Distinguished Educator.       I have been in love with Apple products for quite a while now, I love to use technology with my students on a daily basis because I see the amazing ways that technology can be used in education to motivate struggling students and I want to expand my professional learning community and learn even more ways to help my students.       I am really hopeful that I get in this year. Apple receives thousands of applications and selects only 75 individuals in North America.         IF I get in I will have the opportunity to   join the global community of Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs), I’ll advise Apple on integrating technology into learning environments. I’ll author authentic content about my work. I’ll advocate the use of Apple products that help engage students like never before. And I’ll be an ambassador of innovation, participa...

     Over a year ago my then 4 year old son asked me if I would knit him a sweater. His older brother has a couple sweaters that I knit when he was an only child but I never got around to knitting one for kid #2. (I know you understand)      So we went to the store and he picked out the yarn that he wanted and I found this pattern on Ravelry. If you knit or crochet and you haven't wasted hours on Ravelry...I apologize now for the time you are about to invest on that site.  Good Luck. I started knitting this sweater over a year ago image from ravelry.com You can purchase the pattern here for $5 like most knitting projects, I put it down for a couple months. I picked it back up this November and my goal was to give it to him for Christmas. Because the way I see it...how long do I have before he starts thinking that a homemade sweater isn't "cool." By Christmas Eve it was a one-armed sweater. So I gave up on the Christmas goal figured I would g...

   My students often copy their notes quickly in class and/or may lose a page or forget their binder at home so now I have found a way that my students can read the notes online. I use a website called Flipsnack www.flipsnack.com  (they also have a quizsnack, bannersnack, and other tools that I recommend checking out). flipsnack's website On Flipsnack.com you can upload .pdf documents and turn them into a virtual flipping book. You can even choose the color of your cover and other features such as a solid hardcover book or a spiral book. My students really seem to enjoy it and it affords them the freedom to look up information even if they left their notes in school. originally posted on ballinwithballing.blogspot.com To view this flipping book you need to have Flash Player 9 or newer installed and JavaScript enabled. Flipsnack is a flash video player that allows you to create stylish flipping books out of your PDF document.