Comments for My Fresh Plans http://www.myfreshplans.com Lesson plans and resources for K-12, including standards-based, integrated, cross-curricular lessons using 21st century skills and technology. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:14:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Madame C. J. Walker by Rebecca Haden http://www.myfreshplans.com/2012-02/madame-c-j-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-5260 Rebecca Haden Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:14:07 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=9957#comment-5260 Thank you, Angela, for adding this information. Teachers, what a great opportunity for further research! Thank you, Angela, for adding this information. Teachers, what a great opportunity for further research!

]]> Comment on Madame C. J. Walker by Angela Randolph http://www.myfreshplans.com/2012-02/madame-c-j-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-5251 Angela Randolph Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:36:11 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=9957#comment-5251 I just wanted to inform your readers of this very important fact – Madame C.J. Walker’s historic company still exists today and has never stopped manufacturing all of the original hair oils! Anyone who visits our website at http://www.madamewalker.net can view and purchase the full product line. The website also contains valuable information about the stock / asset sale (including the ability to view the stock certificates) and Raymond Randolph’s purchase of the original Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company in 1985 from the Walker Trustees in Indianapolis, Indiana and how the Randolph Family continues to keep Madame Walker’s “true” legacy alive. To promote the entrepreneurial spirit that Madame Walker exemplified, the website provides individuals the opportunity to become a “Walker Agent” and sell Madame C.J. Walker products. By clicking on the “Find A Distributor” tab, you will see agents located in the United Kingdom, France, Bahamas, and the United States. September 2011 marked the Centennial Anniversary of the incorporation of Madame C.J. Walker’s historic company – doing business today as Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises. On September 24th, 2011 we commemorated this event with the “Tracing the Footsteps of a Legacy” 100th Year Celebratory Walk. You can visit our website to view the Souvenir Program. Due to our ownership of Madame’s historic company and the historical documents and memorabilia of the company, the Randolph Family can provide the most detailed and historically accurate information about Madame C.J. Walker and her company by calling toll free, 866-552-2838, by clicking on the “Frequently Asked Questions” FAQS tab of our website, or by going to the contact us page of our website. Angela Randolph 
http://www.madamewalker.net I just wanted to inform your readers of this very important fact – Madame C.J. Walker’s historic company still exists today and has never stopped manufacturing all of the original hair oils! Anyone who visits our website at http://www.madamewalker.net can view and purchase the full product line.

The website also contains valuable information about the stock / asset sale (including the ability to view the stock certificates) and Raymond Randolph’s purchase of the original Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company in 1985 from the Walker Trustees in Indianapolis, Indiana and how the Randolph Family continues to keep Madame Walker’s “true” legacy alive.

To promote the entrepreneurial spirit that Madame Walker exemplified, the website provides individuals the opportunity to become a “Walker Agent” and sell Madame C.J. Walker products. By clicking on the “Find A Distributor” tab, you will see agents located in the United Kingdom, France, Bahamas, and the United States.

September 2011 marked the Centennial Anniversary of the incorporation of Madame C.J. Walker’s historic company – doing business today as Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises. On September 24th, 2011 we commemorated this event with the “Tracing the Footsteps of a Legacy” 100th Year Celebratory Walk. You can visit our website to view the Souvenir Program.

Due to our ownership of Madame’s historic company and the historical documents and memorabilia of the company, the Randolph Family can provide the most detailed and historically accurate information about Madame C.J. Walker and her company by calling toll free, 866-552-2838, by clicking on the “Frequently Asked Questions” FAQS tab of our website, or by going to the contact us page of our website.

Angela Randolph

http://www.madamewalker.net

]]> Comment on Combinatorics for Breakfast by Math Teachers at Play 46 « Let's Play Math! http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-11/combinatorics-lesson-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 Math Teachers at Play 46 « Let's Play Math! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:38:18 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=3285#comment-4830 [...] offers as series of counting challenges in her lesson plan, Combinatorics for Breakfast. What, no [...] [...] offers as series of counting challenges in her lesson plan, Combinatorics for Breakfast. What, no [...]

]]> Comment on FreshPlans Goes to the Aquarium by geo http://www.myfreshplans.com/2011-07/freshplans-goes-to-the-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-3480 geo Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:30:02 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=7203#comment-3480 nice nice

]]> Comment on Media Literacy by Do You Suffer From Disconnects between Education and Technology? | http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-08/media-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 Do You Suffer From Disconnects between Education and Technology? | Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:43:44 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=2069#comment-3449 [...] “There’s always a little bit of a disconnect for me with this class. I’m a writer; that’s my full time job, and I teach writing part time. So I spend my days writing at a computer, using HTML and CMS and best practices for the web, collaborating with people on other continents and competing in the global marketplace. Then I go to a classroom full of kids who are all completely hooked up, who will probably write at computers most of the time and who will doubtless be competing for jobs in the global marketplace — and I have them write five paragraph essays on paper.”(More at http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-08/media-literacy/.) [...] [...] “There’s always a little bit of a disconnect for me with this class. I’m a writer; that’s my full time job, and I teach writing part time. So I spend my days writing at a computer, using HTML and CMS and best practices for the web, collaborating with people on other continents and competing in the global marketplace. Then I go to a classroom full of kids who are all completely hooked up, who will probably write at computers most of the time and who will doubtless be competing for jobs in the global marketplace — and I have them write five paragraph essays on paper.”(More at http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-08/media-literacy/.) [...]

]]> Comment on The Ghost of John Lesson Plans by Heather http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-10/the-ghost-of-john-lesson-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3031 Heather Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:18:03 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=2971#comment-3031 Hi there! I love your lesson plan ideas for the Ghost of John! I've featured your page on my small site called (you guessed it) <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/the-ghost-of-john" rel="nofollow">The Ghost of John</a>. :-) Cheers! Heather Hi there! I love your lesson plan ideas for the Ghost of John! I’ve featured your page on my small site called (you guessed it) The Ghost of John. :-) Cheers! Heather

]]> Comment on The Ghost of John Lesson Plans by Rebecca Haden http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-10/the-ghost-of-john-lesson-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2886 Rebecca Haden Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:40:05 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=2971#comment-2886 How fun! Thanks for sharing. How fun! Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on The Ghost of John Lesson Plans by Emilie http://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-10/the-ghost-of-john-lesson-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 Emilie Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:40:15 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=2971#comment-2884 I love this song and your plan is great. I woul like to add that artist Kristen Lawrence has a wonderful rendition of "Ghost of John" with additional verses that are more kid friendly and are frankly not as strange as the guy in the above post from OK. I know this is a year late, but...she has a website called www.halloweencarols.com. I love this song and your plan is great. I woul like to add that artist Kristen Lawrence has a wonderful rendition of “Ghost of John” with additional verses that are more kid friendly and are frankly not as strange as the guy in the above post from OK. I know this is a year late, but…she has a website called http://www.halloweencarols.com.

]]> Comment on Tech Tools for Your Writing Class by Rebecca Haden http://www.myfreshplans.com/2011-08/tech-tools-for-your-writing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 Rebecca Haden Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:45:13 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=7344#comment-2778 The official site, http://www.office.microsoft.com, also has free trials. I should have clarified, though, if it sounds as though I'm suggesting ways for schools to avoid purchasing software they need. I ask the students to download a trial on their home computers. The school does have Office properly licensed on all the computers, but the kids in my writing classes are typically working on their papers at home. I also encourage my students (mostly older teens) to buy the software they need while they're students and have access to the excellent deals software companies give for education. However, many of them will end up working in places that use Office (it's something like 90% of US companies with more than 50 employees, I hear) even if they don't feel a need to have it at home. It makes sense for them to learn to use Word so they can put it on their resumes. The official site, http://www.office.microsoft.com, also has free trials.

I should have clarified, though, if it sounds as though I’m suggesting ways for schools to avoid purchasing software they need. I ask the students to download a trial on their home computers. The school does have Office properly licensed on all the computers, but the kids in my writing classes are typically working on their papers at home.

I also encourage my students (mostly older teens) to buy the software they need while they’re students and have access to the excellent deals software companies give for education. However, many of them will end up working in places that use Office (it’s something like 90% of US companies with more than 50 employees, I hear) even if they don’t feel a need to have it at home. It makes sense for them to learn to use Word so they can put it on their resumes.

]]> Comment on Tech Tools for Your Writing Class by BeckS http://www.myfreshplans.com/2011-08/tech-tools-for-your-writing-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 BeckS Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:02:54 +0000 http://www.myfreshplans.com/?p=7344#comment-2776 You mention some very good points here, Rebecca. I do agree with you that it's very important to use technology when teaching writing. Although the organization I work for have MS Office 2010 installed on all of its computers, I guess that's a good idea to install trial versions of MS Word to practise before the final exam/assignment submission. If the software is not needed for the duration of the whole course or an organization's budget cannot accommodate costs of installing MS Office on each machine, why not download a free trial? I looked at their website (http://buyoffice.microsoft.com/usa) and there is a very good offer - 60 day free trial of any MS Office package. Definitely worth trying, I think. You mention some very good points here, Rebecca. I do agree with you that it’s very important to use technology when teaching writing. Although the organization I work for have MS Office 2010 installed on all of its computers, I guess that’s a good idea to install trial versions of MS Word to practise before the final exam/assignment submission. If the software is not needed for the duration of the whole course or an organization’s budget cannot accommodate costs of installing MS Office on each machine, why not download a free trial? I looked at their website (http://buyoffice.microsoft.com/usa) and there is a very good offer – 60 day free trial of any MS Office package. Definitely worth trying, I think.

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