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Each year we do a fun class survey of the new third-graders.  The questions on the survey were made up by the third-graders themselves, asking the questions they wanted to know about each other.  Then we bind it into a book each year that students from our class can check out to read.

Our Favorite Titles The File: A Personal History by Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash’s “The File” is a journey into the author’s two-inch-thick Stasi intelligence file that the East German police accumulated on him during his study as a graduate student in East Berlin.

Press Release Oct 27, 2008 07:30 ET Children of Chicago Get Free ‘Helmets 4 Safety’ ASPS Donates Sport Helmets to Local Public Schools CHICAGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) will donate 1,500 multi-sport helmets to the children of Chicago in an event on Thursday, October 30, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Interesting short article: Bejeweled Creator Spills Secrets of Addictive Games A few years ago I discovered my ISP lets me play certain online video games for free. I loved Collapse and Bejeweled as well as Noah's Ark, Zuma, and a couple of others. They were addicting. They were simple.

Let’s play a little comparison game. I’ve used some of these videos in previous posts, but when we see them side by side, they cause us to ask good questions about what the real threat of Internet predators is really all about. What impressions you are left with after watching each video? One of these things is not like the other .

If you are looking for an informative video about Internet safety and the research that’s been done about Internet dangers for youth, I highly recommend watching “Just the Facts About Online Youth Victimization.” The video is about 1 hour and 20 minutes, broken up into 10 minute segments on Youtube.

In case you didn't know, September is National Baby Safety Month (I would think Baby Safety would be a year-round cause...). Child-safety can be a slippery scope in terms of toys and play equipment, especially with the occurrences of lead paint and toxic materials popping up.

In case you didn't know, September is National Baby Safety Month (I would think Baby Safety would be a year-round cause...). Child-safety can be a slippery scope in terms of toys and play equipment, especially with the occurrences of lead paint and toxic materials popping up.

This week, I have been up at Harvard University participating in another meeting of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force (ISTTF), of which I am a member. The ISTTF was organized earlier this year pursuant to an agreement between 49 state attorneys general (AGs) and social networking giant MySpace.com.