2007 EduBlog Award Nominee
Just a quick note that our blog has been nominated for best group edublog 2007. We appreciate the recognition and your support of our project. A year ago, we set out to create a place where instructional technology theory met practical, creative ideas. Your frequent visits and thought-provoking comments are evidence that we have achieved some measure of success. Thanks for stopping by.
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Code as Poetry, Time as a Variable – Options in the Ether
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Congratulations! You two definitely deserve the nomination and the award, too. We miss you guys!
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Great job – you deserve it!
You guys are up to 30% in the voting, and TechLearning is down from 41% to 39%. Keep up the voting!