Conservation Week

My TED viewing for Conservation Week- Christine Medici (conservationist - Brazil) The Coolest Animal You Know Nothing About- and How we can save it
Tapirs are known as Gardeners of the Forest

So glad I watched this- I knew so little about this gorgeous, harmless creature that is a very important part of biodiversity and critical for maintaining the natural balance in the places it lives.

http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_medici_the_coolest_animal_you_know_nothing_about_and_how_we_can_save_it?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=image__2015-11-04#t-678252

E Learning Starter Kete

Discovered the Starter Kete helping educators like myself to learn and collaborate online. This will take some time to work through and I will pick parts that interest me. Definitely a holiday project. Always wanted to know more about webinars, VLN ( Virtual Learning Network) I do need to seriously consider Facbook/Twitter because I'm pretty sure I'm missing some good things.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aveLbLMka4sbunplqfFCuq_je04XgBxnrgDnFD_GMv4/edit#heading=h.haapch

Could it Get Worse?

This year seems to have been littered with a series of mishaps- all that I've learned from- but in the midst of them it feels very uncomfortable. I'm stressed, worried and feeling very inadequate. What an incredibly lonely job this can be when you don't want to share the downers...