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Mary K. Demmy @geographyteache
Joined August 2009
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cold & light snow in Skopje/ School planning fundraiser for Haiti an example of the deadly side of geography, as always the poor suffer most
this winter aan inversion led to horrible air, thick with burning particulates, hard to catch your breath. downside to "development"
Been walking in the the Gradski Park along the river Vardar.Polluted but still a pleasant stroll.
Cold, Gray and wet in Skopje. the elementary kids in their christmas show costumes were adorable. Snow on the mountains. Christmas is here.
I organized a tree planting fundraiser and we planted 50 trees in Skopje's City Park. For you Mom!
My Mom grew up in a hot, shadeless place and believed you should plant trees wherever you live.
H1N1 panic has hit our school in Skopje, lots of students and teachers are wearing masks. Personally, i'm turning into"Monk" with the wipes
Had my students research the terrible floods in the Philippines. I feel for the devastation from typhoons & the Samoan 7 Solomon's tsunami
Reading book called Naked Economics for people who want to understand concepts without charts, graphs & boredom.
Watched PBS video. Islam, Empire of Faith, well-written. Good visuals and dramatizations. More balanced view of Islamic world and legacy
Chris, a geo teacher in Manila told me how to access Geo tweeters. Sorting through to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Read Ross Dunn's book on the 14th century travels of Ibn Battuta. Excellent perspective of the Dar al-Islam or Muslim lands. new insights!
Still hot in Skopje. Gave my students an assignment to find challenging online geography quizzes, liked gotoquiz & howstuffworks
It's incredibly hot here in Skopje took 2 of my students for ice cream. Signed up on Face book as part of my pledge to be more techy
I am still trying to find teachers that would like to use twitter to have an international conversation with students around the world
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finished first day back at school and very happy to see returning students listening to coldplay and thinking about tomorrow's classes
Would like to know how teachers are using facebook for educational purposes and classroom applications
Just started with twitter and trying to feel out its educational possibilities and classroom applications
It's annoying that you can't edit a tweet after posting. It should be white doves on the Mother Theresa buliding
Looking for social studies or any subject teachers for classroom global conversations! Learn about the Balkans from primary sources/students
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