From the monthly archives:

October 2009

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This Sunday, on the “My Great Kid Radio Show” we will be speaking with Leslie Poston, co-author of “Twitter For Dummies and all-around Social Media expert & tech junkie.
Find out more about Leslie here …..

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Twitter Notes From 2009-10-23

by Steve on 23, October, 2009

Excellent ! RT @gnaeyaert: Friedman: We don’t just need more education, we need more of the right edu. http://tr.im/CMmW #
#FF @TonerForAutism @cherylheppard @dressuptime @drnichcy @readtoday @teacherhub @educationweek @LTHUMANN @ZMANRDZ @SCOTTMONTY @shelisrael #

“Parents will always be catalysts for education reform.”
def: Catalyst: An agent that precipitates -or- accelerates fundamental change

In what is sure to be a phenomenally informative show, this Sunday on the  “My Great Kid” Radio Program (Sunday 8:00am-9:00am, WAAM 1600am or online at www.waamannarbor.com;  A podcast will be posted after the show) we will be interviewing Peter [...]

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-22

by Steve on 22, October, 2009

Remember the Pizza Hut Book IT! program? Plus, some quality, healthy, homemade pizza recipes. #pizza #pizza hut http://ow.ly/vVWP #
Small turtles are banned for sale as pets since ‘75? Turns out Turtles & Pet Collars Make You Sick. http://ow.ly/vVRT #pets #parenting #
In time for Halloween! Scary movies scarier for kids if they watch w/ parents! http://ow.ly/vVOu [...]

SWINE FLU BEING OVERHYPED ……. BIG TIME
Well it’s looking like we don’t need to be as scared of the Swine Flu as we thought (though honestly we kind of thought that already, didn’t we?). In a CBS report earlier this week it turns out that the Swine Flu numbers are being WAY overestimated – [...]

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-21

by Steve on 21, October, 2009

It’s a March ‘08 article but still a great idea – Handheld tech gives Autistic students a boost (learning & social) http://ow.ly/vMWF #
Twitter’s Getting Binged -or- Bing Your Tweet? Either way it seems like a GREAT idea and cool new resource http://ow.ly/vMnB #
Got special education or IEP ?’s for Pete Wright (wrightslaw.com)? He’ll be our [...]

Looking For Some Good SpEd Reads?

by Steve on 21, October, 2009

These books are all good, quality reads and good candidates for your personal library ….

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Twitter Notes From 2009-10-20

by Steve on 20, October, 2009

A UCLA Study Finds That Using the Internet Changes Your Brain – In A Good Way http://ow.ly/vyG9 #brain #education #internet #autism #
Reading – How To Improve Reading Comprehension – #reading #iep #autism #specialeducation http://ow.ly/vrek #
Reading – The Best Early Reading Strategies for Kids & Parents #reading #iep #autism http://ow.ly/vr4f Good tips & some great articles [...]

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-20

by Steve on 20, October, 2009

A UCLA Study Finds That Using the Internet Changes Your Brain – In A Good Way http://ow.ly/vyG9 #brain #education #internet #autism #
Reading – How To Improve Reading Comprehension – #reading #iep #autism #specialeducation http://ow.ly/vrek #
Reading – The Best Early Reading Strategies for Kids & Parents #reading #iep #autism http://ow.ly/vr4f Good tips & some great articles [...]

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-19

by Steve on 19, October, 2009

Peter Wright (Wrightslaw) will be on our radio show this Sun. talking about IEP’s. Any ?’s you’d like us to ask him for you? #autism #iep #
“My Great Kid” Radio show last Sun. – Journalist David Kirby spoke about the Autism increase, HepB concerns & his NEW book http://ow.ly/vjb1 #

Journalist David Kirby, from the Huffington Post and author of “Evidence of Harm”, discusses the newest numbers showing a sharp increase in Autism, concerns over the Hepatitis B vaccine and boys and his newest book “Animal Factory”.

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Twitter Notes From 2009-10-17

by Steve on 17, October, 2009

The common brain and it’s understanding of music – cool demo w/ Bobby McFerrin (short but worth checking out): http://su.pr/73ixeF #
@shelisrael – Love Twitterville, any recommendations for a Parents How To Guide for Twitter for their own use & monitoring kids #
@shelisrael – Loving Twitterville, any recommendations for a parents guide to Twitter (both for [...]

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-16

by Steve on 16, October, 2009

A WIN FOR FREEDOM – Forced Vaccination Of Medical Workers Stopped By NY Supreme Court – At Least For Now http://ow.ly/uSRa #VACCINES #H1N1 #

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-15

by Steve on 15, October, 2009

French Experts Voicing Concern Over Cell Phone Safety – Exposure For Children (At Least) Should Be Limited http://ow.ly/uGXL #
Woman says Flu Shot Triggered Rare Neurological Disorder http://ow.ly/uGWh #
Sorry for some old posts today. I wasn’t spamming you …. but Twitterfeed was http://ow.ly/uGDA http://ow.ly/uGDS Sorry for the annoyance! #
RT @educationweek: Cellphones in Classrooms: A Tampa [...]

Twitter Notes From 2009-10-13

by Steve on 13, October, 2009

Mom Was Wrong! Hot water doesn’t clean your hands better than cold! http://ow.ly/uaPj , #parenting #health #children #germs #

My Great Kid Radio – Swine Flu

by Steve on 13, October, 2009

This week on the My Great Radio Show we focused on the Swine Flu and the new reports showing an increase in Autism. We interviewed Dr. Vicky Debold from the National Vaccine Information Center about the development of the vaccine, it’s safety and the push being put on to vaccinate the nation.

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