What's up with WORDLE??

As I visited Wordle.net, one of my favorite Web 2.0 sites the other day, I was shocked to see this message appear.

I am seeking pro bono legal representation, to evaluate a trademark claim against my use of the word "Wordle" for this web site. If you're an intellectual property lawyer, with expertise in trademark law, and you wish to help bring back this free service, please contact me.

The word "wordle"? Really? Not knowing what would become of this (awesome) site in the future... I gathered my list of a few other comparable sites that could be used. Feel free to check them out!

• WordItOut
• WordSift
• ABCya
• Tagul
• ImageChef
  

While these are all equally great sites for creating word clouds... I am happy to say that Wordle.net is up and running again! Phew!

2010 already? Time flies!

Wow... another year beginning. Time sure does pass by quickly. I'm challenging myself this year by doing the 365pics/day blog . I'm actually hoping to get at least one pic a week... that seems to be my goal right now :)
January and February are already looking like busy months! Discovery Education is hosting it's first Science virtual conference SCIcon on January 9th, so I'll be visiting Propel Schools in Pittsburgh to help with the live event, headed by Joe Oliphant. I'll also be presenting a workshop at Keystone Oaks' in-service this month, will be traveling to Educon in Philly, and then Pete&C in Hershey will be just around the corner in February. I can't wait to catch up with everyone!
B-7 was quite busy the first semester and I'm looking forward to the next few months. The students really begin to "blossom" at this point of the year. CivilWarSallie will be visiting us in February so we'll be learning about Abraham Lincoln. We'll also be learning about caterpillars and frogs... two of my favorite units! Be sure to check out our classroom website to see all of the cool stuff we've been doing!