Chandell Asuncion

The 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama is being called the “People’s Inauguration” You can visit USA Today’s Flickr photo stream to see some of the best photos taken during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama, and read the transcript of his historic Inauguration speech. The photos taken by USA Today are copyright protected, however they are available for purchase directly from USA Today and are reasonably priced.

The photo shown above was taken by jurvetson who has made his photos available for us to use and remix, as long as you properly attribute his work and provide a link to  his Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

If you also feel that this is the “People’s Inauguration” and you are ready to accept the call from President Barack Obama to “roll up your sleeves” and proclaim your allegiance make a pledge today.

Here is a short video clip of celebrities who have come together to take the “The Presidential Pledge“.

Starbucks has joined this “Grass Roots” effort and is saluting everyone who is willing to pledge 5 hours of community service with a tall cup of brewed coffee. You can download a Pledge Card and your “I’m in” badge from their Pledge 5 champagne website.

What ever you pledge, whether it is to turn off the water while you brush your teeth, live a debt free life, or restore the Koa forest in Hawaii will be a significant contribution to “change”. Together we can make a difference in the world.

“Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame but for greatness, because greatness is determined by service.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Are you in? Make a pledge today.

~hope

SchoolTube is for students, teachers, administrators, parents, school boards, IT managers, and school affiliates. SchoolTube is unique in that all the content that is uploaded is held in queue, until the moderator (teacher) has approved the work, at which time it can be made public. It’s very similar to moderating comments in your blog. I’m still reviewing the site myself but from what I can tell already this is a resource that answers many of the concerns educators have regarding “open sharing”.

To learn more about School Tube, visit the URL below:
Please visit http://www2.schooltube.com/AboutUS.aspx

View: Copyright Guidelines for SchoolTube -by MENC.org
“Because SchoolTube uses streaming technology, the videos you’ll be posting are considered “performances” rather than “recordings.” To determine if you need a performance license, first determine the type of musical work/performance.” (see guidelines for detailed information and links).

Join Steve Dembo and educators around the world to take the 30 day challenge.  Each day Steven will post a new blog tip, and encourage users to share the blogs and their comments with each other.  The challenge officially kicked off on November 1st and will run until the end of November 2008. To be a part of this challenge or just pick up a new blogging skill each day mosey over to Steve Dembo’s blog at Day 1: It’s all about the “About” page. Your readers will want to know who the author is and what you will be writing about.