Archive for May 2013

My idea for “legal plagiarizing” didn’t work out so well. When I sent out the article from Robert D. Smith last week I did so with begrudging admiration. His advice about how to turn a passing thought into a plausible idea made great sense. I wrote how I wished I had penned the article, but since…

Isn’t there always a story behind the story? What school communicator doesn’t enjoy seeing a positive article in the news about one of their students, teams, teachers, or programs? Media coverage of this kind provides a boost (like dark chocolate in my case) and sparks a number of scattered thoughts. I hope everyone will see…

There’s a legal way to plagiarize – but your help is required. I read something yesterday that was so spot on I wished I had written it myself. So I conferred with my attorney as I tried to suppress the ethical dilemma brewing within me. She may not be a school attorney (at $31.99 per…

What do those millions of tweets tell us?  Maybe it’s just me… but it seems like Twitter is in the news a lot more than Facebook recently. Articles highlighting Twitter’s simplicity, flexibility, and search capabilities give the impression that Twitter’s explosive growth will not peak any time soon. I’m no Twitter expert but I find…

Why can’t I just dream about exotic tropical places? Why do I have to have “work related” nightmares? Here’s my latest. And I knew I was in deep trouble when I spotted those pearly gates and the streets of gold. God had “miraculously” cleared my calendar behind my back with my superintendent and I was…