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GMT Time:  01:00 GMT to 02:00 GMT on April 22nd, 2008

20:58:29  JoseRodriguez ->  can someone check ustream

20:58:39  PeggyG ->  Woot! 26 hour -2 bonus hours :-)

20:58:50  Doug ->  have Jose on ustream now

20:58:54  sheila ->  hi evelyn

20:58:57  derrallg ->  ustream is working

20:59:02  evelyn ->  hi there!

20:59:03  sheila ->  hi wrno

20:59:03  Doug ->  sounds good

20:59:09  wrno ->  hey 

20:59:14  PeggyG ->  yes ustream working here.

20:59:44  Doug ->  woohoo, well done 1st hr in the bank!

20:59:56  wrno ->  what do i do now

21:00:29  sheila ->  well we are switching to another stream I think. stay tuned . . .  you can stay here for a bit.

21:00:30  Doug ->  playing Jeh's intro now

21:00:33  Doug ->  on ustream

21:00:34  derrallg ->  great job

21:00:35  hrmo ->  Will the chat room continue for the next 23 hours?

21:00:41  sheila ->  yes

21:00:55  sheila ->  Can you all still hear?

21:00:57  JoseRodriguez ->  is sound coming through

21:01:01  Doug ->  yes

21:01:09  hrmo ->  yes

21:01:10  Doug ->  JL restreaming on ETTA

21:01:11  sheila ->  I'm on realplayer - yes

21:01:18  JoseRodriguez ->  thanks jeff

21:01:28  matt montagne ->  hey everyone

21:01:33  JL ->  Jose, do you want to take over ETT A?

21:01:39  sheila ->  Great job Matt!

21:01:44  Doug ->  Hey Matt well done 

21:01:48  PeggyG ->  Just hearing the promo on ustream-is the live conversation coming through?

21:01:51  matt montagne ->  thanks sheila!

21:01:58  Doug ->  yes Peggy

21:02:00  matt montagne ->  appreciate the props

21:02:05  wrno ->  i can't hear anyhting

21:02:14  Doug ->  audio stream is about 20 sec behind ustream

21:02:25  sheila ->  I have another student in the chat room:)

21:02:28  Doug ->  may have to restart your okayer

21:02:32  Doug ->  player

21:02:49  Doug ->  to hear stream--try refreshing/stopping and starting

21:02:53  wrno ->  how do i do that?

21:03:04  Doug ->  just stop and start itunes

21:03:07  sheila ->  @wrno - you may have to restart the stream

21:03:18  hrmo ->  @wrno- you have to click on the sound button over to the right under EdTechTalk-A

21:03:25  Doug ->  or whatever you're listening to stream--or just click on ustream

21:03:37  Doug ->  to listen via ustream

21:03:39  sheila ->  @wrno- you have to click on the sound button over to the right under EdTechTalk-A 

21:03:53  sheila ->  @wrno - can you hear?

21:04:05  wrno ->  uhh hold on let me find it first

21:04:24  matt montagne ->  Did Mark's project start in 1994?

21:04:37  sheila ->  when you restart it may boot you off the chat.

21:04:39  JoseRodriguez ->  93 I think

21:05:05  Doug ->  click on the black icon to launch the "default player" 

21:05:23  wrno ->  waoh i can hear.. :D 

21:05:24  JoseRodriguez ->  94

21:05:54  PeggyG ->  Hearing the live ustream now with Alice and It's Elementary. Bandwidth of ustream froze my computer and had to log in again. All is well now.

21:05:59  wrno ->  what do i do now?

21:06:15  sheila ->  can you hear?

21:06:41  wrno ->  @Sheila well it said welcome and thats it

21:06:47  JoseRodriguez ->  How is ustream?

21:06:57  hrmo ->  @sheila- maybe we should do that in science class, decorate grocery bags

21:07:12  wrno ->  that would be so much fun

21:07:18  wrno ->  i say we do it

21:07:31  sheila ->  @wrmo - there's some icons you can click on to hear what they are talking about. 

21:07:40  sheila ->  Hi lisa!

21:07:53  wrno ->  lisa=]

21:08:04  sheila ->  @wrno - hrmo - let's work on it - the bags . . .

21:08:13  alicemercer ->  Welcome all

21:08:21  alicemercer ->  How are we doing?

21:08:30  wrno ->  @ Sheila i think its a great idea

21:08:55  sheila ->  @wrno - can you hear?

21:09:00  Doug ->  stream should be back on ETTA

21:09:06  Doug ->  lost connection

21:09:23  sheila ->  Hello Lucy

21:09:32  PeggyG ->  @Doug--multitasking :-)

21:09:35  hrmo ->  I can't hear anymore, but I better be going anyway, night all.

21:09:42  derrallg ->  hi Lucy

21:09:44  lisa harrison ->  Hi Lucy!

21:09:49  wrno ->  no im still tryin to find it but idk

21:09:50  sheila ->  nite hrmo!

21:10:07  LucyGray ->  Hi Sheila, Derall and Lisa!

21:10:21  sheila ->  @wrno - do you see the box that says channel?

21:10:30  wrno ->  yes

21:11:07  LucyGray ->  I loved this project... you're talking about the Grocery Bag project, right?

21:11:10  sheila ->  @wrno- click on the black sound picture or the others.

21:11:21  LucyGray ->  I used to organize this at my old school.

21:11:29  JoseRodriguez ->  http://www.earthdaybags.org/blog/index.htm

21:11:40  wrno ->  i can here

21:11:54  sheila ->  @yeah!!

21:12:00  PeggyG ->  PSA videos are such a great way to spread the word about environment tips--very managable to create short 30 sec.-1 minute clips. :-)

21:12:54  Doug ->  greetings newcomers

21:13:04  shaun fletcher ->  hi

21:13:07  matt montagne ->  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_znJmK1iyZI&eurl=http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/

21:13:15  Doug ->  ETTA and ustream audio available on r side of page

21:13:25  matt montagne ->  check out the earthcast08 promo video

21:13:27  wrno ->  @sheila i do it get to hear like are kids from RJH things

21:13:38  Doug ->  click the black speaker icon for stream, or play button in ustream for audio

21:13:48  Durff ->  Geotagging sounds fun

21:13:55  Doug ->  please let us know if you're having difficulties

21:14:00  matt montagne ->  submit your earth day 08 photos to the earthcast08 flickr group

21:14:07  sheila ->  @wrno - this hour is more for teachers talking about different ideas for the classroom. 

21:14:09  LucyGray ->  What is his twitter name?

21:14:11  Durff ->  does that include me?

21:14:20  sheila ->  @wrno - this is where I get some ideas.

21:14:23  Doug ->  @Durff especially you!

21:14:40  alicemercer ->  So we doing okay on UStream

21:14:43  PeggyG ->  Photos of student posters of environmental tips would also be great to share.

21:14:56  wrno ->  @ sheila really thats so cool but i do think the bags are a great idea i say w do it in class some time soon

21:15:05  Durff ->  i need all the help i can get

21:15:13  JoseRodriguez ->  http://groups.diigo.com/groups/earth-day

21:15:21  sheila ->  @wrno - let's look into it. . . 

21:15:35  wrno ->  @sheila sounds great to me =D

21:15:50  sheila ->  :D 

21:16:10  derrallg ->  @lucy mahlness

21:16:12  Durff ->  why not use cloth?

21:16:28  wrno ->  @ sheila wel ima go to bed okay night have fun night all RJH students :D 

21:16:39  Durff ->  nite

21:16:46  sheila ->  @wrno - Thanks for trying this

21:16:48  Durff ->  enjoyed having you

21:16:56  wrno ->  =]

21:17:00  JoseRodriguez ->  http://www.earthdaybags.org/

21:17:02  sheila ->  nite

21:17:12  Durff ->  hi brad

21:17:13  colettec ->  why not have kids design logos and then iron onto reusable bags ???

21:17:16  JoseRodriguez ->  good night sheila

21:17:19  Durff ->  cool

21:17:22  matt montagne ->  what a fantastic project mark has here

21:17:23  JoseRodriguez ->  Hi brad

21:17:32  Brad_Hicks ->  Hi guys

21:17:54  sheila ->  heading out for now . . . 

21:18:11  Brad_Hicks ->  It's been a while between drinks for me with ETT - so busy with work!

21:18:13  Durff ->  sound brad?

21:18:35  Brad_Hicks ->  no just listening in, watchiong baby and 3 yr old at same time

21:18:49  Durff ->  but do you have sound brad?

21:18:53  Durff ->  hi chet

21:19:00  Durff ->  welcome to earthcastr

21:19:02  Brad_Hicks ->  yes stream is fine

21:19:05  alicemercer ->   http://www.earthdaybags.org/ 

21:19:08  Durff ->  ty brad

21:19:56  matt montagne ->  alice is right...the pictures are beautiful

21:20:09  matt montagne ->  UN Millenium Developemnetn Goals

21:20:19  alicemercer ->  Makes me verchlephmt

21:20:20  matt montagne ->  MDG

21:21:19  alicemercer ->  verkelmpft

21:21:44  Durff ->  hi chriss

21:21:48  Durff ->  welcome

21:21:55  Durff ->  sound to your right

21:22:09  chrisssve ->  Hi thanks

21:22:45  JoseRodriguez ->  http://inpractice.edublogs.org/2008/03/18/sustainability-in-education

21:23:02  matt montagne ->  Environmental Science Education seems to have died

21:23:05  JoseRodriguez ->  This was my post on Sustainability in Education

21:23:14  PeggyG ->  I keep losing my ability to chat. Seems to be a bandwidth issue with ustream running--unusual for me. Just have to sit and wait for text line to come back. :-(

21:23:34  Durff ->  might be java

21:23:38  matt montagne ->  I remember in the late 70s Environmental Sci and conservation was HUGE!

21:23:45  Durff ->  maybe needs an update

21:23:48  Durff ->  hi james

21:24:01  Durff ->  welcome!

21:24:01  James.Sigler ->  Hi everybody!

21:24:08  James.Sigler ->  thnx

21:24:15  Durff ->  sound to your right

21:24:20  Doug ->  hey James

21:24:24  Doug ->  good to see you

21:24:38  James.Sigler ->  Hi doug, glad I could make it

21:24:49  Doug ->  ustream and ETTA are our audio choices today

21:25:19  James.Sigler ->  ustream, cool!

21:25:21  matt montagne ->  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjmonty/2432772876  No plastic bags at Whole Foods any longer....hooray!

21:25:46  alicemercer ->  http://www.raft.net/

21:26:02  matt montagne ->  be careful wiht the seach term, "trash for teachers"

21:26:06  Durff ->  hooray matt

21:26:15  matt montagne ->  it yields some interesting things

21:26:36  JoseRodriguez ->  don't look it up....

21:26:39  James.Sigler ->  We started using all cloth bags teachers instead of plastic bags at the grocery store

21:26:40  PeggyG ->  @Matt-thanks for the warning-was just about to try it :-)

21:26:43  JoseRodriguez ->  hahaha

21:26:45  Durff ->  i think your part of usa is more conscious of the environment than my area

21:27:02  matt montagne ->  @peggy...who would've thought!

21:27:07  alicemercer ->  http://www.creativereuse.org/

21:27:10  Doug ->  tag carefully, hahahaha

21:27:14  alicemercer ->  Yeah matt, noted

21:27:22  alicemercer ->  I can't find a good link for trash for teachers

21:27:28  JoseRodriguez ->  acutally it's called trash for teaching NOT teachers

21:27:37  JoseRodriguez ->  no website out here

21:27:38  Durff ->  only matt would do such a search

21:27:40  alicemercer ->  http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org/crw.html

21:27:46  matt montagne ->  @james.sig-my wife and I kicked the plastic bag habbit a year ago

21:27:51  PeggyG ->  Somebody else try :-) Let us know...

21:28:04  James.Sigler ->  @matt good for you

21:28:05  Durff ->  it's all yours matt

21:28:20  Durff ->  the search that is

21:28:24  alicemercer ->  okay it's not letting me put a link in with the word scr*p

21:28:32  matt montagne ->  I joined a facebook group that challenges members to use 10 or fewer plastic bags in a year!

21:28:39  alicemercer ->  So I'm putting in an asterisk for the a: http://www.scr*p-sf.org/

21:28:49  matt montagne ->  EarthHour was great

21:29:09  PeggyG ->  I remember being a frequent visitor to one of those teacher resource centers in Western MA ovre 25 years ago--fantastic place all run by volunteers.

21:29:23  James.Sigler ->  I have been researching how to start a recycling program at my school

21:29:48  matt montagne ->  @James...your school doesn't recycle?

21:29:56  James.Sigler ->  My wife challanged me to get my school to recycle a lot more

21:29:59  shaun fletcher ->  Composting with Earth Machine at my school

21:30:24  James.Sigler ->  We do recycle office paper in the classrooms and printer cartridges

21:30:34  Durff ->  cool shaun

21:30:57  James.Sigler ->  @shaun Earth Machine?

21:31:00  PeggyG ->  WE learned that it is critical to get your Facility Manager/Plant Manager on board with any school recycling project! They can make/break it.

21:31:11  matt montagne ->  @shaun ...school composting is a great model...

21:31:19  shaun fletcher ->  Justa  balck barrell with a lid and vents

21:31:22  chrisssve ->  @matt, how many bags did you use? just curious. 

21:31:56  matt montagne ->  @chrissive...I haven't used any plastic bags this year yet at all!

21:32:06  matt montagne ->  I still have my full 10 to use!

21:32:11  chrisssve ->  whoa. i am impressed

21:32:14  James.Sigler ->  I talked to our custodian today.  He estimated we go through at least 150 fluorescent bulbs a year, just in our school.

21:32:22  JoseRodriguez ->  Hey James

21:32:29  James.Sigler ->  Hi Jose

21:32:30  shaun fletcher ->  @matt what do you put your garbage in?

21:32:34  matt montagne ->  I recommend joining the Facebook Plastic Bag Challenge group

21:32:49  colettec ->  Students Recycling Used Technology - StRUT is a program incorporated into schools where students take donated computers and computer components and upgrade them for the use in schools.

21:32:49  matt montagne ->  @shaun...I'm sorry...I'm only talking about grocery bags

21:32:59  matt montagne ->  we still use petro based trash bags

21:33:12  shaun fletcher ->  got it

21:33:14  matt montagne ->  but I'm looking into corn based alternatives

21:33:27  PeggyG ->  Our AZ StRUT day was just Saturday and they couldn't even handle all of the donations! Very successful!

21:33:41  Durff ->  wow!

21:33:48  James.Sigler ->  @coletec I heard of StRUT.  I sounds like a great way to reduce and reuse ewaste

21:34:01  matt montagne ->  @james...CFLs make a HUGE difference in consumption of electricity

21:34:49  James.Sigler ->  @matt I agree.  I am gradually replacing our light bulbs with CFLs

21:34:52  PeggyG ->  Our StRUT organizers did broadcasting from all of the locations on the radio throughout the day and had to keep announcing alternative locations. Even offered to send trucks for businesses and larger donations. Amazing!

21:35:07  shaun fletcher ->  @ matt Is the earthcast wiki a good place to share a VT on composting?... even if it is after tomorrow ?

21:35:33  PeggyG ->  I asked earlier but would still like to know. What is the proper way to dispose of CFL bulbs since they contain mercury?

21:35:34  James.Sigler ->  However, Fluorescents and CFLs contain Mercury and are a hazardous waste when they break

21:35:50  Doug ->  @Shaun I think the wiki is a GREAT spot for capturing resources

21:35:58  matt montagne ->  @james...I'm a total geek with electricity use in my home

21:36:04  chrisssve ->  students at our school started an afterschool energy club. They saved enough money with their enthusiasm and encouragment to make the school board take notice. it was pretty cool.

21:36:10  matt montagne ->  here is a picture of my electric bill: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjmonty/2305105170/

21:36:14  shaun fletcher ->  they are to be disposed with batteriesand such  in harazoourous wastes

21:36:24  matt montagne ->  shaun...yes, share on the wiki...please do

21:36:36  James.Sigler ->  I just read today.  Put the broken CFL in a box and seal it in a plastic bag, at least in the US

21:36:38  matt montagne ->  @shaun...would love to share it...

21:37:03  Doug ->  please everyone add links to resources in wiki--LOVE to see it as resource going fwd

21:37:08  shaun fletcher ->  @matt super

21:37:09  Durff ->  the future of earth day?

21:37:13  James.Sigler ->  In MO waste disposal co have the option of refusing to take hazardous waste

21:37:20  PeggyG ->  @Matt A picture is worth a thousand words! awesome graph of elecrical consumption. I need to look at mine.

21:37:22  matt montagne ->  @james...this could be a myth, but I've read that the amt of merc in a CFL is equal to 4 cans of tuna

21:37:31  shaun fletcher ->  anyone seen the story of stuff?

21:37:38  Durff ->  who eats tuna?

21:37:51  matt montagne ->  @Peggy-thanks...my wife thinks I'm a total dork

21:37:57  Durff ->  is that like affluenza?

21:38:16  matt montagne ->  story of stuff is AWESOME!

21:38:22  Durff ->  hi nd

21:38:29  Durff ->  welcome!

21:38:30  nd ->  hi

21:38:33  matt montagne ->  don't forget to sign the earthcast 08 guesbook below

21:38:39  Durff ->  sound to your right

21:39:08  Doug ->  http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=paReSSkPApF0IVVpowI8IDA fro guest book

21:39:23  nd ->  Matt - thought I'd check in to see what's happening on Earth Cast - Mme

21:39:33  matt montagne ->  future of earth day?  good question.. 

21:39:33  Durff ->  someone shoot my neighbors

21:39:40  PeggyG ->  What was the link for the HS group that was on ETT last week telling about their environmental Club? They were doing some fantastic things!

21:39:44  Durff ->  herd of elephants

21:39:47  matt montagne ->  @nd....thanks for checking in ...

21:39:59  Durff ->  hi nko

21:40:00  Doug ->  @Durff--they need to be recycled, perhaps

21:40:10  shaun fletcher ->  agree showed story of stuff today to grade8's and youtube vid for Chapter done done by students in California.  Blog posts will follow

21:40:13  JoseRodriguez ->  Hey there

21:40:19  Durff ->  recyled elephants

21:40:36  Durff ->  nko sound to your right

21:40:40  colettec ->  what is wiki URL again?

21:41:03  Doug ->  http://enviroscims.wikispaces.com/Earth+Day

21:41:15  chrisssve ->  @durff just don't stick them in plastic bags. you will not win matt's contest

21:41:24  Durff ->  ok then

21:42:00  Doug ->  http://edtechtalk.com/earthcast08 is one-stop-shopping for links

21:42:06  JoseRodriguez ->  http://thirdgradediscoveries.ed.voicethread.com/#u17860.b102619.i522279

21:42:34  JoseRodriguez ->  This is a link to My Class VT on EarthDay

21:42:56  Durff ->  did you put it in our delicious?

21:43:29  Durff ->  welcome back hrmo

21:43:36  matt montagne ->  this promo rocks!

21:43:39  Durff ->  sound on your right

21:44:01  shaun fletcher ->  Maybe an interesting and informative activity for Earth Day .  There are some cool links at the bottom of the wiki page as well.

21:44:06  shaun fletcher ->  http://fletcherwiki.wikispaces.com/the+faceless+ones

21:44:48  Durff ->  shaun tag it in delicious for:earthcast08

21:44:54  James.Sigler ->  Great promo!

21:45:11  Durff ->  hi macer

21:45:19  Durff ->  welcome!

21:45:26  Durff ->  sound to your right

21:46:08  shaun fletcher ->  thanks durff

21:46:13  Durff ->  $5

21:46:20  James.Sigler ->  PBL cool!

21:46:27  macer ->  hello

21:46:29  Durff ->  hi macer

21:47:11  shaun fletcher ->  @durff where do the delicious links aggregate?

21:47:21  James.Sigler ->  @Jose I would love to learn more about that too.

21:47:32  Durff ->  in delicious and i think on the wiki

21:47:37  Durff ->  matt?

21:48:09  matt montagne ->  hey durff

21:48:34  matt montagne ->  I trired getting RSS to load earthcast08 delcious bookmarks, but I struggled

21:48:44  Durff ->  where does the delicious tag aggregate?

21:48:55  matt montagne ->  @durff...hold up

21:49:07  Durff ->  do a search for the tag in delicious

21:49:12  Durff ->  $5

21:49:20  matt montagne ->  go with cloth bags!

21:50:08  James.Sigler ->  Reusable cloth bags are the way to go

21:50:25  matt montagne ->  http://del.icio.us/tag/earthcast08   this is the earthcast08 bookmark page in delicious

21:51:10  matt montagne ->  Hey Kip

21:51:17  matt montagne ->  sorry we missed you earlier

21:51:27  matt montagne ->  @kip...take a guess who ND is!

21:51:39  matt montagne ->  USM representing in the Earthcast!!

21:51:53  matt montagne ->  Green USM!!

21:52:16  kipperyates74 ->  I had a meeting - I probably need a mic to particpate

21:52:27  shaun fletcher ->  reusable bags instead of paper

21:52:28  matt montagne ->  Kip, to listen to audio press the play button on the ustream window to the right

21:52:45  matt montagne ->  Hey kip...no worries...we are taking  an hour tomorrow so you're good

21:52:51  matt montagne ->  remember to bring your macbook tomorrrow

21:52:53  kipperyates74 ->  I tuned in 

21:53:13  kipperyates74 ->  will do on the mc book

21:53:14  matt montagne ->  Whole Foods gives 10 cents for every reuseable bag that you bring in to use for your groceries

21:53:30  matt montagne ->  Please sign the guest book!

21:54:07  JoseRodriguez ->  My sister is our sponsor for the Earth Bag Groceries  She owns a small store and her customers will be taking their groceries starting tomorrow

21:54:12  matt montagne ->  guest book:  http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=paReSSkPApF0IVVpowI8IDA

21:54:30  matt montagne ->  oops...we have to change those links so they point to a new window

21:55:09  matt montagne ->  gr8 talk with mark!

21:55:12  JoseRodriguez ->  Hey we are getting close to the top of the hour?  Any questions for Mark?

21:55:39  shaun fletcher ->  http://enviroscims.wikispaces.com/Tag+search

21:55:46  matt montagne ->  just comment...his program is quite inspiring...keep up the good deeds, Mark!

21:55:56  shaun fletcher ->  @matt I just tried this, do that work?

21:56:13  shaun fletcher ->  @matt sorry see link above

21:56:45  matt montagne ->  @makr..that is cool...I didn't even know that existed!

21:57:54  shaun fletcher ->  brb

21:58:30  JoseRodriguez ->  http://earthdaybags.org

21:59:21  PeggyG ->  Great conversation and some wonderful new links and ideas! Thanks all!

21:59:34  Doug ->  http://earthdaybags.org

21:59:37  nd ->  that was really interesting - thanks, everyone!

21:59:47  James.Sigler ->  Great show.  Great job Mark!

22:00:06  Doug ->  Yes Mark, great job nad thanks!

22:00:09  Doug ->  great show all

22:00:38  chrisssve ->  thanks all. thanks for the guidance to sound ms durff

22:01:35  Durff ->  ty for coming

22:01:40  Durff ->  stick around

22:02:07  matt montagne ->  great job Mark!

22:02:22  mahlness ->  thanks!