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		<title>BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Fad, or the &#8216;Future of Learning&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2012/04/23/byod-bring-your-own-device-fad-or-the-future-of-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kendallsepton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the number of kids who own or use some sort of mobile internet device continues to grow (with no sign of stopping), many school leaders across the nation are feeling the pressure to get behind one of the year&#8217;s fastest-growing tech trends called BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) that has already begun to flood workplaces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Caine&#8217;s Arcade&#8221; Teaches the Value of a Kid&#8217;s Creativity</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2012/04/16/caines-arcade-teaches-the-value-of-a-kids-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously, who doesn&#8217;t love a heartwarming story with a happy ending? That&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll get with Caine&#8217;s Arcade&#8211; an 11-minute short video that went viral last week about a 9-year-old boy named Caine Monroy who spent his summer building the most elaborate cardboard arcade you&#8217;ve ever seen inside of his dad&#8217;s used auto-parts store in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raspberry Pi: How Schools Can Get Kids with the Program</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2012/03/27/raspberry-pi-how-schools-can-get-kids-with-the-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kendallsepton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From smart phones, to iPads, to laptops, it&#8217;s no groundbreaking observation to say that our everyday lives are ruled by technology. We&#8217;re connected constantly&#8212; and perhaps no one knows it better than our teens. What many kids don&#8217;t realize: being considered &#8220;tech savvy&#8221; in today&#8217;s ever-evolving digital economy extends beyond being able to navigate Facebook, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dads are Getting Involved at School</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/06/15/dads-are-getting-involved-at-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a terrific program more schools need!!  This from fathers.com: Dads of Great Students (DOGS) Background WATCH D.O.G.S.® is the father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering that was founded by Jim Moore, a concerned father who chose to take action in response to a 1998 middle-school shooting in Jonesboro, AR. Moore wanted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Ass Fans</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/big-ass-fans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 17:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen this fan at several trade shows &#8230;thought you might be interested too. How They Work Big Ass Fans are the highest quality, most meticulously engineered HVLS fans on the planet. HVLS stands for High Volume / Low Speed, meaning Big Ass Fans move a lot of air with their size (which is up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA introduces School Site Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/epa-introduces-school-site-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SMART thinking! The draft version of the EPA&#8217;s new School Site Guidelines are now out for review at http://www.epa.gov/schools/siting/criteria.html. &#160; According to the website: State and local policies should support school sites that facilitate physical activity, healthy behaviors, and healthy communities.  School siting decisions both influence growth and development patterns and are influenced by these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Totally Like Whatever, You Know? by Taylor Mali</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/05/03/totally-like-whatever-you-know-by-taylor-mali/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 23:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this poem by Taylor Mali&#8230;&#8230;www.taylormali.com. It reminds me of my children, you know? LOL       In case you hadn&#8217;t noticed, it has somehow become uncool to sound like you know what you&#8217;re talking about? Or believe strongly in what you&#8217;re saying? Invisible question marks and parenthetical (you know?)&#8217;s have been attaching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gateway &#8211; School for the Learning Disabled</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/04/03/gateway-school-for-the-learning-disabled/</link>
		<comments>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/04/03/gateway-school-for-the-learning-disabled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Peter Lippman, Assoc AIA, REFP of JCJ Architecture, author of Evidence-Based Design of Elementary and Secondary Schools: A Responsive Approach to Creating Learning Environments for pointing out this lovely school in his recent article The Responsive Designer in the Spring Issue of Learning by Design. &#160; The Gateway School, New York, NY &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOKKI: Wiggle All You Want</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/03/22/hokki-wiggle-all-you-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the HOKKI, wiggling in your chair is no longer an offense punishable by exile to the hall. I had the great pleasure of seeing the HOKKI in action at the CEFPI San Jose Conference in 2010 and actually snagged one of these clever little stools for my office.  VS International launched the HOKKI at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Budget Cutting Gone Bad</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/03/18/school-budget-cutting-gone-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got this one from schoolbusdriver.org &#8211; too funny!]]></description>
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		<title>A Purposeful Classroom</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/03/17/a-purposeful-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this blog entry by J Bevacqua recapping idea from author Marcia Tate&#8230;. on his blog Figuring it Out: Five things to Look for in a Purposeful Classroom: 1. Students Talking The research tells us that the person talking is doing the most learning 2. Students Moving The research tells us that moving activates muscle memory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Successful Playspaces</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/03/16/creating-successful-playspaces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heard about this great design guide (click below to download) from Playscapes: &#160; Here&#8217;s an excerpt for the Playscapes blog about the Design for Play Guide - Another helpful playground rubric is the set of ten design principals offered by the organization Play England in their publication &#8220;Design for Play: A guide to creating successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Amazing Khan Academy: Open-Source Education</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/18/the-amazing-khan-academy-open-source-education/</link>
		<comments>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/18/the-amazing-khan-academy-open-source-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2008, Sal Khan has produced over 1,400 videos that are viewed all over the world by anyone (students, parents, teachers&#8230;) interested in learning more about any one of a variety of subjects:  Algebra, Calculus, Chemistry, Banking, Finance&#8230;you name it.  The website is so popular Khan Academy boasts over 24 million hits and is growing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Cart Syncs and Powers 30 iPads</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/10/mobile-cart-syncs-and-powers-30-ipads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s of the biggest complaints I hear from educators regarding student computers: Desktop units take up too much space, are hard to power (cords everywhere) and limit the use of the classroom (which leads to the other problem &#8211; they have to BE in a room for security); Desktop units and laptops are expensive! Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Creates a Snow Day Predictor Webpage</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/08/student-creates-a-snow-day-predictor-webpage/</link>
		<comments>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/08/student-creates-a-snow-day-predictor-webpage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teachers and students alike will definitely need to bookmark the Snow Day Predictor Webpage!! Heard this at the Huffington Post and Hub Bub Blog: New Jersey High School Junior, David Sukhin wanted to create a way to predict snow days with accuracy. So he dreamed up an algorithm that predicts the likelihood of his school district [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animated Ken Robinson Talk</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/07/animated-ken-robinson-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love this adaptation of Sir Ken Robinson&#8217;s TED talk by RSA Animations!  SMART thinking! Here&#8217;s the Youtube description:  In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools&#8217; dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blessings in a Backpack</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/02/05/blessings-in-a-backpack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following SMART thinking! for awhile, you probably remember our story on Feeding America&#8217;s Backpack Program (click here to read that entry).  Today&#8217;s story follows a similar vein with the Blessings in a Backpack story from Huffington Post Edu:   Breakfast and lunch meals at school may help needy students get access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve Updated our Blog Look!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All&#8230;.Hope you like the new Blog Look.  We&#8217;re endeavoring to make the blog as &#8220;readable&#8221; as possible.  Let me know if you have suggestions! Molly Smith&#8230;blog editor]]></description>
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		<title>FREE Planning Guide for Secondary Music Facilities</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/01/29/free-planning-guide-for-secondary-music-facilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great resource for educators, architects, and facility planners! Wenger has published a great planning guide for music facilities. Text from inside cover: This Planning Guide is designed to help you — music educators, administrators, facility planners, architects and consultants — focus on the fundamental requirements of the Music Suite. Though it is written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One desk, One chair. K-12. Really.</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/01/26/one-desk-one-chair-k-12-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SMART thinking! from SIS-USA SIS-USA has launched a unique new line of classroom workstations designed to accommodate ALL grades, with NO special tools. The product line, called up.grade was the result of collaboration between educators, educational facility planners, architects, interior designers and industrial designers. The criteria for design was simple &#8211; create student workstations that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;What Teachers Make&#8221; Taylor Mali</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Janell Weihs of CEFPI for pointing out this GREAT video/poem by Taylor Mali.]]></description>
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		<title>Nine great educational websites</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2011/01/13/nine-great-educational-websites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From PCMag: The following are nine of the top blogs or websites (we think) to share with students and colleagues: Bubbl.us www.bubbl.us By Corinne Iozzio This free Web application helps you organize your thoughts into easily readable and colorful mind maps to print or post online. Bubbl.us lets you interact with your team to pool and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sources of Federal Funding for Schools</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2010/12/10/sources-of-federal-funding-for-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This resource identified by the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International: With the support of the National Clearinghouse of Educational Facilities the 21st Century School Fund has sought to identify all of the federal programs available to local districts, public charter schools and states that can be used to ensure that public school children, teachers and staff are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers &#8220;Urkel&#8221; Students&#8217; Baggy Pants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CNN: In Memphis, Tenn., middle school principal Bobby White has introduced a comical policy to keep students from wearing baggy pants, WMC-TV reports. Inspired by 90s T.V. character Steve Urkel, White and the staff of teachers use zip ties to transform each pair of baggy pants into a high-waisted nerdy pair. For students, being &#8220;Urkeled&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To SEE or not to SEE</title>
		<link>http://thinksmartplan.com/wordpress/2010/12/06/to-see-or-not-to-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transparency has been a much debated topic in schools lately.  At odds are several issues:  student security, visibility, natural daylighting, and distractions. Numerous studies show that students&#8217; test scores as well as teacher retention are directly related to daylighting in schools.  Teacher retention is also related to the quality of the work environment (Buckley and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urinal Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been reading SMART thinking! for awhile you know that we&#8217;ve done a couple of stories about the Urinal Fly (see &#8220;Something to Aim For&#8221;) &#8211; a great concept to help boys reduce &#8230;um&#8230;&#8221;spillage&#8221; at the urinal.  So here are some funny urinals &#8220;aimed&#8221; (sorry couldn&#8217;t help the pun) at keeping restroom floors clean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle School Sustainable Food Curriculum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SMART thinking! This from Nourishlife.org Nourish is a multi-year media and education initiative. The purpose of Nourish is to open a broad public conversation about our food system that encourages citizen engagement, particularly among young people and families. To inform and inspire, Nourish combines television programming, short films, web content, and learning tools. With a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students Expose Schools in Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. These are some powerful statements about the condition of our schools &#8211; as viewed by students. Please take time to visit the &#8220;Through Your Lens&#8221; exhibit by clicking HERE. This From the 21st Century School Fund: Through Your Lens is a collaboration of The 21st Century School Fund, Critical Exposure, and Healthy Schools Campaign to raise awareness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Kids Don&#8217;t Walk to School</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We could do with more SMART thinking!! spotted on &#8220;Rising Tide&#8221; at http://risingtide.org.uk/resources/cartoons/5]]></description>
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		<title>Vienna Veggie Orchestra</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here on SMART thinking! we write alot about creativity and it&#8217;s place in education.  We came across this orchestra and just HAD to post their video. Talk about creative!! Worldwide one of a kind, the Vegetable Orchestra performs on instruments made of fresh vegetables. The utilization of various ever refined vegetable instruments creates a musically [...]]]></description>
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