Mindomo

Mindomo workshop for Spring 2010 Faculty Development

http://www.mindomo.com/maps/a2b9daf75d374199b1104b91f3ed18ca

Useful maps:

1. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/0106313554d84c289186942aae69527e - Top 20 Geometry Web Sites by Brad Jolly
2. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/21fac18141c74248866f3f2c0e47c974 -Speech 103 and ME by Lisa Brewster
3. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/268113f06e7b4ccba1b6b58c0b4779be -Using Mindomo for Problem Solving by Thomas Teepe
4. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/afed1836f6304a28b794f7f246131213 - Web 2.0 Users and Uses in Higher Education by Barry Dahl
5. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/f1da548ed3334a6db2a54eebf5c1b1c1 - Quality Online by Jim Schaeffer
6. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/a411e420a66f4d9a93a087b4e5931594 - Research using the Web by Shari Okland
7. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/6684dfee3d8f4780b9f0d2e85a9203b3 - History Chapter 7 by Elise Low
8. http://www.mindomo.com/maps/caa9464f8dd64d4ab751c372dbe77cc2 - Carmel Project by Lisa Rothstein

Others I liked:

1. http://mindomo.com/maps/080a2a033949479b97c8e353cfa3c1af - Technology Tools by Nari Kim
2. http://mindomo.com/maps/7a6e2fe72fb6406e83c41c2e35a2fda7 - Have, had, had by Ziemowit Kaczmarski
3. http://mindomo.com/maps/6db480c41836444f9eb4b5251fbf2163 - Web 2.0 Cool Tools by Shari Okland
4. http://mindomo.com/maps/3dddfb6e6ad54b34b4167c17f262e5aa - UJ Sciences Librarian Resources by Pavlinka Kovatcheva
5. http://mindomo.com/maps/48511abbfb7e4145a33dbe6453d0f8af -

NLA-Programs involving Seniors

Foster Grandparents  

• 8th floor-Civic Center Plaza   915.541.4372
• Seniors age 55 or older are matched with children under the age of 21.
• Foster Grandparents receive a small tax-freestipend; daily meal; reimbursement for transportation and an annual physical exam.
• Program is largest in nation for single county.
• Have a regular schedule-4 hours per day; five days per week.
• Background checks are required.
• Children are identified by the administration of the school or program.   Parents who want a foster grandparent assigned must contact principal.
• Corporation for National and Community Service funds this.   It is a federal agency. 

RSVP - Retired and Senior volunteer Program of El Paso

• age 55 and over
• 60 mile wide service area (Canutillo to Fabens)
• All sorts of areas
• Corporation of National Service and sponsored by City of El Paso.
• some types of activities
• museum docents,
• community outreach-medical education;
• build ramps for homes to facilitate access
• neighborhood clean-up committees
• homebound senior phone calls
• nursing home residents-reading, playing games, sharing a conversation
• friends of the libraries
• elderly & disabled under court guardianship
• zoo animals (docent or friends of)
• domestic animal education programs
• no pay, only volunteer
• currently over 689 volunteers, 112 of which are over 85
• Calling all Seniors is a friendly phone call from one senior to another providing a friendly visit by phone.    Contact is 541-4025