Sara Kerr

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Lover of Snow, Winter Vacations, Good Beer & Great Music, Minnesota Weather, French Wine & Sidewalks. Yogi for life.

Month: July 2012

  • Student Writing: The Social Media RUMBLE.

    I like to fee like I have my own little space in something as HUGE as the internet. It makes me feel special, like I have a voice. Post #8: The Social Media RUMBLE.. Click the link above to hear more from one of my super smart students! She’s found some great social media videos…

  • Minnesota Blogger Conference – Join Me!

    If you’re reading this, then you know something about blogs. Would you like to know more? Then attend the Minnesota Blogger Conference on September 22nd — it’s free, but tickets go fast! Click here on August 22nd to catch one of the first wave of tickets. Why attend? The conference features speakers who write, photograph,…

  • Beauty Ethics and The Hunger Games

    As dark and disturbing as The Hunger Games books are, they provide some fantastic discussion topics. One of my favorite scenes from the books is when Katniss relishes the hair growing back on her legs. I hadn’t much considered the cost of my own beauty routines until read Beauty Ethics and The Hunger Games written…

  • Permeable Parking Lot made with Pervious Percoa

    Can you imagine a concrete Rice Krispy bar? Then you’ve got a good idea of what water permeable concrete looks like. Percoa is an innovative, local company concerned with storm water management. Vice President K.T. Berhagen is a St. Kate’s graduate and one of my former students. I am so impressed with this technology that…

  • Awesome Student Writing: Best Buy– Where You Can Exchange Stuff or Change the World

    My integrated marketing communications students write amazing blogs about advertising, communications, social media, and our local business landscape. Below is a stunning excerpt analyzing a series of videos from our local company, Best Buy. Enjoy. Post #4: Best Buy– Where You Can Exchange Stuff or Change the World. My overall impression of this commercial was…