I was perusing the site, Slideshare.net, the other day and I came across this slideshow. I thought it was very well put together. The images that coincided with the teaching and technology quotes created a powerful message. Take a moment to watch this presentation. I don't think you'll regret it!
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Monday, December 14, 2009
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Monday, November 16, 2009
26th Annual Technology Conference at Michigan State University
This past weekend, on Saturday (Nov. 14th), I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 26th annual, 2009 Technology Conference. It was held at Erickson Hall on Michigan State University’s campus, and it was an all day affair for those individuals interested in attending the sessions and workshops. I found the conference to be very well planned out. It consisted of morning sessions and workshops and afternoon sessions and workshops (The sessions were free while the workshops cost extra money). If you’d like, you can take a look at the conference agenda. This may provide you an understanding of the day’s events.
Oh! Another very cool thing about this conference…it was easily followed on Twitter, via #coetc09! I had almost completely forgotten about my Twitter account until that morning. I was able to follow conversations and ask questions and receive answers on a variety of topics relating to information being conveyed during the conference.
I had the chance to arrive early enough for the continental breakfast which led right into the key note speaker’s presentation. Andy Losik, the 2009 MACUL educator of the year, did a fantastic job of garnering everyone’s attention and admiration for the amount of hard work and energy he puts forth in the area of teaching and technology. Once his presentation was complete, I attended the morning session, “I Have a SMART Board…Now What?” This session was extremely informational. I have not had the opportunity to work with SMART Boards, sadly. The schools I have been placed in have not had such high-tech resources at their disposal. After attending this session, I realized how AWESOME they are! I REALLY hope that my future classroom has a SMART Board. However, I also left the session feeling extremely overwhelmed with just how lacking I am in the area of understanding how to USE SMART Boards. Hopefully, in the weeks/months to come, I will have the opportunity to practice using a SMART Board and, with any luck, feel comfortable utilizing one with students in a classroom.
I had debated with myself, at an earlier time, with whether or not I should sign up for a workshop. I decided to go ahead and I’m glad I did. For the afternoon I attended the workshop “Unlocking the Collaborative Power of Your Classroom: Creating Classroom Wikis Using Wikispaces.com” presented by Erik Byker. First of all, Erik Byker is my TE 401 Social Studies course instructor and I think he is an awesome teacher. Not only am I interested in creating classroom wikis (I want to create one for my fourth grade class as my final extension project) but I also wanted to show support to a great instructor. I’m glad I did. I had a wonderful time investigating the “behind the scenes” of creating classroom wikis, and I’m excited to begin making my own. If you are interested; I was given a handout during this workshop with quick tips, and useful suggestions to contemplate while creating your wiki and I would be happy to forward it along.
Finally, I want to throw a thank you out there to everyone responsible for putting the conference together and ensuring that all those in attendance would have a meaningful experience. Not only did I enjoy myself, but I also learned a great deal. Thank you!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Inspirational Video
I attended a workshop last week put on by Michigan State's SMEA. This workshop covered the how to's and why's of digitial storytelling and I really enjoyed it. There was a really inspirational video that was shown at the beginning of the workshop and I felt I HAD to share it with all of you...please watch. I hope you all feel as inspired as I did :)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tell Me What You Think!
I'm working on the introduction to a short story and I'm interested in some feedback/constructive critisism. Please feel free to tell me what you think....here it is....
Father is a geologist. He finds rocks, polishes them, looks at them, and puts them on a shelf in his den down the hall from my room. He has a lot of shelves. When one gets crowded, he builds another. He clunks down to the basement where his tool bench is and begins the process. And it’s a long process. I can’t decide what he enjoys more…polishing rocks or building shelves? Years ago, when I was far too small to be paid attention to, I used to follow him and peer through the open staircase; hoping for a glimpse of the table saw that amazed me. And yet, once that awful noise began, the fear of seeing fingers soar through the air, never failed to send me into a dead sprint up the basement stairs.
Mother tended to ignore the whole routine; the relentless polishing, and building seemed rather silly to her. He’d show off a new “specimen” and she’d oo and ahh like he wanted, but when his back was turned, she’d wink at me. Our little secret…“we don’t want to make Daddy feel bad!” As Father played with his rocks and built an excessive amount of shelves, my mother put on pretty dresses, checked her hair in the hall mirror and slipped out the back door, on her way to see the clients. I didn’t care about clients. They were simply voices on the telephone, mysterious callers taking up too much of mother’s attention. Now the polishing, that I was enthralled by. I couldn’t get enough of those rocks…what began as boring, gray, chunks of who-knows-what, transformed into shiny and exciting treasures. Petoskey stones emerged from beneath his diligent hands and Geodes were cracked open to reveal dazzling masterpieces. For hours on end, Father would sit in his den, books covering his desk, cascading over his legs onto the floor, and I would watch; waiting, hoping for that discreet invitation…the heavy groan and stretch, a slight tilt of the head, or even better an acknowledgment. Whenever it came, no matter what appearance it took, I was always ready. I’d peak in, delighted with the chance to explore his private chamber. On tip-toes I’d slowly allow my fingers to roam the shelves, tenderly holding and touching the precious stones.
Some days the signal never came. On those long and dreary afternoons I would sit cross-legged just outside the den door and imagine I was one of his rocks. Dull, gray, uninteresting…just waiting for my moment. Waiting for that instant when I would get picked up, when I would be examined. And then, under the attentive eyes and gentle hands of my father, be transformed into a shiny treasure…an exciting masterpiece.
It was during one of those long, dreary afternoons, that it happened.
Thoughts????
Father is a geologist. He finds rocks, polishes them, looks at them, and puts them on a shelf in his den down the hall from my room. He has a lot of shelves. When one gets crowded, he builds another. He clunks down to the basement where his tool bench is and begins the process. And it’s a long process. I can’t decide what he enjoys more…polishing rocks or building shelves? Years ago, when I was far too small to be paid attention to, I used to follow him and peer through the open staircase; hoping for a glimpse of the table saw that amazed me. And yet, once that awful noise began, the fear of seeing fingers soar through the air, never failed to send me into a dead sprint up the basement stairs.
Mother tended to ignore the whole routine; the relentless polishing, and building seemed rather silly to her. He’d show off a new “specimen” and she’d oo and ahh like he wanted, but when his back was turned, she’d wink at me. Our little secret…“we don’t want to make Daddy feel bad!” As Father played with his rocks and built an excessive amount of shelves, my mother put on pretty dresses, checked her hair in the hall mirror and slipped out the back door, on her way to see the clients. I didn’t care about clients. They were simply voices on the telephone, mysterious callers taking up too much of mother’s attention. Now the polishing, that I was enthralled by. I couldn’t get enough of those rocks…what began as boring, gray, chunks of who-knows-what, transformed into shiny and exciting treasures. Petoskey stones emerged from beneath his diligent hands and Geodes were cracked open to reveal dazzling masterpieces. For hours on end, Father would sit in his den, books covering his desk, cascading over his legs onto the floor, and I would watch; waiting, hoping for that discreet invitation…the heavy groan and stretch, a slight tilt of the head, or even better an acknowledgment. Whenever it came, no matter what appearance it took, I was always ready. I’d peak in, delighted with the chance to explore his private chamber. On tip-toes I’d slowly allow my fingers to roam the shelves, tenderly holding and touching the precious stones.
Some days the signal never came. On those long and dreary afternoons I would sit cross-legged just outside the den door and imagine I was one of his rocks. Dull, gray, uninteresting…just waiting for my moment. Waiting for that instant when I would get picked up, when I would be examined. And then, under the attentive eyes and gentle hands of my father, be transformed into a shiny treasure…an exciting masterpiece.
It was during one of those long, dreary afternoons, that it happened.
Thoughts????
And so it goes...
4.0 on my micro-teaching assignment! woo woo! great way to start the day.....hope everyone has a good Tuesday :)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Making Connections: Talking and Learning in a Fourth Grade Classroom
On Wednesday, I spent the first two hours of my morning at Midway Elementary School in Holt, Michigan. My Collaborating Teacher (Mr. CT) is a fourth grade teacher and he has been teaching for six years, two of those years at Midway. He graduated from Michigan State University and he does a wonderful job with his students...(I think it's because he's an MSU grad!) On Wednesday morning, I arrived at the school at 8:20, ready and raring to go! I had just enough time to discuss my objectives for the day (observing a classroom discussion) with Mr. CT before the students filed in from the playground. I was in luck! He was teaching a science lesson called, "Let's Think About Night and Day" and the lesson would begin AND end with a whole class discussion. I took a seat in the back of the room to avoid catching the wandering eyes of fourth graders, and set to work making my observations.
Before even beginning the lesson, Mr. CT quieted the class down by using a hand signal. He then spoke directly to the students and asked for quiet and he also explained the need for respectful classroom behavior while participating in the discussion. He told the students that this was a "brainstorming activity" then he said, "Are we allowed to make mistakes?" and the entire class yelled, "YES!" He went on to explain that no answers or opinions were wrong, and he wanted everyone to take a stab at participating. The lesson began with a "Science Talk". Mr. CT stood at the front of the room and asked the class leading questions that would prompt critical thinking. Obviously, the main question/bid idea for the lesson was: "What causes day and night?" However, rather than begin the class discussion by immediately addressing the big idea, Mr. CT actually asked questions that would lead the students in that direction. For example, his first questions was, "Who can tell me something about the motion of the earth?" As the discussion got rolling, Mr. CT took a less active/participating role. He allowed the students to step up and lead the class by allowing them to freely talk with one another and he simply observed and wrote notes on the board when students made good points. The whole discussion lasted about ten to fifteen minutes and the atmosphere in the room was very respectful...quiet when students were talking, children were raising their hands, and telling one another "good job...good answer!"
As I was observing the classroom discussion, I was surprised at just how engaged the entire class was in the activity and at how well Mr. CT was able to propel the discussion while keeping the entire class eager, and excited. Everyone was listening quietly with their eyes on the speaker, students were raising their hands, waiting their turn to speak, and everyone had the opportunity to talk. I was very impressed at Mr. CT's ability to create a safe classroom/learning environment, and at his knack for relating to the students. He spoke to them as equals, and he had very high expectations of them, which I feel they deserved.
As I observed Mr. CT's ability to create a safe learning environment through great classroom management, as well as his discussion techniques, I was reminded of the article I read called, "Collaborative Conversations: Strategies for Engaging Students in Productive Dialogues" written by Dorothy Simpson. Simpson's article discussed how important open dialogue and classroom discussions are in creating meaningful lessons for students. On the third page of Simpson's article, she listed eleven different strategies for teachers to use during a dialogue. A few of the strategies included in Simpson's list are:
1. Are you inviting all students to speak without judging their comments?
2. Are you listing the ideas on a board or projector during the discussion?
3. Are you asking for supporting evidence after each comment?
4. Are you paraphrasing each comment?
5. Do you provide "wait time" after each comment?
(Simpson, 1997, p.3)
Those are just a few; however, I witnessed Mr. CT utilize ALL of those strategies and more.
Simpson, D. (1997). Collaborative conversations: strategies for engaging students in productive dialogues. The Science Teacher. P. 1-8 (Accessed from angel.msu.edu)
Before even beginning the lesson, Mr. CT quieted the class down by using a hand signal. He then spoke directly to the students and asked for quiet and he also explained the need for respectful classroom behavior while participating in the discussion. He told the students that this was a "brainstorming activity" then he said, "Are we allowed to make mistakes?" and the entire class yelled, "YES!" He went on to explain that no answers or opinions were wrong, and he wanted everyone to take a stab at participating. The lesson began with a "Science Talk". Mr. CT stood at the front of the room and asked the class leading questions that would prompt critical thinking. Obviously, the main question/bid idea for the lesson was: "What causes day and night?" However, rather than begin the class discussion by immediately addressing the big idea, Mr. CT actually asked questions that would lead the students in that direction. For example, his first questions was, "Who can tell me something about the motion of the earth?" As the discussion got rolling, Mr. CT took a less active/participating role. He allowed the students to step up and lead the class by allowing them to freely talk with one another and he simply observed and wrote notes on the board when students made good points. The whole discussion lasted about ten to fifteen minutes and the atmosphere in the room was very respectful...quiet when students were talking, children were raising their hands, and telling one another "good job...good answer!"
As I was observing the classroom discussion, I was surprised at just how engaged the entire class was in the activity and at how well Mr. CT was able to propel the discussion while keeping the entire class eager, and excited. Everyone was listening quietly with their eyes on the speaker, students were raising their hands, waiting their turn to speak, and everyone had the opportunity to talk. I was very impressed at Mr. CT's ability to create a safe classroom/learning environment, and at his knack for relating to the students. He spoke to them as equals, and he had very high expectations of them, which I feel they deserved.
As I observed Mr. CT's ability to create a safe learning environment through great classroom management, as well as his discussion techniques, I was reminded of the article I read called, "Collaborative Conversations: Strategies for Engaging Students in Productive Dialogues" written by Dorothy Simpson. Simpson's article discussed how important open dialogue and classroom discussions are in creating meaningful lessons for students. On the third page of Simpson's article, she listed eleven different strategies for teachers to use during a dialogue. A few of the strategies included in Simpson's list are:
1. Are you inviting all students to speak without judging their comments?
2. Are you listing the ideas on a board or projector during the discussion?
3. Are you asking for supporting evidence after each comment?
4. Are you paraphrasing each comment?
5. Do you provide "wait time" after each comment?
(Simpson, 1997, p.3)
Those are just a few; however, I witnessed Mr. CT utilize ALL of those strategies and more.
Simpson, D. (1997). Collaborative conversations: strategies for engaging students in productive dialogues. The Science Teacher. P. 1-8 (Accessed from angel.msu.edu)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
One of those days...
Overslept this morning...
Late to school...
Left ALL of my lesson materials in the classroom...
Missed a meeting at work...
Realized the lesson materials I left in class were necessary to complete an assignment tonight, ie. cannot complete assignment...
The weather is crappy..
(need I say more?)
Well, as I'm driving home from work this evening, thinking to myself..."what a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" an amazing thing happened. My ALL TIME FAVORITE song decided to make an appearance on the radio (an occurance that RARELY, I almost want to say never, happens). Any ideas what that song may have been?? It was Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror". This song never fails to lift my spirits and perk me up. You can't help but sing along and smile. So, seeing as how it did the trick in lifting my spirits tonight, I thought I would try and return the favor to so many of you who are having bad days as well. Listen up :)
Late to school...
Left ALL of my lesson materials in the classroom...
Missed a meeting at work...
Realized the lesson materials I left in class were necessary to complete an assignment tonight, ie. cannot complete assignment...
The weather is crappy..
(need I say more?)
Well, as I'm driving home from work this evening, thinking to myself..."what a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" an amazing thing happened. My ALL TIME FAVORITE song decided to make an appearance on the radio (an occurance that RARELY, I almost want to say never, happens). Any ideas what that song may have been?? It was Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror". This song never fails to lift my spirits and perk me up. You can't help but sing along and smile. So, seeing as how it did the trick in lifting my spirits tonight, I thought I would try and return the favor to so many of you who are having bad days as well. Listen up :)
Friday, October 9, 2009
I'm So Proud...
A heartfelt congratulations goes out to President Obama!! Winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for giving the world hope for a better future. He really is a remarkable and inspirational individual and I am proud to call him my president.
According to NPR's website...Obama won the prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
According to NPR's website...Obama won the prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Check it out :)
I got a Flickr account about a week ago, in order to help me find suitable pictures for my blog, website, classroom, etc. I don't have very many photos uploaded at this point due to the sad state of my digital camara. But, hopefully, she (my camara) will be in working order shortly and I can add to my photostream.
Take a look at my slide show!
Take a look at my slide show!
It's Here!
Happy October everyone! I'm so happy my favorite month has finally made her appearance :) It even smells like October now...
Time to head to the cider mill, carve pumpkins, visit haunted houses, and buy that Halloween costume :)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Advocating Creativity!
Creativity is vitally important in the lives of children AND adults.
Creativity can improve a child's self-esteem, motivation and achievement...students who are encouraged to think creatively and independently become interested in discovering things for themselves, they are more open to new ideas, and are ready and willing to work with others and explore new ideas.Creativity prepares our students for the future; for life.
Creativity enriches the lives of children.
Encouraging creativity in young children is a PROCESS. Teachers have to open their own minds and allow, accept, and turn over their control to the children themselves.Once again, my TE 401 class has provided me with a wonderful example of a technique that fosters creativity through the use of digital images. Here it is...Digital Storytelling. Anyone heard of it? Has anyone created their own digital story? Well, the gist of it is this...
"Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between two and ten minutes. And the topics that are used in Digital Storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between." (http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/)
If you're interested...the following link will take you to a sample Digital Story :)
A second grader's autobiography
What do you think?
I've been working with a group of peers today, and we're preparing to present a technique for teaching social studies to my TE 401 class in the next few weeks. Our topic is whether or not our country should continue to celebrate Columbus Day...should it be called Native American Day? Personally, I believe the name should be changed and what we are celebrating needs to get a closer look. Genocide? Conquest? Are these concepts really what we are teaching our children to value???
Obviously, good ol' Columbus is no longer with us (although the mythological figure is...) but here is a photo of a Columbus memorial, located in downtown Baltimore...
Obviously, good ol' Columbus is no longer with us (although the mythological figure is...) but here is a photo of a Columbus memorial, located in downtown Baltimore...
Observe. Talk. Listen.
Today, I had a pretty cool encounter with a new way to utilize technology in a classroom. It's called Today's Meet. Today's Meet is a great resource for educators.
Imagine you are giving a presentation and you realize that your audience is no longer listening, in fact, they are passing notes, whispering, and falling asleep. Why are they tuning out your very interesting (that was sarcasm) lecture? Well, chances are, they either don't understand what you are talking about, they don't care where the lecture is headed, or they simply don't feel that their attention is needed.
Today's Meet is a resource that can prevent your audience from tuning you out. A lot like Twitter, Today's Meet is an instantaneous messaging online application; however, a social networking tool, such as Twitter isn't always appropriate. A few reasons being...your desired audience may not have Twitter accounts, or you simply do not want to have a public discussion forum. And that is where Today's Meet steps up to bat...
"Today's Meet gives you an isolated room where you can see only what you need to see, and your audience doesn't need to learn any new tools like hash tags to keep everything together"
So, rather than have your audience snooze and miss your awesome lecture due to boredom, you can now create an online classroom where students can post comments on your lecture and you can see these comments immediately, see participation, and tweak your lecture in whatever way necessary!
Wheeeww! Here's a link to the site so you can get a feel for it yourself...let me know if you have any questions :)
http://todaysmeet.com/
Imagine you are giving a presentation and you realize that your audience is no longer listening, in fact, they are passing notes, whispering, and falling asleep. Why are they tuning out your very interesting (that was sarcasm) lecture? Well, chances are, they either don't understand what you are talking about, they don't care where the lecture is headed, or they simply don't feel that their attention is needed.
Today's Meet is a resource that can prevent your audience from tuning you out. A lot like Twitter, Today's Meet is an instantaneous messaging online application; however, a social networking tool, such as Twitter isn't always appropriate. A few reasons being...your desired audience may not have Twitter accounts, or you simply do not want to have a public discussion forum. And that is where Today's Meet steps up to bat...
"Today's Meet gives you an isolated room where you can see only what you need to see, and your audience doesn't need to learn any new tools like hash tags to keep everything together"
So, rather than have your audience snooze and miss your awesome lecture due to boredom, you can now create an online classroom where students can post comments on your lecture and you can see these comments immediately, see participation, and tweak your lecture in whatever way necessary!
Wheeeww! Here's a link to the site so you can get a feel for it yourself...let me know if you have any questions :)
http://todaysmeet.com/
Friday, September 25, 2009
Surrender to What Is...Always Say Yes to the Present Moment
It’s Friday afternoon. I’m sitting on my patio, journaling away; taking in the sunshine and listening to the sounds of my neighbors discuss what kind of beer they’d like to drink later this evening. If it were a normal Friday afternoon, I would currently be sitting in a cubicle, staring blankly at a computer screen, surrounded by background noise…the scanner scanning, the copy machine copying, the secretaries gossiping, you know, the normal day to day monotony of state government offices. However, today is not a normal 8 to 5 work-day on the 5th floor of the Department of Natural Resources. In fact, it’s far from it. Rather than drag myself out of bed at 7 am, I decided to take a mental health day. Yes, I’m playing hooky, and while I believe that I have every right to be doing so, I still feel guilty. But why do I feel guilty? I work hard, I study, I go to class, and if I’m not in class, I’m at work, (well…except for today). But really, why do I feel so guilty for taking ONE day for myself?
In our society, everything is always rush here, hurry there, do this, don’t do that…It’s beginning to feel as if our world is a never ending assembly line, and stopping to take a break or taking a moment to merely wipe the sweat off your brow, will cause everything to come crashing down. Everywhere I go, and no matter whom I talk to, at some point in the conversation that certain haggard lament will arise with a weary sigh: "Ugh! I’m sooo busy, I need a break!” or how about this one, “I never have any time for myself. School is taking over my life!” It seems there's never time to sit back and relax—and if we do, we feel guilty. I believe that life should be more than the 40 hours a week spent on the job or in the classroom, or fulfilling mundane responsibilities. How is it possible that in this complicated 21st century, in a society filled with time-saving devices, a person can’t seem to find the time to take a deep breath and just sit back? Is it EVEN possible? Our calendar has Labor Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, etc. It seems there’s a day for everything. But where’s my day, where’s your day?
But here’s the irony…as soon as that tiny break presents itself; a compulsion to fill it seems to take over. Immediately, we’re rushing to surf the net, talk on our cell phones, play a computer game, go grocery shopping, or something. We find it nearly impossible to sit still. And THAT is the problem. People are unable to simply be. For some reason, society and our own mind, has convinced us that we should never just sit without anything happening, or without DOING something.
Lying in the sunshine without a book or cell phone and allowing your mind to simply cease has become a lost art, as is staring deeply into a crackling fire, or sitting peacefully and contemplating a beautiful sunset. So, what I’m realizing is this…I am so busy trying to get to this hypothetical future that my present moment has been reduced to a means of getting there. For the rest of my day…who cares about missing work, forget about the reading I have due next week, or about the assignment due on Tuesday. I will no longer feel stress or guilt; I will stop splitting myself between the past and the future, and I will accept the present.
In our society, everything is always rush here, hurry there, do this, don’t do that…It’s beginning to feel as if our world is a never ending assembly line, and stopping to take a break or taking a moment to merely wipe the sweat off your brow, will cause everything to come crashing down. Everywhere I go, and no matter whom I talk to, at some point in the conversation that certain haggard lament will arise with a weary sigh: "Ugh! I’m sooo busy, I need a break!” or how about this one, “I never have any time for myself. School is taking over my life!” It seems there's never time to sit back and relax—and if we do, we feel guilty. I believe that life should be more than the 40 hours a week spent on the job or in the classroom, or fulfilling mundane responsibilities. How is it possible that in this complicated 21st century, in a society filled with time-saving devices, a person can’t seem to find the time to take a deep breath and just sit back? Is it EVEN possible? Our calendar has Labor Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, etc. It seems there’s a day for everything. But where’s my day, where’s your day?
But here’s the irony…as soon as that tiny break presents itself; a compulsion to fill it seems to take over. Immediately, we’re rushing to surf the net, talk on our cell phones, play a computer game, go grocery shopping, or something. We find it nearly impossible to sit still. And THAT is the problem. People are unable to simply be. For some reason, society and our own mind, has convinced us that we should never just sit without anything happening, or without DOING something.
Lying in the sunshine without a book or cell phone and allowing your mind to simply cease has become a lost art, as is staring deeply into a crackling fire, or sitting peacefully and contemplating a beautiful sunset. So, what I’m realizing is this…I am so busy trying to get to this hypothetical future that my present moment has been reduced to a means of getting there. For the rest of my day…who cares about missing work, forget about the reading I have due next week, or about the assignment due on Tuesday. I will no longer feel stress or guilt; I will stop splitting myself between the past and the future, and I will accept the present.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Chrome vs. Firefox?
So...I'm curious, what are people's thoughts on the new Google Chrome web browser? Personally, I always manage to feel somewhat attached and comfortable with specific web browser after a certain amount of time. Good 'ol Mozilla Firefox, has been treating me well for the past few years now, but I feel its time to branch out. And I think Google Chrome is the answer. It's definitely a pretty alternative :)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Making Connections
I'm having a great time browsing through my fellow classmates' blogs! It really is comforting to realize that I am not alone in my journey towards becoming a technologically savvy professional :)
This class is already providing me with indispensible resources; the knowledge to create blogs, websites and RSS feeds...but more importantly, CEP 416 has enabled an entirely new community (filled with educators, fellow-students, and life-long learners) to be unveiled right before my eyes.
This class is already providing me with indispensible resources; the knowledge to create blogs, websites and RSS feeds...but more importantly, CEP 416 has enabled an entirely new community (filled with educators, fellow-students, and life-long learners) to be unveiled right before my eyes.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Blogger Girl
It's nine am on a school day
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an older guy sitting next to me
Makin' love to his keyboard and screen
He says, "Ma'm, do you know how to Twitter or Blog?"
I'm not really sure how it goes
But, it's cool and it's hip and I bet I'd know how
If I wore a younger man's clothes
Now, John in the computer lab, is a friend of mine
He helps me with the error message screens
But he's slow with the typing and he hates all the blogging
Cuz, there's some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Blogger girl, I believe this is killing me"
As his smile ran away from his face
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
Tweet us a line, you're the Blogging Girl
Blog us a line tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a clever story
And you've got us feelin' all right
It's a pretty good crowd for a friday morning
And the professor gives me a smile
'Cause he know's it's my blog they've been comin' to read
To forget about their life for awhile
And the Twitters, they sound like a flock of birds
And the Blog smells like a hit
And they sit at their desks and they compliment my blog
And say, "Ma'm, what are you doing here?"
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an older guy sitting next to me
Makin' love to his keyboard and screen
He says, "Ma'm, do you know how to Twitter or Blog?"
I'm not really sure how it goes
But, it's cool and it's hip and I bet I'd know how
If I wore a younger man's clothes
Now, John in the computer lab, is a friend of mine
He helps me with the error message screens
But he's slow with the typing and he hates all the blogging
Cuz, there's some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Blogger girl, I believe this is killing me"
As his smile ran away from his face
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
Tweet us a line, you're the Blogging Girl
Blog us a line tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a clever story
And you've got us feelin' all right
It's a pretty good crowd for a friday morning
And the professor gives me a smile
'Cause he know's it's my blog they've been comin' to read
To forget about their life for awhile
And the Twitters, they sound like a flock of birds
And the Blog smells like a hit
And they sit at their desks and they compliment my blog
And say, "Ma'm, what are you doing here?"
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