First FlickrI love the simplicity of this image. No toys, no towel, and only one destination-- the water. This photo brings back such good memories of my children, my friends, and camping.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbena123/3706683305/
Friday, July 10, 2009
The Journey Becomes the Destination
First FlickrI love the simplicity of this image. No toys, no towel, and only one destination-- the water. This photo brings back such good memories of my children, my friends, and camping.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbena123/3706683305/
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Learning Creates Feedom for the Mind
Thing 3--Lifelong Learning/71/2 Habits
The easiest thing for me is the sixth habit: To use technology to my advantage. Sometimes when I have learned something new and interesting, such as learning how to create a narrated "photostory, or a power point narrated with audacity, (I like the recording options in Audacity better than Power point) and have shown the students what I have done, they have enthusiastic created projects with what they have learned. That motivates me to learn more and share more with my students so they can continue to grow as active learners.
The most difficult thing for me is the third habit: To view problems as challenges, although, I can easily see, in hindsight, how overcoming problems has pushed me to learn things in a more thorough way than I would have otherwise. When I encounter challenges when I'm learning or using technology it can be frustrating and time consuming. It seems every "new thing" including twitter, school home pages, blogging, Smartboards, web pages, wikkis, and Moodle classes, use many different techniques. Getting to know each communication form takes time, and one has to be willing to "play around" with it a bit. Although it's so rewarding after I learn how to use the specific the technology, getting there creates cognitive dissonance. In other words it can feel frustrating.
Here is an interesting approach to learning and practicing the English language. It was created by an ELL student this year...
Sorry, you can't see the video here because somehow it failed to upload, although it was a Window's Media File. I spent 30 minutes tying to upload this. The message only continued to say: "processing video". It never said "failed" or "error". How is one to know if one should just wait until "processing" is done?--30 minutes? When does one give up? I'm viewing this problem as a challenge and will learn how to upload video soon. Any suggestions?
The easiest thing for me is the sixth habit: To use technology to my advantage. Sometimes when I have learned something new and interesting, such as learning how to create a narrated "photostory, or a power point narrated with audacity, (I like the recording options in Audacity better than Power point) and have shown the students what I have done, they have enthusiastic created projects with what they have learned. That motivates me to learn more and share more with my students so they can continue to grow as active learners.
The most difficult thing for me is the third habit: To view problems as challenges, although, I can easily see, in hindsight, how overcoming problems has pushed me to learn things in a more thorough way than I would have otherwise. When I encounter challenges when I'm learning or using technology it can be frustrating and time consuming. It seems every "new thing" including twitter, school home pages, blogging, Smartboards, web pages, wikkis, and Moodle classes, use many different techniques. Getting to know each communication form takes time, and one has to be willing to "play around" with it a bit. Although it's so rewarding after I learn how to use the specific the technology, getting there creates cognitive dissonance. In other words it can feel frustrating.
Here is an interesting approach to learning and practicing the English language. It was created by an ELL student this year...
Sorry, you can't see the video here because somehow it failed to upload, although it was a Window's Media File. I spent 30 minutes tying to upload this. The message only continued to say: "processing video". It never said "failed" or "error". How is one to know if one should just wait until "processing" is done?--30 minutes? When does one give up? I'm viewing this problem as a challenge and will learn how to upload video soon. Any suggestions?
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Thing #2 What Makes a Good Blog?
A Good Blog Journey
- is easy on the eyes
- is easy to navigate
- demonstrates personality (voice)
- contains quality information
- clearly shows blogger's interest
- offers visuals and/or audio
- offers helpful links
Saturday, June 20, 2009
23 Things--The First Thing
This is my first blog to date.
I am looking forward to learning how to use blogs in interesting ways for the benefit of my students and colleagues. Currently, my biggest challenge is speedily adding and/or updating photos, documents, and spreadsheets, as well as audio and video links. I love the collaborative potential that we have here with Web 2.0. Wishing the best to all of you and I look forward to hearing from you and learning from you!
I am looking forward to learning how to use blogs in interesting ways for the benefit of my students and colleagues. Currently, my biggest challenge is speedily adding and/or updating photos, documents, and spreadsheets, as well as audio and video links. I love the collaborative potential that we have here with Web 2.0. Wishing the best to all of you and I look forward to hearing from you and learning from you!
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