Archive for June, 2007
Post-demo letter
June 28, 2007
Dear SI 07 Fellows:
I am writing to thank you for your cooperation and participation during my demonstration on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. I thoroughly enjoyed sharing my ideas with you.
I am pleased that your letters revealed content understanding as well as questions in the areas that were not totally clear to you.. [...]
Technohappy
My happiest moment with technology was when I figured out that I could figure it out. I was a long time substitute, at a local school in which no one would help me with the “grade machine” program. I found a manual and began to ‘play’ with the different aspects of the program. I realized [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Letter to the absent student
Dear Mike,
I am writing to inform you of the wonderful presenter that we had today.
Ms. Fetty, a 6th grade teacher from Enslow, was here and she talked with us about valid and bogus sites. We got handouts, which I am sure that someone has a copy for you, and even got to write a Diamante [...]
Technology and Research
Technology makes research a much sweeter,although larger, pill to swallow. We no longer have to look through stacks and stacks of books for that single line. We can Google or Ask and poof, we have many sources from which to chose. Mr. Triplett has guided us through, and given us permission to use, his weblog [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Technology disagrees with our future
There is not room in an alreay crowded curriculum for us to even think about incorporating modern technologies. Our children are safer without the threat of shady characters that are found on the Internet. Identities are being stolen everyday. We should not be exposing our children to the preditors. Ways to monitor to whom our [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Technology agrees with our future
Our educational walls are coming down and we must be prepared to help our children take advantage of all the technological advances that are out there. Teachers need training to enable us to incorporate modern technologies in our instruction. Our children can explore the world from a comfortable and safe environment. By instructing through the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My Writing Process
My process is ‘old school’ for lack of a better term. I find it hard to walk away after beginning a project. I need to spend time with revision . Eddy stated that she has been working on ‘The Family Book’ for 15 or so years as well as other projects. I found it hard [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )(Warlick) Raw materials –Barriers to Creating a New Learning Environment
This man is preaching to the choir. We know that we haven’t enough time. We know that we haven’t the support. We know that technology is not going away. We do not know why people keep telling us what we know–live every professional day. I have to say, though, that I would be one to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )My experience(s) with the BLOG
Blogging is a ‘do’ not a ‘read about’ process. My first thoughts were, “Just another thing that we are going to do during a summer program that we will NEVER be able to apply in class.” Boy, was I wrong. We may not be able to use this exact site, but we can keep in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )End of the school year thoughts
Another year has come and gone and I am reminded of words given to me upon the retirement of a thirty+ year vet teacher. “For every May comes a September”. It may seem like nonsense words to some, but to me it meant so much. The end of this year is over but a new [...]
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