Week 4 Thing 8

RSS feeds are wonderful--a terrific way to keep up with the information/feeds I'm most interested in reading. I've subscribed to so many, I may spend even more time surfing, but at least it will be for information I ordained to be important at some point.

Now, if I could just figure out how to get the RSS widget on my blog, everything will be good.

Week 3, Thing #5

3 Groupies
Originally uploaded by sgreen7793

This is my first experiment with Flickr. It seems easy enough as long as you follow the directions. This picture isn't really technology related, but I really enjoyed meeting Chris Crutcher in September.

Week 3, Thing #7

I am overwhelmed by blogs. There is so much good stuff out there to read. I looked at A Library by Any Other Name (http://alibraryisalibrary.blogspot.com) after hearing a presentation at the TLA District 8 Meeting. The blogroll alone had me reading for at least an hour before I looked up and remembered what I was supposed to be doing.

Next I want to spend some time looking at classroom blogs teachers have put together for instructional use with their students. I know that Will Richardson has many examples of best practices in his book. I just need to set aside a few hours to immerse myself in that.

I watched the Web 2.0 Workshop through Atomic Learning. It is pretty straightforward and gives a good introduction to the Web 2.0 tools. I didn't realize that the presenter, Vicki Davis, is also the person who does the Cool Cat Teacher blog.

Week 2, Thing #2

Looking at the 71/2 Habits of Lifelong learners was a good reminder of all the things I learned, and should remember, from Covey's Seven Habits. They're all good. I just need to remember to practice them.
In the 71/2 habits, the easiest one for me is Habit 4. I am naturally curious and have always enjoyed learning new things, especially when they are things I've decided I want to learn, and not necessarily been "assigned" to learn. I'm usually enthusiastic and excited when I learn something new, or take on a new project. The problem, or hardest habit for me, is keeping the end in mind. I tend to generalize or have goals that are too vague or broad to achieve in the time that I give myself. I always seem to overestimate what I can accomplish in a given amount of time. Knowing this, though, should be half the battle. If I truly begin with the end in mind, I can plan intermediate steps that I can realistically complete.

Week 1, Thing #1

This is my first blog. WOW! It wasn't even that difficult.
I'm excited to begin to learn about the things that my students talk about in their everyday conversation--especially blogging.