final blog!

So when we first were told we had to blog I was a little annoyed. I didn't really want to share my life with anyone on the internet. After actually doing it though I realized that I enjoy it. I may even keep up with following other blogs! It is such a good way to communicate with other teachers and see what other classes are doing. I really enjoyed looking at things that teachers are doing to adapt to this century and the ever changing technology!

teachers and blogs

When first hearing about Kathy Cassidy's blog, where she puts her students in videos on it, I was a little concerned. After reading it the past few weeks I have realized how cool it really is. I like the fact that her class is able to communicate and do things with other schools and classes all over the United States and even the World. I would enjoy to do something like this with my students when I become a teacher! I just wonder how the parents feel with their children being on the internet for all to see. I think its a good idea and all, but I dont want the world watching my child. Its sad but there are some creeps out there...

popcorn and cell phones :(

so i'm a little upset that this fun technology video is not true, as you can see by my last weeks post, ellen gave me some websites to look at... the videos she posted show how the cell phone popcorn popping trick is not true. I don't know if I really thought it was true or just that I wanted it to be true, but now that i know it doesn't really work i'm sad. on the other side though, i am kinda glad because if the radio waves can pop popcorn what is it doing to my brain?!?!

popcorn and cell phones!!

so one of my friends sent me this video of a group of people using their cell phones to pop popcorn. It looked like it works though. I actually want to try it! here is the link:

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/portable/video/x5odhh_pop-corn-telephone-portable-microon_news

It kinda freaks me out though if it is true, that your cell phone waves can pop popcorn. It scares me that if it can pop a corn kernel what is it doing to my brain?!!?!

We should try it out in class next week!!

school uniforms

so i was reading one of the blogs i was following today and the teacher that writes it was talking about school uniforms in a public school. I must say that from a parents point of view, it is the easiest thing to not have to worry about dressing your child in the morning, but from a students point of view there are many pros and cons. I think it would be great to wake up in the morning and not have to worry about that i am going to wear. at the same time, i can see a lot of students annoyed at the fact that they cant express themselves the way they wanted to.. I dont know how i would feel in a school if i, as a teacher, would be ok with wearing a uniform to school everyday.

a whole new mind

so before reading Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind I was not too excited. It didn't really look like a good book, however after reading it I realized I was 100% wrong. This was a really interesting book and something I could definitely incorporate into my teaching. I loved the section on the different senses, and how at the end of his explanation of each he gave a list of website links to go to that had to do with each sense. I though it made the book a little more interactive and fun. I am glad I gave the book a chance and I am excited to visit more of the websites, especially the games!!

Spring Break

so i know i havent written in a long time but i have a good reason!! technology hated me over spring break. my macbook broke so i brought it to IT. turns out my hard drive broke, and none of my information could be taken off it. so i lost EVERYTHING. my pictures, itunes, word documents, everything is gone. so i had to wait like a week for them to get the parts in and then fix it. When i got it back i put leopard on it since i had no system what so ever, which is kinda cool. I guess im kinda happy but kinda annoyed at the same time with the whole situation. I have a fast "new" computer now, but i lost all my info. from now on im going to make sure i back up all of my docs. hopefully this doesnt happen again!!!