Friday, July 25, 2008

Thing #7

I had no idea Google had so many useful and fun features.  I created a Google calendar with the intent of asking my team if they want to use it this year to keep abreast of each other's schedules and class activities.  I also signed up for several Google alerts that interest me and created an igoogle home page.  I've used Google earth for a couple years now since I saw it used in a power point presentation.  I'd like to try to use Google notebook with my students this year for a research project.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Thing #6

Ok...I could have spent forever playing on bighugelabs.com! I had to tear myself away. I particularly liked the poster maker and the map maker. I thought the cube maker would be a fun class activity. I was thinking of using it for a math center this coming year to help the students identify and name 3-dimensional figures. As a class we could photograph several examples of each figure, the students could then choose their favorite photos to make their own cubes. The cubes then could be placed in a center where the students could use them with a simple game where they could travel along a trajectory where each place was labeled with the name of a 3-D figure. They could roll a cube and travel to the matching name.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Thing #5

I really enjoyed exploring Flickr. I liked this photo in particular because it reminded me of how my students love to express their thoughts and feelings through art.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Thing #3

That was fun! I now have my very own avatar on my very own blog. It really does kind of look like me!

First Step..Thing #2

Of of the 7 1/2 habits of Lifelong learners, I think the one that is the hardest for me is having confidence in myself as a competant and effective learner. I think that another habit will help me overcome that difficulty...viewing problems as challenges! I'm ready to get started and will commit to believing that I can accomplish my goals.