Tuesday, January 30, 2007
unorganized and insane in the membrane......
Well, I got my refund check today and I found out I only have 11 dollars in my checking account. Then I went down to Mando Books and they said they just sold the last few copies they had of the Warwick book....The college bookstore had copies but they cost $45 dollars and my refund check money won't be available until tomorrow. So it looks like I am going to be a day late on answering those questions from the Warwick book. I am sooo sorry! =( will see everyone in class tomorrow night...hope you all had a good week and I was really happy to see people commenting on my blog. I am glad people liked the look of it and the pictures I laid out. THanks for the feedback.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Responding to Will's why weblogs?
"There’s an increase in shared meaning and understandings. Knowledge is acquired and shaped as a social process, which results in spiraling effect. I say something, you comment on it. I evaluate your comments, respond, and present a new perspective. Then, the process repeats until a concept has been thoroughly explored.
# Ideas are presented as the starting point for dialogue, rather than an ending point."--Jay Cross
Bingo! that is exactly what blogs are like. He summed it up so nicely in those few sentences. There is a huge social network out there on the web that is so multilayered and complex. Look at all the relationships forming from the web. Look at how popular match.com and eharmony are. and Myspace! I cannot even fathom how large myspace is and all the connections people are making through there. Myspace is popular with every age group, but mostly adolescents I think.
Blogging is definitely the only way to go where we can reach kids these days in school. It is where they are all doing their reading and writing now in the 21st century. We have reached the paperless age of computer chips and digital imagery. everything is going over the wire now. Electronic bills, pay per view movies, cell phones with internet access.... I think we are becoming more greedy with information and eager for communication. No one is ever truly alone now because they have their "network"....via cell phones or the weblogs. but nothing can replace the face to face connection of that first look into a stranger's eyes, that first touch, scintillating, electrifying attraction, the first kiss which sends goosebumps up the spine, and you walk around in a daze only wanting to spend eternity in that person's arms....
But anyway, i'm flying off on a tangent. The web is the best and maybe the only way to reach kids these days in school because they grew up in a world of computers. They don't know anything different. Their fingers fall naturally into place on the keyboard and wield a mouse like Luke Skywalker wields his lightsaber. So lets put away our pens, pencils, and papers, save a few trees in the process, and rip into the wires of online traffic.
# Ideas are presented as the starting point for dialogue, rather than an ending point."--Jay Cross
Bingo! that is exactly what blogs are like. He summed it up so nicely in those few sentences. There is a huge social network out there on the web that is so multilayered and complex. Look at all the relationships forming from the web. Look at how popular match.com and eharmony are. and Myspace! I cannot even fathom how large myspace is and all the connections people are making through there. Myspace is popular with every age group, but mostly adolescents I think.
Blogging is definitely the only way to go where we can reach kids these days in school. It is where they are all doing their reading and writing now in the 21st century. We have reached the paperless age of computer chips and digital imagery. everything is going over the wire now. Electronic bills, pay per view movies, cell phones with internet access.... I think we are becoming more greedy with information and eager for communication. No one is ever truly alone now because they have their "network"....via cell phones or the weblogs. but nothing can replace the face to face connection of that first look into a stranger's eyes, that first touch, scintillating, electrifying attraction, the first kiss which sends goosebumps up the spine, and you walk around in a daze only wanting to spend eternity in that person's arms....
But anyway, i'm flying off on a tangent. The web is the best and maybe the only way to reach kids these days in school because they grew up in a world of computers. They don't know anything different. Their fingers fall naturally into place on the keyboard and wield a mouse like Luke Skywalker wields his lightsaber. So lets put away our pens, pencils, and papers, save a few trees in the process, and rip into the wires of online traffic.
blogging is fun, blogging is kewl!!!
I am really getting the hang of this blogging thing and it's kind of addicting. I am procrastinating reading these articles i need to do for class monday night by playing with my blog! LOL tell me what you think of the new pics I put up and the way i customized it. I appreciate any input or suggestions to make it better and more user friendly.
RIght now, I am just waiting for another pot of coffee to brew so I can really get down to work reading these 3 articles I need to read for EDU 471 about schools and history and stuff.... I want to put a link up for my journal space blog because that is what I use for my creative writing stuff, I post poems when i feel like and just use it as a diary to let out all my thoughts. This blog will be oriented more to responding to Stearns articles and discussion of my progression in the blog world.
Miss S
RIght now, I am just waiting for another pot of coffee to brew so I can really get down to work reading these 3 articles I need to read for EDU 471 about schools and history and stuff.... I want to put a link up for my journal space blog because that is what I use for my creative writing stuff, I post poems when i feel like and just use it as a diary to let out all my thoughts. This blog will be oriented more to responding to Stearns articles and discussion of my progression in the blog world.
Miss S
Friday, January 26, 2007
Yea I did it!
Okay now i have to explain myself... I know that isn't "professional" for an English teacher, but hey I am appealing to high school students ok? I am trying to get into their mindset and kids love music. Megan showed me how to put this on my blog and I was just trying to see if i could do it. SUCCESS!!
later all,
Charity
later all,
Charity
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Wiki what?
Reading these NCATE/NCTE standards on learning standards that teachers need to know in order to guide students is rather overwhelming for me. I think at this point my students could teach me alot more about this stuff than I know. I have the disadvantage of being 33 years old and not having the experience of ipods and technologies in school that all these kids have. High school students grew up with computers, literally with the world at their fingertips.
I have a lot to learn, and I look forward to learning how to bring this into my classroom because students relate to technologies and computers with excitement and eagerness. This class, ENL 307 computers in the classroom, is the first class I have come across in my experience as a student in the Adolescent Education program that is allowing me to touch on these hot new issues. It is only with computers and the world wibe web that we can really get to our students because it is a world they can wrap their young minds around. I look forward to learning from these learners as well about all that the internet as to offer me too.
I have a lot to learn, and I look forward to learning how to bring this into my classroom because students relate to technologies and computers with excitement and eagerness. This class, ENL 307 computers in the classroom, is the first class I have come across in my experience as a student in the Adolescent Education program that is allowing me to touch on these hot new issues. It is only with computers and the world wibe web that we can really get to our students because it is a world they can wrap their young minds around. I look forward to learning from these learners as well about all that the internet as to offer me too.
Welcome to MY world =)
Hi... have patience with me right now. I am just starting out in creating a nice, professional blog for my upcoming english classroom. I start my student teaching in the Fall of 2007, hopefully in NYC (fingers crossed) I just finished my essay for the application process. well I am going to go now and work on my profile and scope out what else I can do to make my blog look better. If anyone has any suggestions for me, don't hesitate to comment. Thanks!
Miss S
Miss S
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