April 28, 2008

I was here early, of course, and the floodgates opened by 7. Fixed that problem. The internet went down. Laptops would not connect. Saw some awesome flip books made in PowerPoint. Taught a class. Did Dean work. Solved the gas problem (oops, that is tomorrow). Worked with Active Directory. Worked on embedded learning. Copied DVD's for student. Worked on audiobook for elementary. I am sure I am forgetting something, but I forgot what that was ( I know that delves into a redundant redundancy). It sounds like I am complaining, but I am not. It is great to broaden my own horizons and see how all of this is working together. I am just amazed at all of the things I get into in a day, and I vowed to make a list today of everything that invloved me. Well, half way through, the list went by the wayside. I must commend the teacher who used PPT as a flip book. It is fantastic, and she told me how much her students were engaged in the topic. I saw the results, and it took me back to when I used to doodle and make a flip book with a tablet. I thought it was creative and allowed the students to think logically and sequentially. Teachers are expanding their comfort zones to incorporate old ideas with new technology. They are starting to, as they say, "Get It!" Keep up the great work. What a great day to be involved with all of this. I will be updating you tomorrow. Oh, check out the wiki http://cffflick.wikispaces.com/ It is expanding every day. I found some great software for the music people. Reflect with you tomorrow. Oh, I did forget a big concept today. I found an article that dealt with teachers on social sites. There have been problems across the country with some teachers forgetting their professional side and posting inappropriate content on MySpace and Facebook, etc. Although these items are not governed by most districts, everyone needs to remember when these are put online, anyone can read them and look at the pictures. I gave them a copy of the article so they could be aware of the ramifications. Like this blog, anything put online is accessible by someone. Curiosis scriptor -- loose translation --be careful writer.