Tuesday April 29 2008

Tonight I cruised around prometheanplanet.com. I am creating a list of Activboards flipcharts I intend to use in my kindergarten class. I plan to use the projector and a whiteboard until my promethean white board is installed (Ha-Ha). There were several themes I found interesting, but when I tried viewing them, I was notified a flipchart viewer was required to view the activstudio lessons. I downloaded the viewer and it seemed to be successful until I tried to open/download the flipchart. No luck. Then I recalled Carol explaining another way through SDP schoolnet or nettrekker. ??? I tried-- but it appears I need a refresher course on how to navigate the process to view the lessons.

Monday April 28 2008

The drive home from school this evening seemed to take longer than usual. It had been a rainy day and the traffic seemed more intense. As I inched along I noticed the grass growing along the highway medians as well on the front lawns of homes. Green and misty.. It somehow reminded me of Ireland. I never been to Ireland in person but intend to visit someday (on my bucket list). While exploring blogs tonight I found a site called Travelblog.org. It's a collection of travel journals, diaries and photos from around the world. I went to cyber Ireland! It was interesting reading and watching peoples stories about their daily experiences in Ireland. I felt like I was with them as it was happening. Many people blogged from hotels and internet cafes. With the value of the dollar declining and gas prices so high these days-- cyper blogtraveling could be a way to go.
Top O' the morning to you!

April 27, 2008

Today is a special day because I am creating my first blog. It is easy and fun to create.
I'm glad I made it to class on time to learn this amazing new skill. To think I was almost late to class because I refused to leave the house until I folded the clothes in the dryer while still warm! Yes, the dryer beeped to signal the laundry was dry right as I stood outside with my key in the lock to leave. I heard the signal loud and clear. I froze-a dilemma. Should I leave the clothes to cool and fold them later? No, they would be wrinkled. I could always reheat them for a few minutes and refold them when I get back home but that's a waste of energy. I had to go back and fold it hot.