I was looking for the classic "Who's on First" bit on YouTube and I came across this bit that I thought any math teacher might enjoy. Evidently, for Lou Costello, the product of 7 and 13 is 28.
I would like to begin a discussion of Bud, Not Buddy, By Christopher Paul Curtis by showing this video to my class. It is the style of music the protagonist experiences in the book.
So I found the pickle, but lost the “Miles Silverberg” game. The Night before Christmas was read among the five of us, albeit we were in two different time zones. We could leave our Advent calendars, cookies, and stockings full of candy on the couches without fear of poisoning the dog. Yet, traditions carried on and we spent the day in our pajamas and I found comfort in that.
Being with my family has a way of doing that but I didn’t wake up feeling that way or in the Christmas spirit at all. I was missing terribly my dog, my brother, friends from the past, friends who have moved, and the person whom I’m so used to waking up next to. I pushed pass the feelings of missing people when my sis put on the “You gotta get up, it’s Christmas morning” song and went through the motions with my family with my morning hot chocolate with some mint Bailey’s and snickerdoodles.
Delish. Fun. Presents. Smiles. Pictures. Pancakes. Omelets. Movies. Wine. Rib Roast. Wine.
So that was Christmas and now I am “home” with my new winter coat, luggage, sleeping bag, and sweaters. My sister is at the other “home” and my parents are on their way “home” to Wisconsin.
I thought that this would be of interest to the group after we had such fun editing our EyeSpot videos. On the TeachersTV network site from the UK, I saw a video on doing stop motion animation in the classroom, at the Elementary level. The video outlines the process of having students animate their own artwork on the computer. The link for this video is: http://www.teachers.tv/video/2743, it is 15 minutes long. To watch this video, you will probably be required to sign up for the site. Don't worry I only receive one email from them per week.
Read this article. This young man suffers from 'locked-in' syndrome due to a brain stem injury he suffered 8 years ago. He is completely paralyzed except for his eyes, yet he can feel everything. A team of scientists may have figured out a way to map the speech centers in his brain so that he will be able to communicate via computer.
This is the power of technology.
This site is a forum for selected students to give us, their teachers some feedback, and voice their concerns about education. The initial group of bloggers include students from 14-17years old from the USA, Korea and Scotland.
The entries I read so far were on concerns about plagiarism, global villages and the future of the student blogger movement. The entries I have seen so far have been beautifully written and very thoughtful. I encourage you to bookmark this site so you can visit it and get the student's perspective from time to time.
An article on CNN.com reports that there is a Facebook group dedicated to showing photos and video of young women who are drunk and embarrassing themselves. These girls are voluntarily posting these photos that show them urinating, injuring themselves, vomiting, and passing out, among other things. According to the article, there are currently 172,000 active members on Facebook, and there are 5,000 photos and videos in this group. Many of the posts are public - anyone can view them.
This disgusts me. First and foremost, most of these girls are underage and are not allowed to drink anyway. I'm not being ignorant here; I know that teens drink and do stupid stuff. Secondly, why on Earth would someone demean themselves in this way? I just don't get it. I did plenty of stupid stuff in college, but I didn't announce to the world that I was an idiot (besides, the Internet was brand new back then anyways ;o)
I know that every parent says, "Not my child." But I sincerely hope that my husband and I can instill in our daughter the decency and self-worth to stop her from doing this sort of thing when she gets older. Wish us luck.
Well the end of the Fall '07 semester is at our doorsteps. It has been a very exciting one for me as I prepare to enter my final semester before student teaching. I have to admit that at the beginning of the semester I was unsure if I'd be able to complete the EDT 500 assignments outlined in the syllabus. The reason for this was that I had declared myself, "computer not-so-literate!" I knew very little about classroom technology in September. Now, here it is December, and I can honestly say that I have a much improved knowledge and comfort base around the computer to get me started in the classroom...and at home. I am looking foward to expanding my technology learning when the opportunity comes about. Thanks to Dr. Penny and my group partners for all your help...I really apreciated your assistance. Good Luck to the entire EDT 500class in all your future endeavors!
There are wonderful advantages to the internet and all our new technology but I look at some of the horrors that can come along with it, and I'm glad that I'm not a teenager these days! Teasing and bullying have always been around, in some way, shape or form. But teenagers, who have to deal with daily teasing in school, don't have an escape now. Cyber bullying and teasing can "attack" them anywhere: their cell phones (texts & pictures), their email accounts, and their Facebook or MySpacebook pages. There's just nowhere for these tormented children to hide anymore.
My daughter was a victim. She went with someone I'll call, Todd, a month after he had broken off with his girlfriend. Well, his "Ex" started sending nasty text messages and emails to my daughter (and to anyone who would listen) and was also writing on her Myspace page (and my daughter's page, too) saying what a whore,slut, etc., my daughter was and began spreading rumors about her. This went on for almost two weeks before I caught my daughter crying and asked what was wrong. But, it's a double-edged sword; you live with it or you're a tattle tale. My daughter and I decided to wait another week and if it didn't stop, I would step in. We were lucky! That girl got another boyfriend and got bored with the whole torture thing.
These kiddos weren't so lucky; some even committed suicide. This is just another thing to watch out for with your children. Yes, there are the dangers of child predators but another problem, that's just as real, may be living right next door...
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/more-teens-victimized-by-cyber-bullies/
http://poverty.suite101.com/article.cfm/cyber_bullying_can_kill
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/03/internet.suicide/
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/frail-egos-caught-in-killer-net/2007/11/30/1196394672124.html
This video is about a year old, but if you were/are a PC user and now find yourself using Macs, almost everything this guy describes is true. However, he fails to mention the little spinning pinwheel of death that often pops up on my Mac when it is thinking. Which often leads to my computer freezing...however, I do find the pinwheel more entertaining then the hour glass that pops up on my PC when it is thinking. Either one is a bad sign.
Just a warning, there is some language used during the video, but when working with any kind of computer (PC or Mac) some cursing is always going to take place.
