I did some rearranging in the kitchen, putting up small chrome shelves on the counter. I still don’t know where everything goes, but it’s better than it was. Otherwise, I was a laze-about. Spent a lot of time on GIC…
Category: Personal Journal
Daily Work: On a Saturday
I finally finished Donorboy so that I can read Flush. It ended PERFECTLY. Absolutely perfectly. One of the best, most realistic books I’ve read—and definitely the most authentic voices using technology. I knew I wasn’t crazy when I said those…
In the News: New Media and Podcasting
Education’s Next Wave? Duke Augments Its Embrace of iPods With Beta Trial of Apple’s iTunes U outlines ways that the university is using podcasts in the classroom to share media files. There’s so much potential here: giving students copies of…
In the News: E-mail and Teaching
“To: Professor@University.edu Subject: Why It’s All About Me” from the New York Times has caused a stir on all the teaching listservs that I’m on. It just seems like another one of those articles that really ought to focus on…
Daily Work: Accomplishments!
Today we found that one of my lesson plans is mentioned in IRA’s Reading Today—and I’m offically named. Fun to look down and find my name in a publication :) I spent most of the day reworking a lesson plan…
In the News: Tagging and Teaching
eSchool News online – For some educators, tagging is ‘it’ explores how del.icio.us and other tagging systems can be used to manage resources for classes, workshops, and other educational settings.
Daily Work: Being Lazy II
The best thing about the Presidents of the United States is that they have a day and I get it off. Yes, I lazed about in bed today too. Did some preliminary work on Inbox, searching for articles, and created…
In the News: Moleskine for Writers
Putting Pen to Paper Anew sings the praises of my cute little notebook :) I got a Moleskine Pocket Diary for Christmas, and I love it. It’s helped me keep track of the various projects, which really helps when I’m…
Daily Work: Being Lazy
Not an overly exciting day, but I did make a lovely Monte Cristo in the toaster oven and installed the new pink toilet seat (not at the same time). Surely that is enough for one day. Okay, I did more…
In the News: Blogged Out of a Job
Blogged Out of a Job—another exploration of the horrors that people get into when they communicate online. “The poll [conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management] also found that 59 percent of employees believe employers should be allowed to…