Reflection - Thank you

I learned so much in this class and it was fun. Thank you Lori for all of your help! I was amazed at how much I didn't know but you opened the door for me. It doesn't seem so intimidating anymore. I especially loved all the websites and the amount of information that is out there for us to use. I really like teacher tube and thinkfinity. Del.icio.us account came in very handy too

I like blogging now but it just seemed to be a time issue with two classes.I will spend some time really investigating some of the things we learned. I was happy when I explained an avitar to my husband and he didn't know what it was.(yeah)

I enjoyed going to your beautiful school and seeing how the smart board works.It was helpful to learn about different articles and websites from others in the class.


Anthony - enjoy your wedding. It will be fun. Your cruise sounds awesome

We need a baby blog for Analia and a wedding blog for Anthony when he gets back from the honeymoon. Who wants to be in charge?

Hope everyone has a great summer.See you in the Fall

This Biology class hits home for P.Amboy high schoolers

I thought it was my last but I found this article in the Star Ledger last week about blogging
A student was blogging to two teenage twins. The twins mother had cancer and so they put up a website to help them.

The twins turned ou to be an employee from NJMDNJ .The class didn't know it. The blog is a series being tested in schools throughout the state that combines traditional science teaching with the tangible effects of cancer. The unique class was devised last summer by the Center for School and Community Health Education at the UMDNJ Cancer Institute. It was funded by $350,000 in grants that focus on breast cancer research.

Last article- Getting hip to the trip through podcasts by Roger Petterson

This article was in the StarLedger this week and it mentions that tourist agencies,national parks and cultural institutions are using podcasts to give out information for your trip.

I thought of Anthony and his upcoming trip

PSST! Rumor has it gossip websites hit home

Article in Star Ledger June 22,2008 by Kelly Heyboer


Gossip blogs are big. Anyone can post anonymously.
Some that are mentioned.

GossipReport.com

JuicyCampus.com

TheDirty.com

RottenNeighbor.com

DontDateHimGirl.com

With aid of technology, preaching to the wired

Mainline Protestants embrace new media to get out teh word
by Michael Paulson May 28,2008

www.boston.com/news/local/articles


A Protestant seminary is launching a new program to train future clergy in high -tech evangelization. They are also considering trying to develop DVD's about all of the books of the Bible and post them on the web.

Very interesting

Who will Rule the Internet? by Josh Quittner

Time Magazine www.time.com June 16,2008

Apple , Google and Facebook want to build the next great platform. Their philosophies differ. Who will win?


Google - "Open" web and pushes for open standards and alliances among developers

Facebook - with 70 million users offers a more controlled experience

Apple- highly controlled Apple hardware at the end and software and services in the middle like the I Tunes Music store in between

Gradebooks

It was interesting to see the many options a teacher has when setting up a gradebook. I do not have any experience in this area and I am amazed at the different features that these programs have to offer.

I looked at the various Gradebooks avaiable such as mygradebook.com,trackmygrades.comthinkwave.comandclssbuilder.com. They all seem to have the common features of generating reports, giving the parents and administrators access, keeping track of attendance and listing upcoming assignments.

From what I saw I think I like mygradebbook and classbuilder the best. Classbuilder gives the option to create a web page and aslo has a Quizmaker to create tests and assessments . Thinkwave has lesson plans which I liked also.
If possible, I might like to keep everything written in a gradebook at first in addition to using the computer until I feel more comfortable. It is a lot of information
I apprecitate Anthony showing me his grading system