Week 4

Happy Memorial Day!  I have so much to do today.  I wasn't feeling very well last week and wasn't able to get much done.  Now it's crunch time.  Today I am attempting to add a lesson to my PBworks account.  I am having a little trouble accomplishing this.  Maybe I need to put the barbecue down and read through everything a little better.  Wish me luck!

EDU 651 Week 3 Update

We are in week three of my class.  So far I have created a blog, tweeted, added new friends to Facebook and created a wiki on PB works.  I am really excited to learn how to use these new tools in my classroom next year.  Speaking of my classroom I have four days left before summer beak! Sounds great however, I have so much to do.  I just finished grading 300 projects after field day today.  I think I will be ready to sleep in soon!!!

Javi's First Coach Pitch Baseball Game

Well it's official I am raising the next Yadier Molina!  Javier had his first baseball game since preschhol yesterday.  I think he is starting to enjoy it.  When I first signed him up his response was "who asked you to do that, mom?"  Last night he was so excited to put his uniform on and even tagged someone out at third base.  Of course when the coach told him to play third base he asked him where it was!!!  We have a long season ahead of us. 

EDU 651 Week 2 Update

I am currently enrolled in my third class at Ashford University.  The class that I am currently taking is EDY 651: Collaboration and Learning in a Virtual Environment.  It is part of my Master's Degree program in Teaching and Learning using Technology.  This is my second week in this class. This week we began learning about wikis.  Wikis can be a great resource in the classroom.. There are three different type of wiki services; fee based, free and self hosting wikis. Each of these wikis has it's pros and cons.  Before choosing a wiki an instructor should consider several things such as key features, cost, support and difficulty of use.  Wikis can be used to create collaborative projects as well.  I am currently attempting to create my own wiki site.  Upon completion I will link it to my blog. 

This week I had to consider three wiki projects that I would like my students to complete.  I chose study guides, virtual field trips and literature circles.  After much consideration I decided to use virtual field trips for my Spanish students to work together to visit a Spanish speaking country, create a travel brochure and list possible activities that a tourist could do while visiting that location.  

I am also in the process of creating and linking my twitter account.  Keep your fingers crossed!  

My very first blog!

I created my very first blog this weekend!  I'm so excited.  I have several friends that blog all the time and i have always wondered what the big deal was.  So here goes.  Let's see if I can get the hang of it!!!