Thing 9-Back to School Symbol

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I created a symbol using ImageChef. It was very easy to create there are step-by-step instructions to follow. I created a green sparkly paw print. My school's mascot is a Bulldog and our colors are green and white. I really like this to get students ready to start back school. I could see myself posting this in the classroom for the first day of school to get the students ready to be the best BULLDOG they can be!

Thing 8

My creation
Originally uploaded by stephj0684

This is my husband and his father rock crawling. I do not like posting pictures for everyone to see my family and I. In this picture you can barely make out Daniel in the back and you cannot see his father's face. I believe you must inform people that are in a photo if you are posting it online. I like the options of allowing the pictures to be private. I believe my second grade students would love creating puzzles of familar pictures. Once again this is relating real world experiences into the classroom.

Thing 7 Pictures

Do I love pictures?? I DO!!! This was very easy for me to do. I have a my space and I have lots of pictures to share with my friends. Flickr was very easy to load and edit pictures if I needed to. The picture I choose to share was one taken this past summer in Destin, FL. It was a blast my whole family went, on my father's side of the family. It was the first time with all my family and my husband. Boy was he in for a treat! :o) We always create a pyramid every year we get together and this was a first for my husband. Hope you enjoy. Oh my husband is the last man on the left hand side, holding up my mother :)

Thing 6

http://earth.google.com/

My students think Google Earth is the coolest website. I really enjoy the expression on the students face when they can find their school or house. It teaches the students knowing the address of a place they can find it in a matter of minutes. It is a very real life experience for the students. It is a great learning tool when teaching latitude and longitude. Along with space and direction. It is a great beginner tool for second graders. My school uses it in the computer lab and in the individual classrooms for learning.

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Thing 5

School 2.0 is bringing technology into the classroom for all teachers. Ready or not tenure teachers technology is moving in. I love technology, but I am not aware of everything that technology has to offer the students. I also know that there are a lot of teacher's teaching without any technology and that is depriving the learning process through technology to many students. I can see technology taking over the classroom. Meaning there will no longer be textbooks there will be computers for all the students to learn on. I see blogging, pod casting, wiki's, etc. being the teaching tools in classrooms. School 2.0 is chancing our way of teaching for the best. It is miraculously to see the changes the classrooms are making from the first days of school using chalkboards to now using computers.

Thing 4 continued comments

I posted a blog comment to Lorrie Ann because I agree with her outlook on blogging. It is a whole new world for me but I'm slowly understanding it. I agree with viewing and being informed about your blogging page. Therefore, knowing who has posted a comment and continue to communicate through posting on other people's blog page. Also, I agreed with Lorrie Ann about showing expression when blogging. I like to let someone know how I feel about the comment I am leaving.

I also posted to Lynette Miller's blog. I went through the Bachelor program with Lynette about a year ago. I feel she is a very intellectual person. I also know she has a great passion for teaching. She is a remarkable woman. I wanted her to know she had a fabulous blog page. Also that she shows a great amount of knowledge about the world of technology and blogging.

Thing 3

Technology is an enormous growing field of communication. Blogging helps this tremendously. I am learning a lot about blogging through my first class in beginning my master's program. It is a fabulous tool a lot of people are not aware of. There are endless possibilities for schools to grow through blogging. I know as a second grade teacher it would be difficult for the students to grasp the concept right now. I can begin teaching them a little at a time about blogging. I can see it being a very useful resource for classroom newsletter, journal writings and communication with other classrooms. There is a whole new world for students to learn through blogging.

Thing 2-Creating a blog

This was not hard for me I love creating new things. I choose to show off my last name for my blog title. Daily Blessing is my title. I love it, I have daily Blessing's in my room everyday and I love to show them off. My second grade class is wonderful. I love teaching it is my life. I choose a picture of me and my family. It represents me and the people and dogs I love. I choose pink as my color because as you know I LOVE PINK!! Hope you enjoy my page.

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I chose to keep my same title, Daily Blessing! I enjoy my last name, and I have only had it for about two years now. So I enjoy every morning at school hearing, Good Morning Mrs. Blessing! I am trying to adjust my avatar but it seems there are some cliches accruing this morning through my Internet. Also, as you can see I love the color pink. It makes me feel happy and excited! I did add a few other colors to give it a brighter look. I hope you have a blessed and joyful day!

Thing 1

I must have been very confussed on this assignment. This doesn't suprise me. I have been on the 23 things searching and learning new things but never posting anything. WAY TO GO STEPH :(
So now I understand... I always have been told by my parents never to give up and always try my best. I still have to keep reminding myself to never give up, I can do it. After listening to the video lifelong learner, I am still working on not giving up. This first semester of my master's has been difficult for me. Hopefully I can push through the hard times and continue to grow and learn as the years go by. NEVER GIVE UP!!!

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At least this time going through the 23 things I know what to expect. I am a life longlearner! I feel when teaching I always incorporate my real life experiences with my class. They enjoy hearing things their teachers accomplish. I also feel that anyone at any age can learn new things. Just a few months ago my mother purchased an Embrodiery sewing machine, she is over the age 50 and still learning new crafts and ideas. She is my role model she never stops learning. I love the 7 1/2 habitat to PLAY!!! As adults we tend to miss this important action in life. Just take a little time to play, relax, enjoy what you have accomplished.

Thing 4

WOW who knew BLOGGING was so important. I have always been one to search through people's web pages or blogs but never responded to anyone I didn't know. Respond can be a very powerful tool. I know now to respond to people even if I don't know them. I wasn't aware of all the communication that can go on through the use of the web. I teach second grade and feel it would be difficult for the younger age group to keep up with all the new trends of blogging. It is wonderful for the older age group as well as adults. I read through the 10 commandments of blogging and truly agree with a lot of them. The ones that stood out in my mind is what to do next number 10-come back. I agree after commenting on someones page you should return to that comment to see if there was anymore feed back. I also agree with number 3-smiles. I always try to show my emotion on the computer with smiles. I feel it let's the person know you are excited to express yourself.

Hello Friends

Hello Friends,
I created a new blog and wanted to let everyone know. I hope to communicate with friends and family through this blog. Have a great weekend!!
Steph