My Suggestions...

I enjoy technology. I think it is fascinating, helpful, purposeful, and necessary. Yet, it bothers me how technology feels the need to change every other second and not alert anybody prior to, or give any subsequent notice.

I consider myself a novice, and no matter how learned I become, I will probably always consider myself a novice. I never want to know everything because the fun is in learning it and sharing it. Being over-experienced is boring. I just want to be able to consider myself adept, yet expert is a title that I don't have to have.

Here are some suggestions to those who are not as enthused as I am about technology, but still feel like it's important.

1. Always make a hard copy. Technology sometimes lapses on you.

2. Buy the phone that functions primarily as a PHONE! The phone with the latest technology is the one that will probably cost the most and tear up the quickest. You can use your computer to check email and your TomTom to navigate. Use your phone for phone calls.

3. Free is not always better. However, in this case, most of the time it is. (I learned this in class) Consider open source software before you begin any technology based project.

4. Put a lanyard on your flash drive. Losing your flash drive is like losing your mind, literally.

5. Before you take the class, buy the book. Before you buy the book, check out the online tutorial. Before the tutorial, ask somebody. Before you ask somebody, try it yourself. Technology can be self-explanatory at times.

6. Don't rush to get the newest version... of anything. To me, Windows '98 is the best version yet. Street release date means the pre-debugged version. Wait until the company fixes their mistakes.

7. Get the "Stupid People" insurance on your laptop. You know, the one where they will replace it even if you were the one who messed it up.

8. If you don't have a laptop, go to the computer lab and stop asking to borrow other people's computer. The minute something goes wrong with their computer, your friendship crashes. Rebooting is difficult.

9. Learn how to use every Adobe product you can. It'll be worth it at some point.

10. Use Google everything. Google applications make life much easier.

11. Take a deep breath and calm down. ctrl+z=undo

12. Just because you clicked spellcheck doesn't mean that Jesus proofread your paper. Learn how to spell!

Just a few thoughts. Take 'em or leave 'em.

Wiki, Wiki, FRESH!!!

You know that wiki I showed you a few days back? Well, I had an in-service to show the guys in my frat how to use it. Check out the in-service highlights.

IE7 users click this one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> QLL WIKI

Firefox users click this one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> QLL WIKI

Comment if you can figure out how, THANKS FAMILY!

You Know What Else I Hate...

It is 2:15 AM!Sunday, November 23, 2008 and I am attempting to update those "projects" I recently left links for. However, I'm having a very difficult time. Everytime I create a new topic for my webliography it disappears. Everytime I go to access my moodle the website (ninehub.com) is down. I really hope you are enjoying this blog because this my be all I have. I'm really hating technology right now.

Yet Another Link!

Heres a link to myMoodle. Moodles are designed as a means of faciliating distance classroom learning. Like my other two links (the ones added yesterday) this is a Moodle in progress. Thanks for looking! Peace!

Oh yeah... I created my Moodle using ninehub.com. Check it out if you are thinking of creating a moodle. It's a great resource.

Couple of Links!

Check out these works in progress I've got going for my "Measuring Rod" (da Bruhz feel me!). One is a Wiki the other is a Webliography, and I have a Moodle on the way. 'Preciate tha support family!


myWiki


myWebli

I Teach Because I'm Happy, I Teach Because I'm Free!

After contemplating many career decisions, and trying to determine my best characteristics and what I'd be best suited for as an adult, I came to the conclusion that I should be a teacher; a leader; an educator of the people. ...but WHY? These are the top ten reasons I became a teacher:


10. To look at the answer key in the teacher's edition of the text book

9. To have holidays, June, and July off with pay

8. Because I know that I'm smarter than most of the people I talk to all day (6th graders)

7. Now when I go to the principal's office I'm not crying or trying to make up an excuse (most of the time)

6. I can have as many slices of school pizza as I want

5. All the free post-its and dry erase markers you could ever dream of

4. When I say, "Mother, I really don't have homework!" I'm not lying

3. I don't have to sneak into the teacher's lounge anymore

2. Library day is like a day off

1. I'm fee waiver for all of the field trips


"I love my job!!!" says Jamaal has he scurries into the sunset

Ya Boi Barack!

Check out the president elect and the five hairstyles theroot.com says he shouldn't have. Barack and the Barbershop

My Students and Their Childish Little Games!

My students are the neatest, most unique, funniest people on Earth. Every year brings a new bunch of extra special characters, and each one has a specific way of impacting me (their favorite teacher! tee hee). I sometimes like to engage with them, doing whatever it is they want to do. One of my boys taught me how to play this game: Free Rider 2. I suck at it, but had fun just learning. You should give it a try. Most of the learning in my classroom is done by me, after we close the books (didn't that sound really inspirational?!?!).

World Leaders Respond to the 2008 Election Results

Check out this link to the BBC News site and see what world leaders had to about President Elect Barack Obama: Dear Barack ... and check out this nifty picture. Me and Barack use to hang out before the whole campaign thing.