Culture of Technology & Jazz March 31, 2010

I have enjoyed this semesters class of 628- Culture and Technology.  I thought it would be more of a course regarding how various cultures use technology and how they have adapted to the ever-changing field of technology.  However, I have found that this course shows how technology itself has become a culture.  It has done [...]

688 – Virtual Worlds December 13, 2009

Well, here is the reality of things.  I thought I had this submitted and I didn’t.  Duh.  Too many jump drives and hard drives!  I guess for a while, I wasn’t sure if I was coming, going, blogging, posting, texting, discussing, etc.  Well, you get the picture.   Anyway, about virtual worlds: It is somewhat [...]

Christmas!!! December 11, 2009

Yeah!  The yearly Christmas music program is done.  I am soooooooo happy!! My students are great!  This was the first year I had an entire group of students playing instruments for the audience.  Usually, I have one or two playing along with the singers and dancers.  But this year we had a recorder band.  They [...]

685- Final Project: Reflection December 11, 2009

Well, Dr. Lowell let me know that the initial “webquest” I had submitted, was not a webquest at all.  It resembled the format I had used four year ago when I did a couple for an elementary music class I had taken.  However, with time and technology, definitions change.  Now I have found that a [...]

685 Final Project December 5, 2009

I thought that I would include a copy of my final project in my blog, should someone like to use it.  I wrote a webquest for my fifth graders to do during the Computer Lab time in Fine Arts and Special Areas rotation.  Mrs. Parsons is our technology instructor and collaborated with me in having [...]

Thanksgiving December 5, 2009

Yes, it came and went and when all was said and done, I was the one stuffed! I tried to eat in moderation, but you seem obligated to try a little of what each person brought.  It’s not that way when you’re a kid.  You may have to eat some “real food” before the desserts, [...]

685 wk6 -Ch 6 Kearsley November 29, 2009

It has come to my attention that for some reason, I have not received a grade for this posting.  Therefore, I am posting it again and adding more of my thoughts on filling the gap between Standard and Lesson Plan. Filling the Gap:  Core Content Standards are minimal in their description to allow the teacher’s [...]

685 – Final Project November 12, 2009

I have decided to have my students complete a webquest on Williamsburg, Va. and then have them write a letter to the Williamsburg Tourism Commission on what they liked and how to improve their website. This will help the students see that they have a voice about what they can learn and that it is [...]

685- Kearsley & Research November 12, 2009

One thing that Kearsley says is that the use of computers can change a student and instructor interaction.  I think that students are more likely to open up to you online and seem to be able to express themselves better than if you just have them write with a pencil and paper.  I find that [...]

688 – free Tech November 9, 2009

    I just have to say that I am really enjoying having www.freetech4teachers.com  added to my reader.   I have shared more sites and information and grant info with my colleagues that I ever could have imagined.  This is really a great site.