Archive for January, 2007

Great idea

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

I had another 3 am brainstorm. Wonder why our most impressive ideas come during inconvenient times - in the shower, in the middle of the night, in the bathroom?
Well, my bright idea was to make a wiki for teachers to find ideas for using Web2.0 in their classrooms. Not bad, huh?
Now, the [...]

Been Awhile

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

I can’t believe that it’s been a week since my last post. My life has been a whirlwind, but then again, when isn’t it? I’m going to be a bit choppy in my delivery of events in this post. I’m completely brain dead.
I attended the Science Blogging Conference on Saturday. As [...]

NC Science Blogging Conference

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

This Saturday I’m attending a first time get together in Chapel Hill -North Carolina Science Blogging Conference.

The North Carolina Science Blogging Conference1, Saturday, January 20, 2007. This is a free, open and public event for scientists, educators, students, journalists, bloggers and anyone interested in discussing science communication, education and literacy on the Web.
Sounds pretty exciting, [...]

Removable caps

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Recently, my technology director graciously purchased each of the county’s ITF’s 2 iPod shuffles. Since she also bought us a 30 mb iPod, I put the shuffle to the side and “played” with the big boy.
Yesterday, I had a need to use the shuffle. Now, I’m not one to run from embarrassment, but [...]

AA for Computer Geeks

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Hello, my name is Danita and I haven’t been to the StumbleUpon site in 8 hours, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds. Since I’ve never been to an AA meeting, that is how I picture it beginning. At least, that’s what it’s like on TV.
I have found a new addiction. This new addiction [...]

Podcasting

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Whew! Finally, an educational blog. Thought I was going to have to change my title after the last 2 entries. This time, I have good news and bad news.
Good news first. I have three 7th graders & one 8th grader that have agreed to help me do a podcast. Remember from my [...]

Can You Imagine?

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Isn’t life funny? After I finished my lament about Bobby Petrino making so much money being a coach, I hear the news that the soccer player David Beckham will earn up to $250 million over 5 years. Let me say that again, two hundred fifty MILLION dollars! Now, I know that [...]

Bye - Bye Bobby P

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Just as I was basking in the glow of my Louisville Cardinal’s Orange Bowl win, the news from home is that coach Bobby Petrino is leaving. He has accepted a position with the Atlanta Falcons for a mere $24 million.
So what does this have to do with an educational blog you ask? Well, [...]

Orange Bowl Champs!

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

My beloved U of L football team has won the Orange Bowl!
University of Louisville defeats Wake Forest Deacons!!

http://www.courierjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
 

Final
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Score

Louisville «
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10
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14
24

Wake Forest
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7
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13

Brohm wins MVP!
Photo from Louisville’s Courier-Journal

I’ve been tagged

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

I thought I could run, but I found out I couldn’t hide. I was tagged, twice, by Mr. H of Making It Interesting. While I wasn’t really blowing off the tag, I was thinking what I could include for my 5 things you don’t know about me. There are several things, but [...]

Happy New Year

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Here it is, an hour before the new year and I am doing well to stay awake. Old age? Maybe. But, the true reason is because I’m sicker than I can remember being in a long time. It started when I was at my in-laws (maybe something to do with Internet [...]