Comments for Linda's blog

Comment on Thing #13–Online Conference by fredawilliams

fredawilliams — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:56:25 +0000

I think it is great that you have shared with other teachers the things you have found interesting. I agree with Kris, you have to let us know if the are just as motivated.

Comment on Thing #7B–Google Reader by jcheek

jcheek — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:04:07 +0000

‘I have enjoyed my choices of feeds, and I plan to continue reading even when I don’t have to do it for a class!” – You go girl!!! Don’t you just love it that the infomation “comes” to you and you don’t have to “go out and get it”….I love my Google Reader! Jerrie

Comment on Thing #13–Online Conference by tredish

tredish — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:12:47 +0000

I agree that the 24/7 anytime learning with the conference is way cool. As I was looking over the conference, my mind kept returning to GaETC as I thought of how we might could make some of the sessions available on the web in a similar format…Might be necessary with the budget crunch upon us!!! Traci

Comment on Thing #13–Online Conference by emilyaiken

emilyaiken — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:32:28 +0000

Unfortunately, I didn’t make the best choice of conferences either. It just goes to show that there’s SO much out there that half the battle is wading through it all to find what works for you. I’ll go back and try again.
I wish I had a tech coordinator who e-mailed me new ideas. How lucky those teachers are!
Have a great weekend.
Emily Aiken

Comment on Thing #13–Online Conference by krismcbride

krismcbride — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:08:35 +0000

It will be interesting to see if any of your teachers are inspired by the presentation that you shared. I too found a couple of sessions that I felt could be motivational!
Kris
http://krismcbride.edublogs.org/

Comment on Thing #12–More Than One Way. . . . . . by lindajudkins

lindajudkins — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:57:04 +0000

Yes, I did take the photo. That is what the mountains look like above our high school. I learned when I moved here that Sharptop can be seen from much of the county and is often used as a point of reference, much as the Big Chicken in Marietta. When the high school first opened, I was intrigued that Sharptop has such a prominent stop in its backdrop.And, yes, the autumn colors have been unbelievable this year. The leaves are hanging on as if they just don’t want to give up!

Comment on Thing #12–More Than One Way. . . . . . by Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:56:54 +0000

I know this is off topic, but I rode through Pickens County today and it looked like the picture at the top of your blog! Did you take that picture yourself? It has been a lovely fall in the mountains!

Comment on Thing #11–Flickr by sandiadams

sandiadams — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:16:09 +0000

With so much research on Visual Literacy I think it is AMAZING that there are soooo many beautiful photos being SHARED with all of us!! I think of when I was growing up in school We were so limited visually. One photo in an encyclopedia if you were lucky. Today our students have such a rich environment to explore. ….I am glad I am still a student!!

Comment on Thing #8 Stretch–Asperger Syndrome by dfincher

dfincher — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:37:52 +0000

Linda
It is interesting to me that you have been doing readings about asperger syndrome. My 18 year old son is an asperger student and it has been interesting to figure out what works for him in a school setting. It is one of those hidden disabilities that you don’t really see unless you are REALLY tuned in. I do hope you will link any future info you find about aspergers.
Deanie Fincher

Comment on Thing #5–Welcome to the Web–Everyone!! by dchildress

dchildress — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:19:52 +0000

Linda,
Thank you for pointgin me to the article, “Freedom to Read”. I love the idea of using the computers for sustained silent reading time. Many teachers report that they are not sure how to explain it, but students who don’t typically enjoy reading or writing respond very well to these activites when using technology. After all, the world sems to be moving to this non-print world, so it is a literacy skill we all need to develop.