Life is....

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it.

                                                     By Mother Teresa

Technology and me

   I think that my view on the usage of technology has definitely changed.  I really had no idea that there were so many options and new tools that I could learn to use then transfer into my classroom.  In the beginning I did not think that I was going to be able to incorporate a lot of Internet use into the classroom, because it was never something big when I was in school and I don't know many teachers that were using it now.  After this I have seen that there is no reason not to use it!  Everything is not only more creative and fun, but it is very easily organized because I do not have to worry about thousands of papers.  


   Having to create the Wiki gave me a nice chance to stick my toe in the waters, so to speak.  I wanted to use the Wiki in my own classroom, but if we did not have to make one for class I may have not known how, or it may have been not a very strong site.  The SMART notebook is a another great tool that I can add to my 'toolbox'.  Having to create a lesson got me thinking of ways to integrate it into the classroom and how to involve my students in meaning full lessons, while still keeping it fun.  


   In moving forward I am definitely confident in myself for using the new tools I have found and even discovering new ones too. Plus there is nothing that you can't look up, so if I ever have a question with a little research I can figure it out.  

Technology Integration

Wiki's, Bloggers, and Google Docs...Oh my!!


Christina sums it up best (Google Reader=Awesome) Using Google Reader I was able to do some one stop shopping and view exactly what has been going on with anything I have chosen to follow and all in the same place.  I love the fact the Web 2.0 tools have become so easy and I could see it was the same type of response from my colleagues.  There was an agreement between all of us with how easy it was to collaborate and quickly finish project when we all were contributing using Google Docs. 


 The blogs are quite and amazing tool and it was really cool to see what videos or images people would post every week.  I also noticed that the blogs have all evolved as well from when we first started and were new to this  form of technology. We started with very simple answers to any question asked and moved to putting in sites and other vehicles to transport information to everyone around us.  Its very apparent that we have all grown as intellectuals in such a short timeframe.  I hope that we do continue to use our blogs because it will be fun what we all have to say as we continue into teaching.  Also the integration of this into the classroom is key, all of these tools make it so easy to stay in touch and share information, that I cannot wait to share it with my students to see what they'll come across. 


Christina. (2011) Google reader=awesome. Retrieved from http://xtinatsk.blogspot.com/