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Week7 Things 16 & 17

2008-06-10T00:14:00.000-07:00

It was easy to get to the wikipedia. Looks like a great resource for finding out obstruse information. I now know how the process of "corning" beef got its name. You may ask what that's got to do with teaching, but I am a chemistry teacher after all. I was also interested to read Gypsylibrarian's comments about the reliability of the data. In the entry about corned beef, it seemed that many of the references were circular.

The sandbox is interesting. Being able to edit/remove someone else's post and leave no trace is a new idea to me. It will take me some time to digest the implications of this.

Week 6 Thing 13

2008-06-02T02:39:00.000-07:00

I gave up on Weeks 4 & 5 because my computer here at TAFE kept crashing. Week 6 so far seems better. I am impressed with Del.icio.us and have spent ages reading with great interest PC Magazine's 100 best. We've even bought one of the cameras. I have now visited several other websites and have noticed the RSS logo, which I'd completely ignored before, so I am learning from this course, though not as fast I I'd like. I did a Smart Board introduction last week and am now trying to relate how I could use some of the things we've been learning into using Smart board in class. Anyone have any suggestions?

Week3#5&6

2008-05-12T01:32:00.000-07:00

Flickr is amazing, though I still feel intimidated. Looking at the worldkit site, I am impressed to see the spots coming up as people post on their blogs. I think I'll create a game with photos on the toy Library site. I just need the photos.
I've just looked at TeacherTube and searched Chemistry. There's some great stuff there, to which students could be referred. Looks like there are some useful videos which could be downloaded, too.

Week2#3Week3#4

2008-05-05T02:11:00.000-07:00

Well I have at last registered my blogspot. It has been very interesting, trying to decide names and how my avatars should look. I have just had a quick look at Flickr, especially at the Carnarvon gorge photos where I have just had a holiday. Next challenge is to upload one of my photos.

Week 2 Thing #3

2008-04-28T23:52:00.000-07:00

The easiest habit for me is to teach others, it's the way I learn best. My hardest habit is to accept responsibility for my own learning. I have great difficulty keeping at it and not giving up because of no time. Like today. Here I am just doing the week 2 work when someone else has finished and won the 1 kg chocolate. Makes one much more understanding of the pressures on mature aged students, especially those with families.