Thing 5b

http://playinghistory.org/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/07/playing-history-history-games.html

This site was awesome!!!! The students can play games while learning about history such as:

African History
American History
Archaeology
The Constitution
The Iron Age
Shipwreck
Stagecoach

and many, many more. I joined so now I can play also. The students wont know what hit them. Learning while they play, this is to good to be true.

Thing 10

I just love this city. All of the old house's, the city squares and the history. As a matter of fact my oldest son and I are going to go to Savannah next week. I will have to find this spot so I can take my own photo of it. Don't you wish you could be here also.















Photo by courious expeditions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/3534577794/

Thing 9

• Have you noticed the CC logo on any websites you visit? Did you wonder what it meant?
• I have never notices it on websites.
  
• Do you think CC will impact the way students learn and create projects? How?
• They are going to have to be more careful on what they use in their projects.
  
• Do you use digital images, audio or video clips from the web in your teaching (or professional practice)?
• Sometimes we do.
  
• Do you ever share content on the web?
  
• Yes I have shared content on the web, through Myspace.
  
• Who owns your teaching materials?
• Not sure, but I would think it would be Barrow County Schools.
  
• What are some potential negatives for using CC?
• Puts a limit on what we, the teachers and students can use.
  

My son and the war

I don't know about the rest of you mothers out there, but we just got word that my 18 year old son is going to have to go to Afghanistan the end of the month. This scares the devil out of me. My children are my life and I just cant imagine trying to go on if something happened to him. Don't get me wrong I am very proud of him, and for the rest of the men and women that risk their lives for the freedom of our country. I just ask that anyone who reads this say a quick prayer for my son and for all the others over there.

Thing 7

These are the wikis that I viewed:
http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/%7Eahistory/apwhreview/index.php?title=Holocaust_Wiki_Project

http://monsonclassroom.wikispaces.com/

http://flatclassroomproject2008.wikispaces.com/

http://schoolsthen.wikispaces.com/

http://discoveryutopias.wikispaces.com/

My principle and I have already talked about using the discoveryutopias, and the holocaust wikis. We both think that these would be great learning tools for the students. I also like the schools then but we would have to rework it some so we could use it in the Middle School Class room. I am so excited up about this new year and how I am going to be able to use all that I have already learned.

Thing 7

It took me a while to get around in Diigo, but once I did I LIKE what I saw. I bookmarked some sites that can be of use in the class for the teachers and I also booked marked some sites that the students would like. I think that I am going to show the students how to use this when they get back so they can keep up with their interests.

Thing 5a

http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2009/07/weighing-one-against-other.html.

The person that wrote this hit the nail on the head. It is not up to us to judge one another, not that it will stop us from taking about it, there is only one person that can judge us, and I'm sure he has already been judged. Sure everyone makes mistakes, that's part of life, but we need to learn from these mistakes and go forward in our lives. Once we dwell on these mistakes they will begin to eat at us until we can no longer take it. We need to live our lives to the fullest each day, and keep in mind that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, its just the Man upstairs that matters.