Storify

Today I learned about Storify.  It is a way to "package" information and comment as desired.

Blogs as Documents of Learning

This morning I was directed to a blog post which helped me get some clarity about blogging.  After reading Blogs As Documents of Learning I thought about how my blog has served as a reflection place for me to process ideas.  At times my blog helps me to sort out the many thoughts in my head about how to be a better teacher and learner.  As I begin another course in the University Of New Haven, Instructional Teacnology & Digital Media Literacy entitled Distance Learning, I am beginning to see that the distance of learning is often between my thoughts, the keyboard and the available world online.

Introduction to ED 722 Course Distance Learning Trends, Issues, and Practices

ED 722- Introduction - Community Building

11 Random Facts About Me

1. I am the youngest of 7 children
2. I am left handed
3. I have lived in Brazil, Kenya, Long Island, New Hampshire,and Vermont
4. Afternoon naps work well for me
5. I enjoy refinishing antique wood items, cooking, and making jewelry
6. I have 2 beautiful daughters
7. I love my job and learning with others
8. My dog, Beau, is very special to me
9. Humor is important
10. Music is necessary
11. I love playing with technology

Other Facts About Me

1. What is the best vacation you've ever taken?   My family and I had a wonderful 18 day vacation in China, that was perhaps the best.
2. What is your favorite movie?  As Good As It Gets
3.  Can you play a musical instrument?  Alto Saxaphone, organ, harmonica, recorder
4. When did you know what you wanted to do for a Career? I knew I wanted to go into teaching after working in daycare or a few years.   How did you discover that?  After earning a degree in International Studies I ended up moving to New Haven for a job that did not pan out.  I found a job in daycare and I realized that working with children felt right.
5.  What is on your bucket list?   At this point, perhaps owning a golf cart
6. What are your top three favorite books of all time ? Green Eggs and Ham (I remember first learning to read with this book), The Odyssey, and The Prophet
7.  What are 3 things that matter to you?  Family, Adventure, Kindness
8.   What is the best advice you can give to your children?  Live Simply, Care Deeply, Love Generously

Teachers Over Fifty and Technology

It has been 8 days since I last posted to my blog and I feel as though I am getting back in touch with an old friend! I have been on the road visiting family and friends on this wonderful holiday as well as recuperating from a respiratory infection. Over the course of this past week I have been  pondering about how my "Digital Learning Hub"  might begin to focus in on a more specific audience. After reading 5 People To Consider For Your Blog Audience I have been thinking about people I personally know who would love to more fully utilize technology in their classroom but do not know where or how to start. Often, but not always, these people are teachers, like myself, over the age of fifty.

 As I become more and more excited about the work I am currently doing in the Instructional Technology & Digital Media Literacy program at the University of New Haven I am thinking about how I might be able to pay it forward and assist other teachers who want to become more "digitally literate". Over the next week I will continue to process how I might revise, change, edit, or embellish my web site, Teach With Tech 2 .

TeachWithTech2 by Joan Robinson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Unit and Unit Reflections

Here is my Instructional Unit on Google and Reflections on the Unit. which are final projects for EDU 718 and EDU 720 at UNH's IT & DML program.

Filtering

My thoughts tonight are on filtering.  I have so many channels of information that I am having a hard time figuring out how to discern  what my priorities need to be.  I think this has to do with internet access.