week 4: Stickum Practice - Picture 2

This is a better shot of us, but Andrea had gotten knocked off! We did have fun as this picture illustrates with us actually smiling!

Week 4: Stickum (practice)

This session of Stickum was quite interesting and a little bit creepy! Actually it was kind of nice to be able to "see" all the people that I have been working with for 9 months and their animals! I am just sorry all of mine were outside. The sound was testing to the nerves, but maybe during the actual run it will be better. I can see the value in this application as far as communication with people whom you can't actual be their presence. I can also see this as a valuable tool in the future to be able to have parent conferences! How cool! I could also see this as a tool to be used if you have a student absent and need to personally talk with them. I love Stickum!

week 3: Teacher "Training" Response

Microsoft clip art image

For three days, we teachers have been required to "sit and git" ALL DAY LONG! My biggest complaint about this is that they are "teaching" us the way they DO NOT WANT US to teach students. Are we really that different from our students? Why do they think we can attend to lectures and PowerPoint presentations being read aloud for 8 hours in a day? Geeez; I am thinking positive thoughts that at least I have some marvelous examples of what NOT to do on Monday when my eager and energetic students enter my classroom!