tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817036546477379762024-03-13T00:29:10.615-07:00Bobbi's Page of Stuff and NonsenseJoy to the Fishes in the Deep Blue Sea; Joy to You and Me!BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-20304537718086525762010-07-06T08:44:00.000-07:002010-07-06T09:17:11.554-07:00From the Ridiculous to the Sublime...So much water under the bridge! More than a year after my last post, here I sit in Myrtle Beach slowly adapting to all of the changes that come with retirement. I believe this is something I must "learn"....how to be retired. I want to jump into all sorts of things that I've kept in the closet (No, not THAT closet) for so many eons.<br />The last year of work as an instructional coach was the most challenging of all. I'm still processing all that happened, both in the topsy-turvy world of public education and in the individual world of Bobbi. My thoughts on that will remain in percolation for now; I can't put things into perspective yet.<br />All I know at this moment is that I have the most delicious feeling of freedom - I grin as though I have a secret that is demanding to be shared. People look at me funny. I am probably quite annoying to everyone who gets in my immediate vicinity. I am not sorry.<br />I remember the first months of our marriage, way back in 1968. Bill was sent to a training in Arizona, while I was left nervously alone in our little ramshackle summer cabin in Salty Shores, NC ($75 per month). It was evening, and the area was eerily quiet, as most temporary summer residents had gone home. I wandered about the place, looked at the waterway, put on shorts, wondered what to do with myself. Then it hit me like a water balloon. Somewhat reminiscent of Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" (but not for the same reasons; yeah, I know - she dies!)) who realizes for the first time in her life she is "free.....free....." I was suffused with joy. What to do with this new-found freedom? I made myself a baked potato - because I could! Then I made mysef a second one - because I could! I answered to no one; I did as I pleased and there was no one to whom I had to answer, explain, justify. Funny, but that moment has stuck with me for all these years. And now the feeling is back. Wonderful, delirious, unexpected, undeserved freedom. I wish this for everyone. There is nothing like it.BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-46745745185002196022009-03-31T11:06:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:32:43.539-07:00Long Time No See<div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprm8UlLjaPf4GJWqUqPuPmSrtqKYzAFsqtQSkX6Y5ZlvKAkTsAp9YHHurhPQitGpTfCB3KM_jbzlu9-ZQu2GptsIiBnSd6ynWq0TxvS0Aj03yIfDVNfCaYSaw8TEXuwGNXCTqmBjb_94/s1600-h/Stations+Unit+-+EGMS+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319419809196589986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprm8UlLjaPf4GJWqUqPuPmSrtqKYzAFsqtQSkX6Y5ZlvKAkTsAp9YHHurhPQitGpTfCB3KM_jbzlu9-ZQu2GptsIiBnSd6ynWq0TxvS0Aj03yIfDVNfCaYSaw8TEXuwGNXCTqmBjb_94/s200/Stations+Unit+-+EGMS+064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> Getting It Together</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>While it appears as if I've been incognito for over 4 months, I really have been "around" the schools, doing my thing, visiting classrooms, writing newsy articles, etc...just haven't been blogging. </div><div><br /> </div><br /><div>I did have an extended absence through Christmas and the month of January due to back surgery, but that's behind me (no pun intended) and I'm feeling great. I've pulled back from some of my Globaloria activities, preferring a back seat as the teachers and students definitely are well-equipped to continue the course on their own. </div><div><br /> </div><br /><div>Hope to see some good presentations in the spring. I enjoyed accompanying our secondary coordinator to West, and was in attendance for Maitrey's visit to West last month. Wonder what this quarter will bring?</div><br /><br /><div>Hang in there....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsn1u7sTLSjyoA8JsRrvOAwYOX8XZr5Wjh0fwBh4osNpPDVPNQkSHHuwRMqnAtTG6B_IsU5qp2YpwbHpTdwipCZ-Dxiejj-UcbBDsDpt63CrMKaM1cH62cVfpK10FJ80a9T3ONps5qBg/s1600-h/Dana+and+Jeremy+-+Hangin%27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319420609695465106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsn1u7sTLSjyoA8JsRrvOAwYOX8XZr5Wjh0fwBh4osNpPDVPNQkSHHuwRMqnAtTG6B_IsU5qp2YpwbHpTdwipCZ-Dxiejj-UcbBDsDpt63CrMKaM1cH62cVfpK10FJ80a9T3ONps5qBg/s320/Dana+and+Jeremy+-+Hangin%27.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-69322735773700559712008-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:002008-11-20T10:55:16.200-08:00The Spartans Do Globaloria<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv9ipJfcH4K64tvgBQq0_eaak3kScV2EudSeH6dADmlTfCVLlO5As4Jcp8HXAh0Sap70H06tmP6PI8iU_Gt1D0vK11SiLmtkLWykUYuMffgkmo-giqqq-Cu7_rtQuxUOQVbSCqudtrWE/s1600-h/4777763_240x240_Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270815161787923874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv9ipJfcH4K64tvgBQq0_eaak3kScV2EudSeH6dADmlTfCVLlO5As4Jcp8HXAh0Sap70H06tmP6PI8iU_Gt1D0vK11SiLmtkLWykUYuMffgkmo-giqqq-Cu7_rtQuxUOQVbSCqudtrWE/s200/4777763_240x240_Front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;">I couldn't wait to see what East's group was up to last Friday when I finally was able to pay them a visit. </span><span style="color:#006600;">This class, co-taught by Abbie and Jim, is unusual in that its teachers are from English/Journalism/Drama and Music backgrounds, demonstrating the versatility of the Globaloria program and its adaptability; these two teachers and their students are proving that 21st century skills can be exciting for anyone from any curricular background. I know I would have enjoyed this "break" from traditional teaching when I was in the classroom. Now I have to enjoy the teaching and learning vicariously as I visit and peer over the shoulders of the teachers and kids. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;">Taught on an alternating block schedule, the students meet every other day for 90 minutes, giving them a good chunk of time to "play" with their ideas and focus on their Flash drawings. They have completed their initial idea-gathering and their paper prototypes. Knowing I was coming for a visit, Jim had the video of their game pitches ready. It was great to see their smooth presentations and well-thought-out game plans - I must admit, they were better than most of what we teachers were able to "create" in our summer sessions. (OK, better than what <strong><em>I </em></strong>was able to create - I won't lump everyone into my portrayal.) The best part was watching the kids and teacher enjoy the video as much as I did.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;">After the video, I wandered about talking to the two teams, looking at their drawings, and listening to their explanations of the games they're working on. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQf-7s7lTV7VXDoarCu0MdmiW5FnMPiieG3I-Qi49yNk0NeqfdHeqbhd6wnYJzs5w-GWr_bRMz6gONFu9tXzaQ6_ZyasfI6bjPka3kvsuRd2-2NJf2JeY7yrYKBESJ-HJ63du9bfLWmc/s1600-h/120px-Photo_128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268905699809756946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQf-7s7lTV7VXDoarCu0MdmiW5FnMPiieG3I-Qi49yNk0NeqfdHeqbhd6wnYJzs5w-GWr_bRMz6gONFu9tXzaQ6_ZyasfI6bjPka3kvsuRd2-2NJf2JeY7yrYKBESJ-HJ63du9bfLWmc/s200/120px-Photo_128.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">TEAM GERM-N-ATOR, inspired by their senior English teacher (yay!), has a Beowulf concept with various monsters at-the-ready to devour the Anglo-Saxon hero. (The cross-curricular possibilities are endless.) While I don't remember a cyclops in Anglo-Saxon England, in the GERM-N-ATOR's world of revisionist history, creativity is the word and creative license is encouraged. This game has excitement and humor, both elements of successful game play. It will be interesting to see what other "monsters" representing human threats come after Beowulf.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;">The GERM-N-ATORS at work:</span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267469780564600898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4a9TGSb3lPFuGrCsYcPR8e49kVzr6fZ9MrXkokqQsBczf5WVgQ9wjKJ1Pminm_rQrmvU9Jnw4oC9lIj6JaQ2DPup3vfXts0Z0dVw8kROXtuO5pxehJrK-TvKMG7eo8ZU1Kx5gHID4H4/s200/GEHS+Globaloria+011.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267473782534684482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZN_VdG0_uLb2nW7qcUD0ferH_40R_ahPkPRR9BKoUfwmEOJOjt7VhEyzdxBoaBgQuiEumqyw-Ysgt4LZk5XFqh5Zdp9RBpgQRcc9YNqJHIv9JErXmAeGJpSvsWEA3eB7OI1JkmymQaY/s200/GEHS+Globaloria+007.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23kJoxvro7uHDqVcjVTihy8CFnzBv258fs1ayRvcWYuP4t-5yOPB8LDX1tKVYNmNY7_sX5CHJd22WIWOhEparSr3ZvEQGhWFM1CZGUsxViwBM3GLudy88kFWXE5lQTvEgPV9tu2iovXM/s1600-h/120px-Photo_130.jpg"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267579332873219394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23kJoxvro7uHDqVcjVTihy8CFnzBv258fs1ayRvcWYuP4t-5yOPB8LDX1tKVYNmNY7_sX5CHJd22WIWOhEparSr3ZvEQGhWFM1CZGUsxViwBM3GLudy88kFWXE5lQTvEgPV9tu2iovXM/s200/120px-Photo_130.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">TEAM FIERCE-KUNG-FU-LLAMA-KOMBAT-RANDOMNESS is working on an original concept also. Some highly skilled character drawing adds to the game's attractiveness. I think they're out to wipe drunk and/or impaired driving off the map, but I'm not positive that's all they're up to in their game concept. Their game has the unusual offering to a player to take on the role of either the pursuing police officer or the impaired driver - guess who wins!<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zfXz9LWULarq_FIY0DC32e5UYJAnR1SUutkgla0faJieXlDXUfdKFJLh6pL6LjPYqmwUlzSTj2BuNnQXHMdGX7A3l040z1uy7qVikg1l0skgDZWzMNKdauza7yTM8wTNEqWPOdw5Trs/s1600-h/GEHS+Globaloria+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267584020506069970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zfXz9LWULarq_FIY0DC32e5UYJAnR1SUutkgla0faJieXlDXUfdKFJLh6pL6LjPYqmwUlzSTj2BuNnQXHMdGX7A3l040z1uy7qVikg1l0skgDZWzMNKdauza7yTM8wTNEqWPOdw5Trs/s200/GEHS+Globaloria+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267473780114879634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 194px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPODjNLbuBvJa1mhMX2-drPXO6mQudddv431FwpxioPeMPzzeQeaC_8dKdoQcjyG5BbRvB9puV6xqN7wVdKZlkNlgQCZNtNNCKMnk_mUclDegOhra4KpKAKatFL_bibGr8Cej_P0zrFb8/s200/GEHS+Globaloria+008.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnXlu3V2m2w2XiR0pfCuGAAp5FLMKSUjeqeLSQvr_WTv_LHd8kEJlnjDIJIe7315mL79J5moUt8tk_NpKqLALceddkCH5T6mAkbWHuPAp1xPWVwx5_cBPOt79VSttHSiK133FU8GwEiQ/s1600-h/GEHS+Globaloria+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267482256907424658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnXlu3V2m2w2XiR0pfCuGAAp5FLMKSUjeqeLSQvr_WTv_LHd8kEJlnjDIJIe7315mL79J5moUt8tk_NpKqLALceddkCH5T6mAkbWHuPAp1xPWVwx5_cBPOt79VSttHSiK133FU8GwEiQ/s200/GEHS+Globaloria+001.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Game on!BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-78344901393966102162008-11-03T06:46:00.000-08:002008-11-10T07:46:07.359-08:00Monday - GWHS Visit<span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;">Expecting a ho-hum morning with lots of teachers and students in a post set-the-clock-back haze, and a pre- election-advertisement bloat, I was proven wrong this morning. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;">I meandered into Vicky Neal's Globaloria class as they were setting up their computers and found the whole group present and focused on their games, Flash drawings and team conferrings. They were welcoming and eager to tell me about their game concepts and to show off their Flash skills, which already far surpass what I was able to achieve in several days of close instruction at Bridgeport. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;">Here's a recap of what I saw and learned:</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSimpJVF1LGKZ2_4Bmcv-n9nSHeJ1SVzfBpHb-HuaE6N2B4-YfqOeupbQbjAGvG1USV1mfzCSjGdVmVyS-V0j7nk_HrvFNJ91p4pfWchBmN1U5NUsFKtXji_tl276JOZEMkXMr9CSt7ms/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265250739299782546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSimpJVF1LGKZ2_4Bmcv-n9nSHeJ1SVzfBpHb-HuaE6N2B4-YfqOeupbQbjAGvG1USV1mfzCSjGdVmVyS-V0j7nk_HrvFNJ91p4pfWchBmN1U5NUsFKtXji_tl276JOZEMkXMr9CSt7ms/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;">Team ALIVAN is working on Mr. G-Raffe's Trivia Dress-up, a game of wide-ranging trivia, educational of course, where participants can dress cute figures of frogs and other animals if they answer questions correctly. Very nice Flash drawings and animation in progress, and a clear and focused paper prototype. I definitely want to play this game.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLgbTakSQwNuvs39RwtaUzXUjJVOwtBwuVUlJu801X9CFdhcQad47ZIzwVkQ9hrjpJ1kp0mAkzInBvUAcbVnXh8lZEggtqbpOO9SL72ge7QMZl7haLyZ-7L_FuV-1LjlrzKr0yfnOqPM/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265253431005205026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 163px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLgbTakSQwNuvs39RwtaUzXUjJVOwtBwuVUlJu801X9CFdhcQad47ZIzwVkQ9hrjpJ1kp0mAkzInBvUAcbVnXh8lZEggtqbpOO9SL72ge7QMZl7haLyZ-7L_FuV-1LjlrzKr0yfnOqPM/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-05.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrzo5comzu1mMLCahJO1ow0_GmAiSNPu96sfPMCjJMsaWb7mpqX88zOuNMCYzAWVEWoX4S0d5MTSwGNLqj7E99JMo7NvgKWBhhhfLofxR2MYAT2Dpif9Ry_0MItCT5GzGo1mIxmVP4Y0/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265243828805001986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrzo5comzu1mMLCahJO1ow0_GmAiSNPu96sfPMCjJMsaWb7mpqX88zOuNMCYzAWVEWoX4S0d5MTSwGNLqj7E99JMo7NvgKWBhhhfLofxR2MYAT2Dpif9Ry_0MItCT5GzGo1mIxmVP4Y0/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-07.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Team CHERENA is dabbling in history with their "Adventures of the Past" (working name) game. I like the idea of an educational game that incorporates fun as well as sequence lessons for the player. Time travel will be an exciting concept to work into this adventure. Nice Flash efforts, too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5kfGWGr7oavtHhP7JtooQxlIM8A-ntlbZHKsltUoiR0lRZwRXcap4xMBYVH8H2E7PVbviEq3Gtm3r_7E3oannlQmmZj_UuquN-ORuFPQ3xw1Fy2KFDOdYHRLgnD67xaEoOYXVQYgTDI/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265243817274448162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5kfGWGr7oavtHhP7JtooQxlIM8A-ntlbZHKsltUoiR0lRZwRXcap4xMBYVH8H2E7PVbviEq3Gtm3r_7E3oannlQmmZj_UuquN-ORuFPQ3xw1Fy2KFDOdYHRLgnD67xaEoOYXVQYgTDI/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-06.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s0EknpG946cJzDXLBAd14wYjZhTA8TGh2XPbZ5sePgD0ku4oH6lO8GQ_2oiuQxVwHl3uH3CW6DoCwEEwBcl4XkRXSJTm_pHaQ4nCTwK90Q0ilabZVe9J8ZG997Oa8bLtkhK_xDFbMkw/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265243833099548754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s0EknpG946cJzDXLBAd14wYjZhTA8TGh2XPbZ5sePgD0ku4oH6lO8GQ_2oiuQxVwHl3uH3CW6DoCwEEwBcl4XkRXSJTm_pHaQ4nCTwK90Q0ilabZVe9J8ZG997Oa8bLtkhK_xDFbMkw/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-08.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">ANIMATION DIEBE team is working with foreign language (German) in their game name (<em>diebe</em> is German for "thief," they informed me, so I received a language lesson, too.) They are working this name into a game that aims to take DUI offenders off the map; it involves an ever-increasing punishment for an offender's elevation of blood alcohol. Clever concept - great job in early efforts to animate. I can't wait to see this one.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhihZKKXiPnIpS5h7dOfYvZsdnJBQSTF99u3VeP1B9VmCSTcNDRKE3WgF5NtKmUUcYe1KZLn9a5Qw8CpkN1CTi6yCEk1kqVh2jQNTsqfpcbJm1vX7mlPVDu7EqzEwM27iHmBJ_BZtbGc/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265244970394989458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhihZKKXiPnIpS5h7dOfYvZsdnJBQSTF99u3VeP1B9VmCSTcNDRKE3WgF5NtKmUUcYe1KZLn9a5Qw8CpkN1CTi6yCEk1kqVh2jQNTsqfpcbJm1vX7mlPVDu7EqzEwM27iHmBJ_BZtbGc/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-11.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHUvf5KbSHi_1X0PH7qWrSnczVXqqp-vvN_c1PSomuTq8BUDgzJaMKlrseN8uppCEFicxiW9DiEzEXvlmg7A_XUzrzkwy1MsmZzdtnqos0v4ZPfVJmmcPeyKxhK7Oskikjwh569-q50w/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-10.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHUvf5KbSHi_1X0PH7qWrSnczVXqqp-vvN_c1PSomuTq8BUDgzJaMKlrseN8uppCEFicxiW9DiEzEXvlmg7A_XUzrzkwy1MsmZzdtnqos0v4ZPfVJmmcPeyKxhK7Oskikjwh569-q50w/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-10.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL88lJ_zE-w3VUY7y4DRKDI1PuDHTB9E4AlJY-XdfKlXZxn-qYvd50X9XE5clMt1Wezsvu675ICvIyt4x70lQBDR-dzb_9w0mxTliakGyIIlvZwuxW8rTHCwKXE_UPzwf0SPOCol3odco/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265244974638329986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL88lJ_zE-w3VUY7y4DRKDI1PuDHTB9E4AlJY-XdfKlXZxn-qYvd50X9XE5clMt1Wezsvu675ICvIyt4x70lQBDR-dzb_9w0mxTliakGyIIlvZwuxW8rTHCwKXE_UPzwf0SPOCol3odco/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-09.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHUvf5KbSHi_1X0PH7qWrSnczVXqqp-vvN_c1PSomuTq8BUDgzJaMKlrseN8uppCEFicxiW9DiEzEXvlmg7A_XUzrzkwy1MsmZzdtnqos0v4ZPfVJmmcPeyKxhK7Oskikjwh569-q50w/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265244987619843506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 131px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHUvf5KbSHi_1X0PH7qWrSnczVXqqp-vvN_c1PSomuTq8BUDgzJaMKlrseN8uppCEFicxiW9DiEzEXvlmg7A_XUzrzkwy1MsmZzdtnqos0v4ZPfVJmmcPeyKxhK7Oskikjwh569-q50w/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-10.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span></div>Using a "shooting" concept is the CRAZY APPLES team. Use your imagination to envision the "Tobacco Sniper" as he takes out smokers but leaves little old ladies alone - if they are tobacco-free, that is. Very clever! This team is enjoying their work!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVNu_-QG4vShFeNkDUCWLDCUGsZH0mEH4NbtqC8CUzHcHE05m8CwmkyFR9anmkxz5TC1awm_EfqPy0GkMBp50Ycn5lTSk4UZdA_I3QgbuJPwDjCVMGu5XOk2OCrKzMT2E7MxaZHp0dOI/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265244977094634754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVNu_-QG4vShFeNkDUCWLDCUGsZH0mEH4NbtqC8CUzHcHE05m8CwmkyFR9anmkxz5TC1awm_EfqPy0GkMBp50Ycn5lTSk4UZdA_I3QgbuJPwDjCVMGu5XOk2OCrKzMT2E7MxaZHp0dOI/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-12.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br />Team S---E---is looking to do some cleanup and recycling in their as yet unnamed game. There is timing involved: You'll have to work quickly for points as the amount of trash increases. Sounds like a challenge. Mrs. Neal suggested using the post-football game playing field as a picture background along with animation. Very nice paper prototype also - it can be viewed on the Wiki.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265250741096182370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OFAS5DISEtxLaQcCF1GrbdZtR-efED7hZrL1FJYBknioxVBBqE9zqX6w91vlR5XT63JNJG89U4cO3N8bfaGpCraFKFdLqGIeUNyXDmqxYI1g_jW9pUTvdb5SOQrxLgZ3qVGnS7FtfNw/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-02.jpg" border="0" />THE LORDS OF THE BLACK FLAME are working a shooting challenge into their "Gun Down Obesity" game. I think they could give a lesson on Flash - lots of tweening and impressive animation going on on their screens. A serious and well-organized duo!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcBllG7UpWeSvaDJ36NVWZkoKT0GWc9xfB3H3_S438RAy-sTU2kP9qs35IDDP_saRrSEcbTrjP9d3V-OuNHAffdOCcHz_QuiDAc7X-ADEWEFW7njMM-tkLzhfgko0vhp-6arASjvL7Lw/s1600-h/Globaloria+GWHS-03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265255158527342690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcBllG7UpWeSvaDJ36NVWZkoKT0GWc9xfB3H3_S438RAy-sTU2kP9qs35IDDP_saRrSEcbTrjP9d3V-OuNHAffdOCcHz_QuiDAc7X-ADEWEFW7njMM-tkLzhfgko0vhp-6arASjvL7Lw/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265240148037143250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicozKq5ssUv5ibAl0AcpU03tx2GhJ5cVlXsiV9GsUy7bjfzObPr7tOV2nqV_QHQuEiWnqisjyYyMwqlqs87HQCzN3gQK7YX2T6j-r5VSZpmJ8xkcpm9raKrBCLmOoFQ_5dsKAbRaVc8X0/s200/Globaloria+GWHS-01.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;">While I realize this is an early stage of development, I can't help but be impressed with the progress made and the focus of these six teams. To have thinking caps on at 8:00 AM and to accomplish so much in a 45 minute period - Wow! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;">This is a model group, doing it all right. (And how many teachers would be seen climbing on tables to get just the right photos of her teams at work? Gotcha, Mrs. Neal!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666600;"></span>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-70879509746375402382008-10-30T09:01:00.000-07:002008-10-30T09:14:56.733-07:00Ever Wonder....?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCJjeph_Y0L6iUIjmZc_VIlAQaMCcX3_v4prGzLxmccnTHHexHsGyjJhMABi8MGQNknNG_slSx4csAKCih0e1_o_BJPJpuXIhwQbVgZmGAtR6wg1l0uRZrGqqqhizUx5jBelMSKg4QW4/s1600-h/sleeping+pup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262980031381098146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCJjeph_Y0L6iUIjmZc_VIlAQaMCcX3_v4prGzLxmccnTHHexHsGyjJhMABi8MGQNknNG_slSx4csAKCih0e1_o_BJPJpuXIhwQbVgZmGAtR6wg1l0uRZrGqqqhizUx5jBelMSKg4QW4/s200/sleeping+pup.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What will my students look like today?</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Who will show up?</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Alfred E. Newman... </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Or a sleeping pup?</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyiXyJDq3FiG2gt8iYhFq0lXKyH4WvV0UFht21YGw_3TOp5KBkHAAkDFNcQeOJiDBDjhTQVUa3X2rZP1_kNkQHq2mSysZKgCSeASy76_VDbVsbYg4ihHjWGCmY8fG0h15fhJL-v9OjnI/s1600-h/image0011.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262979335247059202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 149px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 172px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyiXyJDq3FiG2gt8iYhFq0lXKyH4WvV0UFht21YGw_3TOp5KBkHAAkDFNcQeOJiDBDjhTQVUa3X2rZP1_kNkQHq2mSysZKgCSeASy76_VDbVsbYg4ihHjWGCmY8fG0h15fhJL-v9OjnI/s200/image0011.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-19302565071638683772008-10-30T08:31:00.000-07:002008-11-10T16:52:29.782-08:00First Nine Weeks - Gone But Not Forgotten<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#009900;"><strong>Happy Happy Joy Joy</strong></span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">It's Working!</span><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Yes, we've made it through the first 9 weeks with only minimal loss of brain cells and some very fine accomplishments on the part of our excellent Globaloria staff.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Though not directly involved with EGMS's program, I've peeked in occasionally to see the middle schoolers as they work on their games. How do Lisa and Julie do it? I don't know how, but they are creating a fine learning community with those young (and usually squirrelly by 8th grade standards) kids. </span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">At Greenbrier West, Vicky has established an enjoyable yet serious working environment for her Computer Assisted Art class first period and they are "into it" with gusto. Some work as diligently - or even more diligently - at home on their games. Some exciting ideas there. Laptops a'blazin'! </span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Abbie and JIm, Greenbrier East's teachers, have made much progress with their two teams, who are very competitive and secretive (in a friendly way, of course...so far). The TIS, Mary, was one of the chosen "clients" who viewed the game pitches last week. "Very impressed," she told me - and she loves the (anonymous - it's a secret!) game inspired by a senior English teacher's lesson. Interesting to hear about the dynamics between the two teams - one "expert" would like to share his expertise with the other team - they prefer to learn on their own. This is great!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">I am so proud! Congratulations to the three classes and their dedicated teachers - I hear lots of positive statements from teachers, administrators and students about what's going on in the Globaloria classes. </span></strong>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-91434694652737596232008-09-23T07:26:00.000-07:002008-09-23T07:39:06.912-07:00And They're Off!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DEn_dBnkjmMjOGSJuHQi_dGYEz1UvE5V9BY0BeB0qEKmqcG5ZeIEEDEQwN0i5ROej5Ww2l_k0-qUtERD1F6yjIDIlqi8uZ84pDvCKJkYQqEshGJSJ8lqG4upT9aKSeGSzW4LV4xMHmY/s1600-h/999661-092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249226189040257570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="103" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DEn_dBnkjmMjOGSJuHQi_dGYEz1UvE5V9BY0BeB0qEKmqcG5ZeIEEDEQwN0i5ROej5Ww2l_k0-qUtERD1F6yjIDIlqi8uZ84pDvCKJkYQqEshGJSJ8lqG4upT9aKSeGSzW4LV4xMHmY/s200/999661-092.jpg" width="118" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J-CJyTzpENJNfh2DiVGt_WUFs2mjStkULkyGq1lGe2cwG3w5TvqHQihsus8dPt8eZe4RWkUHoNE7o6SkUQ6IlVRmzp_MaqfrMmTGjJNEJEiDSW6QbOaQlPevIny5fH0hlj0pdihaEFw/s1600-h/4778684_240x240_Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249225892594965650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J-CJyTzpENJNfh2DiVGt_WUFs2mjStkULkyGq1lGe2cwG3w5TvqHQihsus8dPt8eZe4RWkUHoNE7o6SkUQ6IlVRmzp_MaqfrMmTGjJNEJEiDSW6QbOaQlPevIny5fH0hlj0pdihaEFw/s200/4778684_240x240_Front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>I'm noting a R<em>ed Letter Day</em>. </strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>The two high schools now have their laptops. </strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>The classes are on their way to gamedom. </strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Let us rejoice and be glad!</strong></span> </div></div>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-75234507424567262602008-09-17T10:12:00.000-07:002008-09-17T10:32:03.047-07:00Into ItI think we're on the right track with Globaloria. Greenbrier West's class has 16 students and Greenbrier East has 9 at present. Surveys have been completed and the students are getting a handle on the goals of the class. Teachers have been in contact with WVCPD to fill out purchase orders for Flash licensing. The laptops are to be delivered to the two schools next week, and Maitreyi will be visiting to install Flash on both desktops and laptops. It's been a liong haul to get this far; now the real fun begins.<br /><br />I've moved into the background as the teachers have taken hold of their classes and it's full speed ahead. My job now is to stop in occasionally and make sure everyone is happy and the materials and hardware are working. Whew!<br /><br />The new technology goals for the state, which have trickled down to our county with a vengeance, are causing both excitement and consternation leading to anxiety. Though we have a good number of computers, our labs are overflowing at all times of the day, and often there are slowdowns and freezes that are frustrating to say the least. Then there are the blocked sites - a problem particularly annoying to the Globaloria teachers. I remain cautiously hopeful that these things will sort themselves out before everyone falls to pieces, though it may be close!<br /><br />Nothing else new to report - we soldier on.BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-91777151692389719372008-09-02T11:37:00.000-07:002008-09-02T11:49:49.736-07:00And So It Begins...<span style="color:#cc6600;">The year is off to a shaky start with the computers down, files missing and everyone in a panic. </span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">All four of my schools have "issues" with the computers, and the tech staff has been run ragged for the past two weeks trying to get the Edline pages and file folders up and running. WVDE has made things extra-difficult by not providing logins for the programs we want to begin - Acuity and Writing Roadmap. WESTEST results were late in coming, so we're trying to catch up and "disaggregate" the results. And so it goes....</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">The GOOD NEWS is that the Globaloria classes at East and West are unfolding nicely, thanks to the hard work of the teachers involved. Surveys are getting completed; blogs are being set up, and the students are bringing in their permission slips - and showing lots of enthusiasm for the program. We're looking forward to the installation of Flash on the laptops and desktops in both schools. The laptops are in, and the tech staff has promised delivery to the schools this week.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-12042981300829654272008-08-19T12:55:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:59:02.522-07:00August 19, 2008At last, things are beginning to come together. I may have just one blog now, not two! Lee says what happened with the 2 blogs was weird - not surprising considering the "strange" processes I used to get things posted. I couldn't remember now if I had a million dollars bet on it.<br />I'm finally feeling as though I can get all of this material into some semblance of order. What a relief.BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-57402623127383867392008-08-12T10:59:00.000-07:002008-08-12T11:05:18.166-07:00Doing Some Catch UpWell, after some time away, I'm back trying to remember and add to the game pages we started last month at the Globaloria workshop. Feeling some frustration as Abbie and I work to add questions to the game. We have the questions and we've accessed the team page; now to remember how to upload the questions. I'll be relieved when this process becomes second nature - right now, we're having to go back to tutorials and play around with the pages. One small bit of info forgotten and it's back to square one.BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-50296371495986384442008-07-27T14:57:00.000-07:002008-07-27T15:15:03.233-07:00Takin' a BreakSummer is almost a memory - within a few short weeks, it'll be back to school ...but actually, I haven't left. With workshops, conferences, meetings, inventories, teaching teachers, etc., the school year really is year-round for most teachers. The days of a long stretch of weeks to forget the classroom and just relax are long over. I think teachers are more stressed, more tired now than ever before. spetember used to mean back to school. Now it's early August. And that's not counting taking courses all summer by internet.<br />With retirement close, I'm doing a lot of thinking about what it will be like when school is over for good - I can't believe I can be paid to stay home and do as I please.. But because I want to have an inkling, I'm going to my beach house - the place we bought with retirement in mind - for a week and "play retirement." That means nothing school or work-related, while I look for other things to do - and not just baking brownies and reading books. Bill has been retired for 8 months now, and he has no shortage of stuff to keep himself busy. I may not have it so easy. I don't enjoy gardening, other than planting a few window boxes. I don't like to "put up" food - canning, pickling, making jelly, etc. I'm not a shopper, scrapbooker, or home remodeler, though I like to dabble in those things. At one time I thought I'd like to do something completely different - go birdwatching. Take up hiking. Work in a soup kitchen.<br /> What I'll probably do is wallow in the freedom for a while, walk around in the morning in my robe and slippers, take a walk with the dogs without hurrying them, make a second pot of coffee, luxuriate in the idea that I can read the whole paper in the morning. Then get dressed, register for a class, and get back in a classroom...on the other side of the desk. I want to learn forever.BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-47219821975661454142008-07-24T07:10:00.000-07:002008-07-24T07:28:36.534-07:00Dog Days in Education<span style="color:#333399;">I keep wondering if there is anyone out in the general public who doesn't think he's an expert on education. The prevailing thought seems to be "I spent 13 years sitting in a classroom, therefore I know how to teach, manage a school, run a program." So many people are certain they could do it better, yet most wouldn't dream of telling their doctor, lawyer, policeman on the corner, or druggist how to do their jobs. For some reason, educators are fair game. From the government down, from NCLB to local, state and national politicians, to state ed employees who haven't been in a classroom for years - if ever - the stuff keeps rolling downhill. You have to give teachers credit for toughness in the face of a constant barrage of regulations and unsolicited advice. What's most admirable is that those who stick with it can do a great job while the changes keep coming...and going...and if you stay around long enough, what's "New" is just a rehash or another name for something you had foisted upon you long ago. </span>BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-35027287725506020152008-07-22T05:07:00.000-07:002008-07-22T05:13:08.938-07:00Tuesday - Worse Than Monday?Ok - trying again - am I in the right place and will I succeed in uploading a photo today?<br />am I on blogger?<br /> or blogger-blog?<br />or wiki?<br />or google?<br />or all of the above?<br /><br />What's my name?<br /> What's my address?<br />Truth be told;<br />I'm a mess!<br />Tell me quick -<br />before I burs' -<br />Is this better?<br />Or is this worse?BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681703654647737976.post-15608876615066150362008-07-21T08:38:00.008-07:002008-07-21T10:22:45.462-07:00Post- Globaloria ThoughtsThere's a joke in the title somewhere - my blog title is all wrong - I have no spare time - and it's Monday - my thoughts are unformed and bleary as I try to settle all the ideas sifting through my cluttered mind after last week's busy schedule.<br />Went to a Globaloria Workshop and learned how much I need to learn - and will never learn - about technology. It's a love-hate thing. Give me words and a pencil and I can fly around in swooping happiness all day long. Give me a keyboard and a <em>url</em> or <em>http</em> or some strange, fast-sounding software (Flash, anyone?) and I'm a dunce. Ask me to follow along as a technological teacher leads the group through a simple (?) set of steps and I'm back in 7th grade math, hoping Mr. Poiani doesn't (Oh, please, god) call on me because I'm still on Step 1 (find the icon) and the rest of the class is, I am absolutely certain, on Step 9. I'm clicking like mad on little pictures (have to get close, whip off my glasses) and my classmates, who are all gifted beyond reason, have already created little digital creatures who are madly hopping around on their pages.<br />Now, of course some of this is a mild exaggeration - I was at least on Step 2 - and my fellow English teacher admitted to a bit of confusion and a preference for "Words! Give me words!" so I wasn't completely alone in my anxiety. And I really do enjoy the computer - I couldn't get along without it and I don't "get" people who want nothing to do with it. But - lesson learned - I have come face to face with my limitations, and I've been reminded of how the student feels when the pace isn't one he's comfortable with.<br />Like many "Rose is Rose" cartoons, where a moment's insecurity can instantly morph one into a former, insecure self, that feeling of not being quite"with it" is a transformer - and it's the pits!!<br />But now I'm catching up - I've created this blog, per the assignment though I can't get a picture to load as yet. I'm well along in getting the program started - thanks to some great teachers and principals. I'm looking forward to plinking around on the team webpage, maybe get over the uploading jinx...BobbiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123868570844501572noreply@blogger.com0