I just finished reading Dan Willingham’s “Why Don’t Students Like School”. I have to admit throughout the book, I just felt as though I was missing something and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Then as I reflected on the title “Why Don’t Students Like School” and believe it was much more… [Read more…]
February 14, 2010
I have been using OmniFocus since January and it has made a significant difference in how I feel about keeping on top of my workload! Below are my first two posts about OmniFocus: OMNIFOCUS – IS TAMING MY PRODUCTIVITY PROBLEM OMNIFOCUS AS A LESSON PLANNER Does this mean that I get everything done when I… [Read more…]
January 20, 2010
Test post from Blogo – I have to decide tonight if I want to use as my free time is over? Decisions, decisions. So what do you think should I pay the money or not? I have to figure out something because I have decided to go back to the Opera Browser again…just seems to… [Read more…]
January 17, 2010
I gave my HP Pavillion 2510 Tablet after Christmas to my step daugter, just before I got my Mac, so that I would have to focus on using the Mac and not go back to what I am familiar with – the HP Tablet PC. Well I found out this week that it was a… [Read more…]
January 16, 2010
This past week, while I have purposely slowed down on the amount of time I spend on the internet, the number blog posts written and my time on Twitter, in order to focus on getting work done. Reducing the amount of time that I spend on the internet, has had the desired affect. I have… [Read more…]
January 3, 2010
My top 5 posts for the past week. WEBSPIRATION – MIND MAPPING TOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION – WHAT IS THE FUTURE IF THE BUDGETS ARE CUT? DRAFT TEACHER ACTION PLAN A ROCKY START TO JOINING THE CULT OF MAC CONVERTING TO THE CULT OF MAC WAS THE RIGHT DECISION I promise to be less Mac centric soon, but we are a… [Read more…]
January 2, 2010
I have been working on my new MacBook Pro for five days now and it simply is the best computer I have ever used. Switching over from the Windows world was extremely easy – once I made the choice to do. I think that my previous resistance was more about loyalty to Windows (having been… [Read more…]
January 1, 2010
I didn’t keep a log of how much I ran this year, but I ran a lot more than I did in 2008 and was much more active with Kyaking, hiking, etc. My body has healed as much as it is going to after the roof fall a couple of years ago, but I am stubborn and will work through the pain as much as possible.
December 31, 2009
I am searching for a replacement for Windows Live Writer, so I can blog easily on my Mac. I have tried a few so far and this is my next try. I am going to insert an image. I don’t like that it doesn’t give a true rendition of the image in the draft, but… [Read more…]
December 30, 2009
I am looking for a blog editor to replace Windows Live Writer. This is one of the possibilities that I am looking at. Below is a photo, just to see how difficult it is to insert a picture. I don’t like the lack of ability to go in and easily edit the size of the… [Read more…]
This blog focuses on teaching from a Special Education Teacher's perspective. I plan to provide my observations and/or insights into Special Education, English Language Arts, the help students receive in my Resource Room, pedagogical ideas and integrating technology/Web2.0 tools into the classroom.
My views have been molded by my experiences as a parent of a Special Education Student, a retired Coastie, teaching in a Special Purpose Private School and a Public School system.
February 16, 2010
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