- I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Appreciating Life
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Earth Day
On Earth Day, which is next Wednesday April 22nd 2009, I'm planting a tree, walking, eating mostly fruits and veggies, keeping any unused house lights turned off, de-cluttering and recycling all that I possibly can. What are you doing that day? Together we can make a difference in trying to save our planet.
Mark Federman LCPP and 4Cs
In the words of Mark Federman those much younger than I, i.e. less than 25, truly live in a world of UCPP; Ubiquitous Connectivity Persuasive Proximity .When I consider the chasm between my own parents and myself, not to mention with my 10-11 year old students and even my own two children the gap is V-A-S-T. I’m caught half-way between my parents’ generation of virtually no technology to my children’s generation who are 100% tech-savvy! With i-phones, i-pods, amazon.com, e-bay, and online-banking, long queues, in fact any queues at all, when shopping/buying, paying bills, banking, booking travel etc are a thing of the past. I remember my young 3 year old son asking my Dad ‘Grandpa, what was your favorite video when you were young’ and my Dad replying “We didn’t even have color TV -only black and white then- let alone videos. Now, and for years, my kids don’t even watch videos, with youtube, DVD’S etc! This video-clip has really made me think and it’s true that with the deft touch of a pad, click of a mouse or button, the world is at our doorstep. Time and space pose no problems, everyone is instantly and continuously connected, and every corner of the world truly is at our - and especially our young ones’ – fingertips, for them it always has been! For e.g. snail mail is something they never have to contend with, unless they so choose, a Thank You for the gift which Grandma appreciates receiving. When my children travel they pack their world and take it with them via i-phone, i-pod or camera-attached wireless laptop. Or they can simply take a virtual tour to anyplace in the world. Coming here I experienced party lines- which I had never even heard of in Sydney, Australia-as well as many frustrations waiting for painfully S-L-O-W dial-up connections, while my kids on the other hand have instant wireless internet, and using SKYPE and text messages, they happily chat to friends and family all around the globe. With Blogs, Face-book, Twitter, Google Talk, they are instantly and constantly connected. They have never experienced cameras with film- waiting for anything, it’s all there here and now; with all the tech tools available now- even one small i-phone in their hand- they have all the technology they need to learn, and stay totally and continuously connected in the 21st century. If they want to find an answer to a question, it takes them only an instant to find it, not the long treks to libraries to find suitable resources, as in the past.
I wholeheartedly agree with Mark Federman’s contention that, as a result of the vast changes the internet/technology has brought to the way students communicate and interact, educational institutions, if they are to remain relevant in the 21st century, must move from being education models that are skills-based to models of education that are much more focused on connectivity. We need to reform as our educational institutions are out of touch with student needs, currently there exists a wide gulf between what schools offer and students’ experiences in the real world. The role of educational institutions and educators must change; we need to implement the 4 C’s- to keep up with these vast changes. Our children are the UCPP generation – like fish in water- they have become our educators, we MUST change. In our high tech, mass-media, ever-changing world we too need to implement and apply the 4 ‘C’s: Connections, Context, Complexity, and Connotations, which matter so much.-and not CONTENT like the 3R’s of yesterday! Our child educator educates us in true Life-Long Learning!
I wholeheartedly agree with Mark Federman’s contention that, as a result of the vast changes the internet/technology has brought to the way students communicate and interact, educational institutions, if they are to remain relevant in the 21st century, must move from being education models that are skills-based to models of education that are much more focused on connectivity. We need to reform as our educational institutions are out of touch with student needs, currently there exists a wide gulf between what schools offer and students’ experiences in the real world. The role of educational institutions and educators must change; we need to implement the 4 C’s- to keep up with these vast changes. Our children are the UCPP generation – like fish in water- they have become our educators, we MUST change. In our high tech, mass-media, ever-changing world we too need to implement and apply the 4 ‘C’s: Connections, Context, Complexity, and Connotations, which matter so much.-and not CONTENT like the 3R’s of yesterday! Our child educator educates us in true Life-Long Learning!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Gratitude Dance
The Original Gratitude Dance www.TheGratiDudes.com
Get up, clear the space around you , put on your dancing shoes and celebrate life, and all that you are grateful for!!!Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
RECAN Recycling Center
22 tons of compressed cans
get shipped to Great Britain, for recycling, 2x monthly from RECAN in Serbia. SADLY, this is only 5% of the total cans manufactured and sold here. What happens to the other 95% you may well ask? Unfortunately, recycling is still very new to Serbia, RECAN itself only began 4 years ago. With a greater awareness of the importance of recycling, hopefully this % will triple if not quadruple in the next few years.
get shipped to Great Britain, for recycling, 2x monthly from RECAN in Serbia. SADLY, this is only 5% of the total cans manufactured and sold here. What happens to the other 95% you may well ask? Unfortunately, recycling is still very new to Serbia, RECAN itself only began 4 years ago. With a greater awareness of the importance of recycling, hopefully this % will triple if not quadruple in the next few years.Sunday, April 5, 2009
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thing #15
We shall begin collaborating and will post on our Blogs 10 sites relevant to our partner's professional life!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Google Reader
My Google Reader Subscriptions:
Astronomy:Picture of the Day
NASA: Image of the Day
Religions Q's & A's
SAP Sustainability
Science @NASA
Space.Com
Sustainable Development
Astronomy:Picture of the Day
NASA: Image of the Day
Religions Q's & A's
SAP Sustainability
Science @NASA
Space.Com
Sustainable Development
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Thing #8
I have installed Picasa 3 and web albums.
With this latest Picasa I can now not only, organize, edit, create and share all my photos with anyone I choose: family, friends or even the world, but can also create collages, slide-shows, with even more precision and even add name-tags etc to any/all of my photos.
With this latest Picasa I can now not only, organize, edit, create and share all my photos with anyone I choose: family, friends or even the world, but can also create collages, slide-shows, with even more precision and even add name-tags etc to any/all of my photos.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
23 Things
This is Thing #2 and #3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vVFQ5u4kaA
You've GOT TO watch this video- Will Richardson is AWESOME. As Will says "Technology TRULY extends learning!"
Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vVFQ5u4kaA
You've GOT TO watch this video- Will Richardson is AWESOME. As Will says "Technology TRULY extends learning!"
Links
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Here's a wonderful link re all the important things in life- especially applicable to our religions unit right now. Please share with your child. Mrs. J
http://www.thewalkthetalkmovie.com/
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Religions Organizer
Dear Parents,
Your child has an organizer which should help them organize the information they have gathered.
This in turn will help them with their Venn Diagram.
Your child has an organizer which should help them organize the information they have gathered.
This in turn will help them with their Venn Diagram.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Religions website on Orthodoxy
http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/upload/tdhmh78233/St_George_Church.pdf
Welcome to the 5A Blog
Dear Parents,
I have opened up a Gr. 5A Blog where I'll be posting photos, rubrics, newsletters, examples of student work, assignments.
I hope you will use it and that you like it.
Mrs.J
BTW (by the way) Here is a link to Waltzing Matilda which grade 5 students need to practice as they will be singing it for our International Week assembly.
I have opened up a Gr. 5A Blog where I'll be posting photos, rubrics, newsletters, examples of student work, assignments.
I hope you will use it and that you like it.
Mrs.J
BTW (by the way) Here is a link to Waltzing Matilda which grade 5 students need to practice as they will be singing it for our International Week assembly.
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