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Entries from February 2006

Organization

February 7th, 2006 · Comments Off

I was wondering if we could change the time on our posts…because they always were 6 hours ahead of what it actually is here.  So I went ahead and figured out how to do it and it should be changed from here on in. 
Also, I am not sure what is going on with all of these picture headings [...]

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PowerPoint Perfection!!

February 6th, 2006 · Comments Off

Why hello there!  I am just sitting at my computer putting the finishing touches on my paper due for tomorrow in this class!  I’m suffering from a case of writers block, so I decided to babble on the blog for a bit. 
I just wanted to say a few things regarding PowerPoint presentations.  I think that [...]

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I’m so frusterated!!

February 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Hi Guys… well I have been trying to upload pictures on to the Blog for about 45 minutes now.  I give up!  I just wanted to share something with you.
Last Tuesday I helped organized a School Science day for Jack MacKenzie Elementary students.  There were 5 different stations set up around the perimeter of the [...]

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Digital Cameras… a little bit late!

February 5th, 2006 · Comments Off

Hello Bloggers… this is a response to our discussion last week.  I was in the middle of writing it, when I decided to take a break- and then I sort of forgot about it!   So, even though it is a week late- I hope that it counts for something.
 
My, my, my… The responses that people [...]

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Week 4 Power Point

February 2nd, 2006 · Comments Off

I was always amazed with powerpoint but never really understood how to use it.  Now that I know, I think that I will “play” around with it alot more.  It is something I can know say I know how to use and want to incorporate into my classes, future teaching and personal use.  I love [...]

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I Have The Power. . . Point

February 1st, 2006 · 1 Comment

I believe I can speak for many of my colleagues when I make the claim “Dang, most of my university classes are so pointless.  I will never use any of the garbage I am doing; why must I be able to recite the whole movie of Citizen Cain (Film 100)!”  However, ECMP 355 is definitely [...]

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Week 3

February 1st, 2006 · Comments Off

Here is my main question that ties into the writen assignment:  If there is a computer class with assignments and students are either struggling, not there or falling behind how do you catch them up if they do not have computers at home?  hence closing the gap in the digital divide?
I’m also having problems logging [...]

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