Week Four

WEEK 4

My Plan for the week

This week starts Professional Development and lots of work in my room. So sad summer is over. We have Keagan Training for two days and then its work, work, work in getting my classroom back in order from summer cleaning. I share a room, so we plan to do some rearrangements from last year to make it where we can be more secluded from each other’s classroom.

What I did / Where I went

I tried to enjoy my last days of rest- resting! I finished up painting a cooler, reading my three summer books, got my hair done, did some school shopping with my mom, and then went back home to enjoy a bluegrass show at my family’s restaurant! Since my dad part owns the restaurant, I help out by bussing tables, washing dishes, taking out trash, refilling drinks, etc. Since the band was playing the crowd was extra large so I never sat down for 4 hours! I was extremely busy and did all the work for free! It is fun to talk with customers so I don’t mind providing free labor! I spend my down time at the pool soaking up some sunshine!

What I learned
I read about the difference in Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. It’s a little confusing, but I understand for the most part that Web 2.0 is just a beefed up Web 1.0. I really liked the live binder that I found on the Web 2.0 Tools link (http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=18657). It gives an explanation for all of the educational technology sites and apps. It was very helpful because I didn’t know some of them! I also learned how to check and see if a website is dangerous. I never knew there were websites where you can investigate sites to ensure they are safe!

What I decided for my website

This week I added a page for the Class Schedule. I also started on my Parent Page. One thing I’ve decided that I do NOT like about weebly.com is that I can’t insert tables. Or maybe I just don’t know how to put them in my pages. I love the organization of a table and wanted to use one for my schedule, but I couldn’t copy/paste it from Word. I searched through all of the buttons on the editing options and still couldn’t find a table. I just made due without one!