On to week 3...RSS Feeds. I chose to use Google Reader because it would be one less password/site for me to remember and since RSS feeds are all about condensing, it made sense to me to condense as much as possible into google. Google Reader made subscribing to feeds super easy. I subscribed to VHS23 things, Washington Post Style, Washington Post Education, Washington Post Book World, and BBC News. Topix and Syndic8 were easy to use, but I liked Google Reader better since I didn't have to visit a new website and it was easier for me to use.
On to week 4!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Flickr, part 2
I checked out the flickr pages made by the Library of Congress and the Library of Virginia. I really enjoyed looking at some of the old Richmond photos that the Library of Virginia had on flickr. I liked flickr pickr color and I enjoyed the link at the bottom of that page to stick figures in peril. Spell with flickr was neat and I liked Ski Bonk on the programmable web.
It seems like it could be a lot of work to put VHS images on flickr for the general public, and then what would we want to put on flickr. Maybe a photo album for myspace/facebook/special events/staff directory?
It seems like it could be a lot of work to put VHS images on flickr for the general public, and then what would we want to put on flickr. Maybe a photo album for myspace/facebook/special events/staff directory?
Where in Virginia is Jennifer this week?!?
So, this is actually the first time I have had a moment to catch up with 23 things since week 2...and I didn't even really finish week 2 yet. The reason why I have time to catch up is because I sitting in a hotel in Lynchburg. Outreach has finally picked up now that it is mid-November. This is my first true "away from Richmond" week. This week I am in Culpeper, Lynchburg, and Gloucester.
I left Richmond Tuesday night and drove to Fredericksburg for the night because it was the closest hotel to Culpeper that had vacancy and/or did not have the word Super in the name. I stayed up way too late working on the Stafford magazine and fighting with the heating controls in the hotel room. It has been a long and tiring day. I woke up around 6:15, snoozed until 6:25, got ready and checked out of the hotel by 7:15 so I could drive 50 minutes to Culpeper and start my programs at 8:15. I did four "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Indian" programs today with second graders at A.G. Richardson Elementary School. Cute school, smart kids. All of the kids knew that the Powhatan did not hunt buffalo, which is something that Geoff and I are constantly struggling with in classes (we once did a program together and a student tried to tell us that the Powhatan would drive buffalo off of cliffs). The students have a Powhatan test on Thursday and I think they will ace all the questions. I did four programs back to back until 12:30, loaded up the wagon, checked out of the school, and was on the road by 1:15. Due to havey rain in some areas and traffic, I did not make it to Lynchburg until just before 4:30...then I ate lunch. The drive from Culpeper to Lynchburg was really pretty, most of the trees are still that bright golden color that really pops against the sky. And now it is just me...and the computer...and designing the Stafford magazine...and catching up on 23 things.
On Thursday I am working at Sheffield Elementary in Lynchburg. I will be doing 3 African American programs with 5th grade students. On Friday, I am at Bethel Elementary in Gloucester, 3 Powhatan programs with 2nd graders.
I left Richmond Tuesday night and drove to Fredericksburg for the night because it was the closest hotel to Culpeper that had vacancy and/or did not have the word Super in the name. I stayed up way too late working on the Stafford magazine and fighting with the heating controls in the hotel room. It has been a long and tiring day. I woke up around 6:15, snoozed until 6:25, got ready and checked out of the hotel by 7:15 so I could drive 50 minutes to Culpeper and start my programs at 8:15. I did four "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Indian" programs today with second graders at A.G. Richardson Elementary School. Cute school, smart kids. All of the kids knew that the Powhatan did not hunt buffalo, which is something that Geoff and I are constantly struggling with in classes (we once did a program together and a student tried to tell us that the Powhatan would drive buffalo off of cliffs). The students have a Powhatan test on Thursday and I think they will ace all the questions. I did four programs back to back until 12:30, loaded up the wagon, checked out of the school, and was on the road by 1:15. Due to havey rain in some areas and traffic, I did not make it to Lynchburg until just before 4:30...then I ate lunch. The drive from Culpeper to Lynchburg was really pretty, most of the trees are still that bright golden color that really pops against the sky. And now it is just me...and the computer...and designing the Stafford magazine...and catching up on 23 things.
On Thursday I am working at Sheffield Elementary in Lynchburg. I will be doing 3 African American programs with 5th grade students. On Friday, I am at Bethel Elementary in Gloucester, 3 Powhatan programs with 2nd graders.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Flickr fun
So after a busy week of outreach and Virginia Council for Social Studies Educators, I finally had a moment to work on the assignment for week 2.
Until now, I have never really explored flickr in depth. A while back two of my friends and I posted some of our pictures from a class we took to Guatemala.
The only recent images I had to add to a flickr album were wedding/reception images. I only added about 25 images since they used up my entire 100 MB allowance. Maybe later I will change the resolution on the images to fit more on here. Anyhow, here is a link to my flickr page. Discuss amongst yourselves.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Good Morning
Good morning VHS friends! Is it a coincidence that I heard on the radio this morning that 900,000 new blogs are created each day? Discuss amongst yourselves.
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