Saturday, February 26, 2011

Journal #3: 100 of My Favorite Things

  1. My Family
  2. My Friends
  3. My Dogs
  4. Red
  5. Orange
  6. Yellow
  7. Carne Asada Burritos
  8. Music
  9. Pizza
  10. Pasta
  11. Lemonade
  12. Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches
  13. Holidays
  14. Gerber Daisies
  15. Tulips
  16. Meeting new people
  17. Chocolate Chip Cookies
  18. Sunny Days
  19. Panda Express
  20. Cheeseburgers
  21. Rainy Days
  22. Lazy Days
  23. Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes
  24. A Clean Room
  25. Hugs
  26. Kisses
  27. Freedom
  28. Clean Clothes
  29. Fresh Sheets on the Bed
  30. My Bed
  31. Pajamas
  32. Sweatpants and Sweatshirts
  33. Stars
  34. Swings
  35. Finishing My Homework
  36. An Organized Room
  37. Laughter
  38. Chick Flicks
  39. Murder Mysteries
  40. Sleeping
  41. Sci-Fi Movies
  42. Documentaries
  43. Reality Shows
  44. San Diego
  45. Movies inspired/based on true events
  46. Comedies
  47. Singing in the Car
  48. the Beach
  49. Comedies
  50. Roller Coasters
  51. Going to Bed Early
  52. Staying up all night with friends
  53. Scary Movies
  54. Photography
  55. Buying new school supplies
  56. Spending time with my girlfriends
  57. Getting Pedicures
  58. New Haircuts
  59. Chocolate and anything chocolate-covered
  60. Money
  61. A Hot Shower
  62. Fireworks
  63. Daydreaming
  64. Having dreams that make no sense
  65. Board Games
  66. Video Games
  67. Strawberry and Whipped Cream Waffles
  68. Chocolate Chip Pancakes
  69. Last Minute Adventures with Friends
  70. Bonfires
  71. Campouts
  72. Red Dragon Sushi Rolls
  73. Skittles
  74. Sour Candy
  75. Crime Shows
  76. Medical Shows
  77. Chicken-flavored Cup of Noodles/Top Ramen
  78. Summer/Spring Break
  79. Youtube
  80. Netflix
  81. Facebook
  82. Reading tabloid magazines in line at the store
  83. Peace and quiet
  84. when someone else does my laundry
  85. Horseback riding
  86. Smores
  87. Ghost Stories
  88. Murder Mysteries
  89. Text Messaging
  90. the Zoo
  91. Scrapbooking
  92. Desperate Housewives
  93. Greek
  94. Pretty Little Liars
  95. Top Chef
  96. Law and Order
  97. Coca Cola
  98. Ice Cream Floats
  99. Baking
  100. Self-Help Books

Monday, February 14, 2011

Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0

This is a reflection tool used to assess my current knowledge of technology. It meets NETS-T 4.


The NETS-T I researched was Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership. I chose this NETS-T because I know that I need a lot of improvement in this area. An area of professional growth and leadership that I can expand on is actively participating in local and global learning communities to exchange and implement ideas and methods related to creative applications of technology to improve student learning. One of the resources available to do this is Classroom 2.0. This website is a social network used to share tips in integrating technology into our education systems.

Classroom 2.0 offers workshops for new and advanced learners to find new ways to expand technology in the classroom. The workshops are geared toward and run by those who attend. The workshops are collaborative, so there are no outside experts trying to teach teachers things that are unnecessary for a classroom setting. The workshops are built for teachers by teachers.

There is also an online forum for people to post and answer questions. This is a great resource for teachers who don't have others to help them in their community. The use of forums will allow for technology to expand into more schools across the country.


Classroom 2.0 will help the next generation of teachers and students as our culture and society becomes more technologically advanced and more dependent upon technology in our daily lives.