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This is a response I posted to a home school group....in response to a rather new home schooler who has three young children with one on the way! She expressed concerns of feeling behind and having difficulty tending to the oldest child's needs as she met the needs of her youngest child. She reminded me of my early days of home schooling - very fond memories. There are many things I would do

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My latest adventure included the opportunity to teach assessment strategies to future early childhood educators. I was thrilled at the opportunity and really it all happened by chance. I began sending out application packets when I finished course work thinking that I might find an adjunct position. As it happens, I found so much more!! Alas, I was not ready for the work ahead.....For this

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With qualifying exams behind me, I am now refining ideas for dissertation. In the process, I have happened upon some treasures that I have, regretfully, missed for so many years. First, I've finally met Paulo Freire - not in person, but through one of his books. In Teachers as cultural workers: Letters to those who dare teach Freire (2005) mentions that the rigidity of structured educational

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6/29/2010 - With an unofficial job offer (anxiously awaiting the formal job offer) I decided to get reconnected. I'll have much to prepare for with fall semester approaching and the prospect of teaching four college level classes solo (can't wait) and assisting in one class (can't wait for this either)....not to mention comprehensive exams and dissertation. I'm very excited for the future and

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Found an interesting article about tech addicted parents from the Huffington Post. A link is given to both an article in the New York Times and a CBS show on the subject. Sherry Turkle is mentioned in the NY Times article. She's from MIT and is a well respected expert in this area. After perusing the information provided, I must say "guilty as charged" and I am happy to have taken this

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6/4 - It's been about a month since I disconnected incoming media (internet and satellite television - not cell phones or radios) from our home. It's been interesting..... I still have a few channels with infomercials coming in. I could disconnect the boxes and have a black screen but then I would not have access to the view of earth from space accompanied by classical music. For now, I will

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6/3 - I've been neglectful of my updates. Still, while I am short on time today, I would like to make a quick note of our progress.Positives:No fighting over media time.We devour books.At night, we sit and talk before bed.Our garden is AMAZING compared to previous years.My house is cleaner.My media use is planned and more on target - less browsing.The kids go to bed at night with little or no

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5/19 - Quick update to our family adventure. I thoroughly enjoy the peace associated with not having media streaming into our home. Never, do I have to worry what they might come across on the internet or the television. I love the quiet in the house - that is, it's quiet when we aren't talking or goofing off or laughing hysterically. I was very pleased, I must admit, when my son called and said

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5/12/10 - So far, I love having a media free space. Unfortunately, this is not a feeling the rest of my family is sharing. My husband says he's not going crazy but he isn't saying he likes living without 'in-coming' media either. One son acts as though we've taken on an Amish lifestyle and my daughter says it stinks. My other child seems to enjoy our daily treks to the library.While I have to

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5/8/10 - The end of our first week. Dish, while it still isn't completely off, is sufficiently devoid of options that viewing television is an unattractive prospect. Internet was not disconnected by Wednesday as promised so I've turned the router switch to off and we aren't using internet in the home. Junk cannot come in via internet or television. Handheld video games, XBOX and Playstation are

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5/2 - Tomorrow is the big day!! All incoming media is shut off. And, I have so much grading.....should I rethink this? We took two road trips this weekend to visit my brothers. Perhaps I've been oblivious to the obvious but, on several occasions I saw bill boards saying "Make your car a no phone zone". My first thought was to get around the safety issue because I don't want to do without the

Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17731894207830099460noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984419681634009915.post-29500972712920693942010-04-26T10:39:00.000-07:002010-04-26T16:56:59.490-07:00

So, this weekend we had a media incident in our family. It was an important weekend. My six year marriage anniversary and my daughter's prom both fell on Saturday of this weekend. I had big plans to thoroughly enjoy myself. Hence, this was not the right weekend to bother me with trivial matters - and, it was certainly not the weekend to pester me with or about media issues. While, I love media

Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17731894207830099460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984419681634009915.post-37055786831525410672009-12-04T23:11:00.000-08:002010-01-07T00:43:09.319-08:00

This site was recommended in one of my classes - it looks AWESOME!!! Lots of interesting ideas for creative, powerful presentations.Presentation ZenGapminder is an amazing tool as well!!!! And, the creative commons copywright allows for free use and sharing of all their materials. Here's a chart I made with gapminder (push play to begin animation) - it's animated and illustrates the rate at which

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While completing the Protecting Human Research Participants training module, I immediately recognized the progress mankind has made when involving humans in research. Blatant crimes against humans such as those committed by Nazi war criminals and the Tuskegee researchers would hardly be tolerated today (National Institutes of Health, 2008). Still, while instances such as these do not occur

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This post explores the use of blogs for teaching, learning and meaning making. Five web sites (or blogs) are listed below and I think some questions to consider are:1. Are blogs valuable learning tools? Why or why not?2. What are some benefits to using blogs to faciliate learning?3. What are some potential problems associated with using blogs for learning?4. What does research show us regarding

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