BLogging....

I'm enjoying reading other people's blogs...about school, running, and especially politics this year. I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to integrate blogging into my classroom, but I am inspired by teachers here at Chaska who are doing it. I'm hoping that next semester I'll be able to blog with my class, especially in Creative Writing. And--I've got my name--the Augustine Blogostine--so I've got a start!

Quite honestly, it is hard to take time to blog when I'm creating new lessons every day for school. But...here's the really good news. I worked on a research project for the literature class and used the research project calculator steps. Using the bonus material, I developed a step-by-step research packet for them to complete during the research process. The assignment is all about the process, which I feel good about because they can use these same steps for any assignment, not just this particular literature assignment.
And, while we're just in the middle of the project, so far so good. So, I don't feel like I'm using the new technology that we're learning in this particular assignment, but I'm using the materials we learned about. I saved the project on my home computer so I can't attach it right now--maybe I should have created it in Google Docs so that I could access it anywhere...hmmmm...now I'm thinking...

Dribbling....

...What a funny word for a totally helpful site...just full of ideas. I feel like my brain is overflowing with ideas and thoughts on what this school year is going to be like--but I certainly DON'T feel panicked that we won't have enough ideas for 11th grade lit & writing. I think we can't go wrong--there are so many good ideas connected to the Dribbling site that choosing which ones to work on will be the difficult part. We'll just have to dribble, dribble, shoot!

Check it out: http://www.metrolibraries.net/pro/dribbling.html

Day One Thoughts

Well, I've created my blog. I find it funny that coming up with my name has been the hardest part. Actually, I haven't decided on a name yet, so....that will take some time. I do feel quite successful just to get this far!