Moving Along

Out groups are moving right along doing the different video tutorials and trying our hands at this flash game design. I have had some students moving through good and helping other so the team work is happening without me even having to force it. The attendance things is still an issue with my students but not as bad as it had been. We will see what the weeks ahead will hold for us.

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So Sad

Very tragic day at EGMS, a student chose to end his life last night. Many questions arise, did we miss something did he give us any clues that would have allowed us to help him? I just cant wrap my head around it at all. Life is suppose to be easy when your a teenager.

Mini Game

We are off and running on the mini game and having fun with it. Little things amuse kids. It seems class is over before you know it. My big problem is still getting kids to come to school. I have a couple of students that miss at least one day a week, I have to wonder how they can get away with this. It is so hard to get them caught up but yet still move ahead for the others.

Internet

I live in an area thats rural in nature but by no means out in the country. I have been trying to get internet at my house for 2 months now. My neighbor has internet but for some reason they company cannot find me??? I have a phone line with this company but for some unexplained reason they can not connect me with the internet. I have been told it will be another 2 weeks before they can help me. I am so confussed. I have told my students to stay connected, work on their wiki and blogs from home but I am unable to be connected. It always sees to be something.

Big Difference

I was thinking back to where my class was this time last year and remembered how awful it was. The obstacles we went through were trying to say the least. Then I look at how the students are so far this year and we are way ahead and enjoying ourselves. It is nice when the students have made the choice to be in the class instead of being assigned to it. The energy they are bringing to class is a nice change. I look forward to things to come.

Underway

Well another year if underway and we all feel the excitement. My Globaloria students are excited to be learning about blogs and wikis. Yesterday we watched the Presidents speech and they all attempted to make a blog about it. I saw that we will be working on what should really be in a blog, more than just we watched the President. But I see that we will make strides in this class as we go along.