Back after 3-day weekend
Here we are back after a 3-day weekend. I was playing alot in Second Life, as I have joined a Star Trek role-playing (RP) group. We actually attend Academy classes and I am really curious to see an example of how virtual classrooms work! Unfortunately I am working with a school laptop that has a video card not quite powerful enough for smooth running of SL. I keep crashing! Not a good way to try to take a class.
I may just have to bite the bullet and get a better computer myself.
I also had ordered Seeking Diversity by Linda Reif last week from amazon.com. It came Saturday, and I read the first chapter where Linda explains that she had been teaching 10 years. Nancie Atwell also wrote her book after about 10 years. I have been teaching 14 years and don’t feel nearly competent enough to write a book about my methods! How do these people feel get so good? I guess they are just “born” with it. Maybe I just haven’t found my “niche” yet…using technology in the classroom may be it, since I LOVE it!!!
