Week 2: Creating a Blog

Okay...I'm not having any trouble with the basics of the whole blog thing...and I had no problem creating an avatar, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to export it into my blog. I am getting very frustrated...not to mention tired since it is almost 1 a.m. and I haven't even done my lesson plans yet...and it is too late to ask anyone now for help. I guarantee I'll be in the library asking Shayne for help in the morning though! Perhaps my earlier post about my weakness in the 7.5 habits should be changed to the one about looking at problems as challenges instead of just problems. :o)

Week 1: Thing #2 - 7 and a Half Habits of Lifelong Learners

I thought this section was pretty good and I have to agree with the description of a lifelong learner that was presented in the slide show. As for what habit is a strength for me and what one is a struggle, I have to think for a minute. Hmmm....

Okay here it is...I would probably have to say my strength would be with habit number #2: Accepting Responsibility for Learning. When I want to learn something new, I am pretty good at finding a way to do it. I love going to workshops (of my choosing) to learn new content about history (hence the History Geek in the title of this blog) or going to our trusty media specialist to get new ideas for how to use technology in the classroom to extend student learning...and I when I ask for help with a new idea, I actually take the time to learn how to do it rather than simply giving the workload to her completely. I like working as part of a team and pulling my own weight.

My weakness or area of struggle when it comes to the habits of a lifelong learner would have to be either #4 (Have Confidence in Yourself as a Learner) or #6 (Using Technology to Your Advantage). I think I sometimes have a tendency to sell myself short and not give myself credit for my abilities when it comes to technology and need to use the tools that I have been given to make more effective use of the technology available to me. I'm not sure if that made as much sense in writing as it did in my head...but there you are!

I'm curious to see what others have to say.

Week 1: Thing #1

Okay...I'm going to be perfectly honest here. I have no clue what I am supposed to be posting about for thing #1 which was reading the "About" page...so, I'm just going to say what comes to mind. First of all, I procrastinated way too long in getting started with this. Now that I am actually starting, I can honestly say I am excited to get started and learn some new technology and internet resources that could really help me to broaden my teaching methods. I've done some stuff in the past with blogging (Shayne, I promise not to tell anyone if you promise too) and with wikis but I am always looking for new ideas. Hopefully this will give me some good ones!