Challenge #11

I decided to use some of my pictures from our San Antonio trip for this challenge. I can see that work as a way of sharing pictures with others who may not know everyone or may need a little more explanation. Not sure whether I would use this in class or not.

Challenge #10

I have had a Flickr account for quite a while but honestly have not used it at all. I did upload a few pictures just to say I have, but I don't know that I will really use it.

As far as school goes, I could maybe see taking pictures of projects and loading them, but I honestly don't think I would. I think maybe I could use it for skating. It would be a nice way to share those types of pictures.

I guess I will see. I'm pretty proud of myself when I actually get the pictures off of my camera or phone and into iPhoto, much less uploaded to Flickr too!

Challenge #9

I did sign up for a Skype account a while back. At this point I don't really see myself making much use of it. It might be fun for my daughter to talk to her little cousin with it, but really, with life as busy as it is, trying to find a time when both can be at the computer isn't all that easy--I know, it's really quite a sad situation! The same goes for communicating with my sister and brother-in-law who are both in the military. It would be great to actually be able to see each other, but we have a hard enough time even finding the right times to talk using cell phones! Maybe someday...

Challenge #8

So I am finally getting back to doing the challenges. I found a Powerpoint that someone created to use with an introduction to Beowulf. Not sure whether I would use it or not. I do think that this could be a useful tool, especially if I were to use more Powerpoints in my classes.

Challenge #7

I finally got around to checking out delicious. It is a pretty cool tool! I had bookmarked a couple of sites yesterday in school, and it was nice to be able to easily access them last night at home, especially right from my iGoogle page. I can see me making use of this.

Well, I'm not really liking this snow much, but I guess it's inevitable.... Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Challenge #6

Here is one of my favorite Lit and Lang 12 pieces--and one of the best satires ever!


Swift, Jonathan - A Modest Proposal

Challenge #5

I always listen (somewhat jealously) to others talk about their TiVo and DVRs. We, not so long ago, after having a total of 2-3 stations with even decent reception, finally got cable laid out to our place. Satelite, TiVo, and DVR are things that I always felt I could live without (although deep down the idea of skipping commercials or just watching it when I felt like it sounded pretty cool). So, now being able to watch full-length shows on the internet for FREE...Yay!! I guess it's not that I wasn't aware it was there, but I just never took the time to explore it. I'm not so sure that my now finding it is necessarily going to be a good thing!

However, I think this can be great for the classroom--especially in English classes. Being able to find movies of some of our selections or of the time period we are studying is really exciting! Now, to find the time to really look!

On the not so serious not but in the spirit of Macbeth, since we will be starting this soon, here is a Simpsons episode that I found.