Reflection on Monday.

• Talked and looked at handouts that deal with writing.  It reminded me of some work that I had done on writing a few years ago.
• The exceptional student:
1. Asks Questions
2. Listens to Instructions
3. Is not afraid to fail
4. Reads with Purpose
5. Is a Team Player
• Reading with Purpose:
1. Look at Pictures
2. Investigate Text
3. Ask Questions
4. Re-Read
• Writing with Purpose
1. Describe the Picture
2. Use Vocabulary
3. Ask Questions
4. Try to Answer your Question
• Saw a presentation on Minecraft I didn't see myself using it because of the time it would require to build a world it might be something students could do as independent study or if you gave them a project but would need to know enough to prevent of fix things that students do that were not appropriate.
• Played Settlers of Catan-This was a great demonstration of game theory getting students to interact as they learn material.

Discussion on Anchor Project so that students in class if they finish x they can work on y. Discussion on Game Design and the book Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal. These discussions are things I could see being imputed into my f2f classes and online classes as well.

Family Images from 2011-2012

Family and Activities

Trampoline-Enchanted Forest-Multnomah Falls-Rockets

Rocket Girl

The Builder (Legos and Smurfs)

The Hugger

Working at Oregon Online summer institute 2012.

One of the coolest things I have been doing in my classes is ShowMe

Link to Video