Getting close/ Turkey Day....

Well, we are you know... getting close to turkey day... its actually a few hours away. I can't wait for that, but the getting close I was referring to is the end of the semester. So here I sit, pint in hand, getting ready to post what may be one of my last blogs of the class.

On the lesson plan... do I feel ready? yes and no. To be quite honest, it is close to last on my list. The power point and quiz are done... only thing left is to teach it. What is not done... my 10+ page research paper on cell fractionation and SDS-PAGE. What is not done is my synopsis of transcription factors and heterotrimeric G-protein receptors and how they react to heavy cocaine use. What is not done is my half hour presentation on educational psychology and how it pertains to GT programs in schools. . . what is not done is my christmas shopping.

The Class.. You know I have really enjoyed this class... I think that taking this class showed me that you don't have to feel violated every time you take a test to truly learn something. If all my classes were like this one, I don't think I would drink as much . . . (<----Total BS ) The one thing that sucks about the class is that it is a random sampling... I would say that half of the technologies are not really applicable to most K-12 classrooms. I really believe that only one or two of the technologies is going to be utilized in the k-4 grade levels. .. Instead of trying to get a taste of so many wonderful programs, I think it would be great to spend two weeks or so really looking at one program/technology and really delving into how it can be applied in the class. An example is Publisher. I had no idea what that program was. I have used it to make gift certificates for my sister's birthday, cards, and the brochure we did in class. I have every intention of printing that brochure for my class and actually using to gather parent info. If we did more projects like that, I think that I would enter the workforce with an arsenal of technology that I am familiar with.