Due to popular demand (2 people asked), here's part 2 of my 4 part series on PLNs. As before, I've cross-posted it to two locations:
Discovery Educator Network's Maryland Blog
Teachers 2.0
Audio and text only this time, sorry - I've been swamped.
Monday, September 22, 2008
How 2.0: Building a PLN, Part 2/4
Due to popular demand (2 people asked), here's part 2 of my 4 part series on PLNs. As before, I've cross-posted it to two locations:
Discovery Educator Network's Maryland Blog
Teachers 2.0
Audio and text only this time, sorry - I've been swamped.
Monday, September 15, 2008
A day in the life...
The following account is fictional, so far as anybody knows. It is, however. inspired by an interpretation of a story that might be closer to the truth than an outright lie.
6:00 AM, Saturday
Went to bed early last night so I'd have all day to research my report on learning disabilities (probably focusing on ADD).
I have Eric and Google Scholar at my fingertips, so I should be done by noon at the latest.
6:05 AM
Hit the snooze button just one more time. It's Saturday, after all.
7:00 AM
Finally got out of bed when I realized that I hadn't heard my alarm go off for maybe half an hour now. No matter, still have plenty of time.
7:10 AM
Already found several articles that might be worth reading for my report. Also found a mountain of material that reads like it was written by a team of lawyers used to writing End User License Agreements ... after they've all had frontal lobotomies but before their medication has worn off. I need a break - time to check my email.
8:37 AM
Finished checking email. Would have finished faster but my sister sent me a picture of a cat that reminded me of a funy website. Spent far too long looking at pictures of cute fuzzy animals acting like people. Focus! It's time to hit the grindstone again.
9:00 AM
Cat (the skinny one) decided to walk across my keyboard, closing several windows. Realized that this behavior is only funny when seen on the silly website viewed earlier.
9:02 AM
Yelling at animals who don't understand English (or at least don't care) is not productive, in spite of its theraputic qualities.
9:30 AM
Found several more articles that may be worth reading. Decided to narrow it down by weeding out the really long and/or boring ones.
2:00 PM
Woke up to the sound of a cat (the fat one) complaining that her food dish was empty. Apparently I wasn't so good at finding decent articles after all. Wife thought the indentations on my forehead made by my keyboard were very amusing. I found the 587 pages of jibberish typed in my sleep less so.
Break for a late lunch while checking email, then back to the grindstone.
2:30 PM
Scrapped all previously located articles and started from scratch.
2:35 PM
Decided to check my RSS feeds for recent news.
3:00 PM
Finished checking all RSS feeds in my Bloglines account. Refreshed page several times just to make sure I didn't miss any. Went back to work.
4:32 PM
Was very happy with over an hour of uninterrupted productivity involving an ongoing discussion in a favorite online forum ... until I remembered that report.
5:00 PM
Cat (the fat one) decided she wanted more attention. Wouldn't stop tapping me with her paw until I petted her. Began again whenever I stopped, until she noticed the red dot my optical mouse could make on the floor.
5:03 PM
Borrowed wife's laser pointer to give cat (the fat one) some exercise.
5:04 PM
Gave up on exercising cat (the fat one) when I realized that "noticing" and "chasing" are not synonyms, particularly when dealing with a cat that's shaped like a lumpy bowling ball.
6:00 PM
Break to make supper.
7:30 PM
Wife's character in World of Warcraft was having difficulty with a quest. Logged into the game to help her out with my level 70 Paladin. Planned to help her quick then get back to work.
10:00 PM
Wife's character on World of Warcraft gained two levels. I also created a new character and got it to level ten before I remembered I had work to do. Oh well, I'll just have to finish that report on ADD tomorrow...
6:00 AM, Saturday
Went to bed early last night so I'd have all day to research my report on learning disabilities (probably focusing on ADD).
I have Eric and Google Scholar at my fingertips, so I should be done by noon at the latest.
6:05 AM
Hit the snooze button just one more time. It's Saturday, after all.
7:00 AM
Finally got out of bed when I realized that I hadn't heard my alarm go off for maybe half an hour now. No matter, still have plenty of time.
7:10 AM
Already found several articles that might be worth reading for my report. Also found a mountain of material that reads like it was written by a team of lawyers used to writing End User License Agreements ... after they've all had frontal lobotomies but before their medication has worn off. I need a break - time to check my email.
8:37 AM
Finished checking email. Would have finished faster but my sister sent me a picture of a cat that reminded me of a funy website. Spent far too long looking at pictures of cute fuzzy animals acting like people. Focus! It's time to hit the grindstone again.
9:00 AM
Cat (the skinny one) decided to walk across my keyboard, closing several windows. Realized that this behavior is only funny when seen on the silly website viewed earlier.
9:02 AM
Yelling at animals who don't understand English (or at least don't care) is not productive, in spite of its theraputic qualities.
9:30 AM
Found several more articles that may be worth reading. Decided to narrow it down by weeding out the really long and/or boring ones.
2:00 PM
Woke up to the sound of a cat (the fat one) complaining that her food dish was empty. Apparently I wasn't so good at finding decent articles after all. Wife thought the indentations on my forehead made by my keyboard were very amusing. I found the 587 pages of jibberish typed in my sleep less so.
Break for a late lunch while checking email, then back to the grindstone.
2:30 PM
Scrapped all previously located articles and started from scratch.
2:35 PM
Decided to check my RSS feeds for recent news.
3:00 PM
Finished checking all RSS feeds in my Bloglines account. Refreshed page several times just to make sure I didn't miss any. Went back to work.
4:32 PM
Was very happy with over an hour of uninterrupted productivity involving an ongoing discussion in a favorite online forum ... until I remembered that report.
5:00 PM
Cat (the fat one) decided she wanted more attention. Wouldn't stop tapping me with her paw until I petted her. Began again whenever I stopped, until she noticed the red dot my optical mouse could make on the floor.
5:03 PM
Borrowed wife's laser pointer to give cat (the fat one) some exercise.
5:04 PM
Gave up on exercising cat (the fat one) when I realized that "noticing" and "chasing" are not synonyms, particularly when dealing with a cat that's shaped like a lumpy bowling ball.
6:00 PM
Break to make supper.
7:30 PM
Wife's character in World of Warcraft was having difficulty with a quest. Logged into the game to help her out with my level 70 Paladin. Planned to help her quick then get back to work.
10:00 PM
Wife's character on World of Warcraft gained two levels. I also created a new character and got it to level ten before I remembered I had work to do. Oh well, I'll just have to finish that report on ADD tomorrow...
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