well, let me tell you about Friday, Sep 11th. I woke up at 8:15 instead of 7:00; I jumped in the shower, dressed and raced to my 9:00 am class. I walked in the door at 8:58 to find a strange instructor (not C.K.'s smiling face) and a room full of strangers. As they all stopped to look at me, I realized it was FRIDAY and we did not have class. This is something my mother would do...............God I love my forties.

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respond to Chapter 6 questions

What do you think about using blogs? I love it. I have family spread out all over the country from California to New York to Florida and back to Texas. Their blogs give me the opportunity to keep up with them on a daily basis.

What and how do you think blogs would be useful for education? Provides an interactive place for teachers to share with other teachers; exchanging ideas, methods, failures and success stories.

Some people think using blogs in classrooms is a waste of students’ time. How would you respond? I do not agree. My 17 year old son has dyslexia so reading is a real chore for him. on the other hand, when he interacts on-line, both socially and for school, he really shines. It is the right medium to teach Josh.

What are some ways that you could use he technology ideas in Chapter 6 to support your curriculum and student learners? Definitely the blog postings by the teacher giving day by day summaries of the information covered in class, and following up with questions to make her students think and respond.

My name is Colette. I am 45 years old. I have raised my five sons, and lost my job of twenty- five years in the building materials industry. Now I am back in college to finish my bachelor's degree in Math with a teaching certification. I have always wanted to teach, and I am very thankful for this opportunity.