Archive for the ‘Life Long Interests’ Category
Biometrics. . . continued
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: April 24, 2008
It’s working! Students at an elementary school and our high school are enrolling their fingers in the biometric system for media center checkout and school nutrition services! A few senior high students protested; most are eager and enjoying the experience as are many teachers. We have learned to use the proper teminology –Finger ID–Stay [...]
Thing #8: Go Warriors
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: March 25, 2008
I was so inspired by Leanna’s photo carousel (Learning 23 Things blog) I just had to try a photo carousel of my own using photos of WSU basketball games. Learning principle applied: We’re motivated to learn when it’s a topic we’re interested in!
23 Things #1: Here I go. . .
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: February 14, 2008
I accepted the challenge! I registered for “23 things. . . ” My head is already spinning with possibilities about how much I’ll learn and will be able to use. My online students are accepting my challenge of creating blogs for their reflections; I’m inspired and motivating by them to expand my own online [...]
Engaged learning with Inspire Data
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: January 23, 2008
Today I tackled Inspire Data so I can introduce it to a math teacher who will be co-teaching a new class. I played with the templates, looked at the possibilities– and had an “ahhhhh” moment when I discovered the database for baseball statistics. Within seconds I had the latest stats on the WSU [...]
Continuing lifelong interests
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: January 21, 2008
As I begin another exciting adventure in online teaching I’ve been reflecting on how my childhood and teenage interests have reemerged in new ways. I had many snail mail pen pals as a teenager and remained in contact with two of them well into adulthood. I loved communicating with friends from “far away” and [...]
