Time keeps on slippin...

 

Time keeps on slippin' away it seems.  This week I am mostly concerned with putting together my portfolio for graduation.  It seems that the more I work on it, the more I want to change.  It is due this week, so I think I may have to just put away my OCD tendencies and let it be.  I have all of the major components in the site and in a folder to be turned in, but I keep going back to it to tweak the design or to move a component or to change a file. I know I need to walk away and move onto the TIP assignment and let it ride.  So after this post, I'm saving everything to a disk and I'm finished.  Woo hoo!  Now onto the TIP... just a couple of weeks and the next 5 parts will be due.  Time to re-focus and drive on. 

Glogster

What is Glogster?  I am glad you asked... Glogster is yet another tool to add to the growing wealth of tools and information available to educators to enhance learning and instruction.  Glogster is a cool tool used to build posters.  This website is free for a basic account and can be used by teachers and students to express their creativity.  It is fairly user-friendly for creating posters.  There are templates available and thre are some links to tutorial type information to help you learn the functionality and how to use each of the features available.  Here is the LINK.  Hope you enjoy! 

Veteran Students

We'll just call this week a public service announcement...
For all of you folks out there that are military, former military or just know someone who was in or is currently in the military, this blog is for you. 
There are many military-friendly schools available for attendance.  When dealing with issues such as GI Bill and Tuition assistance, it is nice to have a school that is prepared to handle dealing with the VA.  The VA can be quite challenging at times and are very specific in the information they require.  When you have a school that does not cater to your needs as a former or current soldier, this can make it very stressful on the student.  I know we talk alot about technology and some about motivation for education.  Not having the proper tools and dealing with the stress of the financial aid issues not being resolved can affect how well students perform.  As a very frustrated student, I would like to share some options with all other frustrated students:  There are alternatives and military-friendly schools do exist.  I wish you all luck in your endeavors to attain your educational goals and hope that everyone has the opportunity to access the benefits that you have earned through your selfless service.  http://www.veteransadvisor.com/2010/12/15/top-25-military-colleges-for-2011/