RSS and Newsreaders

I was taking a look at RSS and thought that it was pretty cool. I am trying to read through all of this, but sometimes I do not have the time to truly get into everything. From what I read, it seemed to be ok. I like to be able to get into the websites that I want to get to without all of the adds and pop-ups. That I like...but I need to spend more time trying this all out. By the way, I have been looking at everyone's blogs and they are looking pretty good. I need to add soe pictures to mine...maybe next class.

Long Weekend

Well, I hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather was good. I spent a lot of my time working on my house. I am sorry if I talk about it a lot, but its pretty exciting for me. It's the first time I ever did this and I am starting to realize how much work I have to do. All weekend, I painted, cleaned, mowed, transported furniture (free furniture which is a great thing), and ripped up smelly carpet. I didn't mind the carpet so much, but I hated pulling out the staples. I have so many projects that I want to do and NEED to do...I wish I could just snap my fingers and they would be done. I got a lot accomplished, but it was pretty tiring. Like I said, I didn't realize how much goes into a house and with the one I bought, there's a lot to be done. Anyway, I hope everyone had a great weekend and relaxed a little. See you all tomorrow night!!!!

Technology Integration

Well, I have been trying to look up some articles about Technology Integration and I have found a lot....however, I am having a hard time getting the full articles. I am able to get the Abstracts of everything, but that's about it. I did print an article up, but it's a shame that you have to subscribe to everything to basically read an article. I did find a pretty cool web site that deals with technology integration and different lessons. I will share the site tonight if anyone is interested. I also recently found out that my school has an eboard with a ton of educational tools and technology. I guess you learn something new every day!!!

One project down, five more to go

I just wrote my paper on online safety. Some of the info I read was interesting. To be honest, I understand that we should be careful with our kids, but to introduce age limits and laws to MySpace users and other communication devices is a little much. There will always be bad people in this world...no matter what laws are put on the books. Education and parental monitoring is the key to providing a safe environment for our students using the internet. I know it easier said than done, but we tend to teach our children about everything else...why not internet safety as well? If our technology continues to advance, then maybe our education and parental monitoring should increase. When it is all said and done, I just hope that our youth will use the interet properly and not get into siutations that may be dangerouse to them. It's just my opinion. Anyway, I am glad I got this done.

Comparing Schools

I just learned how to use a site to see how good your school is compared to other schools in the state of NJ. I love this. I just recently bought a house in Berkeley Heights (thank God for the way the real estate market is today) and now I can to see how good the schools are there. I heard that the schools are pretty good, but now I can see the numbers. Defintely good to know!!

Flickr

I am checking out some of these photos on flickr and they are pretty amazing. I especially like the pictures dealing with nature and landscapes. I am actually wondering if there is a way to get some of these pictures into my Zune. I basically just use this for music, but I know that I can somehow get pictures on it and movies. I just need to find more time to really check all this out.

Back on!!

Well, after that short "do not allow this guy to write anymore blogs because he might be spam" nonsense, I am able to get back on the air. I actually felt like I did something wrong...like I was some sort of shady character. Anyway, I am back on now and I am just trying to think of things to write about. See you all tonight!!

Blogging

Well, I am pretty happy that I was able to access this site, but I realized that I spelled "computer" wrong in my last blog. That's pretty bad. Anyway, just wanted to see if I could do this from home.

Compter illiterate

I am finally taking my last class for my Masters program at St. Peter's College. My last class is Computers in the Curriculum and I am realizing how bad I am at computer technology. Of course, I can search topics on the internet and do email, but I am pretty bad after that. I guess you don't realize how much is out there when you don't actually use it. Anyway, I hope this class will shed some light into my technology world. God knows I need it.

Well...I did learn something new. I learned how to blog for the first time...pretty cool!!