Journal 3: 100 Things That Make Me Happy

1.    Long walks on the beach

2.    Random food fights

3.    Being spontaneous

4.    Accidentally stumbling upon nude beaches (Thank God for Dark sunglasses!)

5.    Family

6.    Friends

7.    My pets

8.    The funny things children say

9.    Surfing

10.  Snowboarding

11.  Shopping

12.  Traveling

13.  Laughing

14.  Watching movies

15.  Flying

16.  My iPhone

17.  My laptop

18.  Massages

19.  Cruises

20.  Christmas

21.  The number 21

22.  Being 21

23.  My birthday

24.  Clubbing

25.  Weddings

26.  My humor

27.  My laugh

28.  Buckle (the store)

29.  Leggings

30.  High heels

31.  The fact that I can barely hold a serious conversation for an extended amount of time

32.  The beach

33.  Tanning

34.  New clothes

35.  My car

36.  My house

37.  Not having homework

38.  Water

39.  Music

40.  Water skiing

41.  Winter

42.  Summer

43.  Fall

44.  Spring

45.  Chuck Norris

46.  Old movies

47.  My bed

48.  My closet

49.  Fruit smoothies in the morning

50.  Breakfast in bed

51.  Cooking

52.  Not having to wash the dishes after cooking

53.  Serving while going to school

54.  Beer

55.  Wine

56.  Handles

57.  Bon fires

58.  Parties for no reason

59.  Men in Speedos

60.  Shopping

61.  Swimming

62.  Late night ice-cream runs

63.  Water fights

64.  Snow fights

65.  Food fights

66.  Monster energy drinks

67.  Boots

68.  Casinos

69.  Las Vegas

70.  New York

71.  Paris

72.  Rings

73.  Bracelets

74.  Necklaces

75.  Jokes

76.  Nail polish

77.  Chick flicks

78.  Pizza

79.  Pasta

80.  Chinese food

81.  Bonfires

82.  Taking pictures

83.  Traveling to exotic places

84.  ISTE

85.  Task Stream

86.  Blogger.com

87.  Facebook

88.  Twitter

89.  Black and White parties

90.  Perfume

91.  Name tags

92.  Stop signs

93.  Red Lights

94.  Taking risks

95.  Laughing

96.  Smiling

97.  Ed Hardy hats

98.  Making snow angels

99.  Dancing in the rain

100.Dancing in the snow

Journal 2: NETS II - IV

Ferguson, H. (2010). Join the flock!. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/Leading_and_Learning_Docs/June_July_2010_Join_the_Flock.sflb.ashx

Miller, S.M. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Leading and Learning With Technology, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/Leading_and_Learning_Docs/June_July_2010_Join_the_Flock.sflb.ashx

The first article is about the social network, Twitter.  For so long, I refused to get Facebook, I was fine with Myspace.  A few years later and I simply cannot get enough of it.  Not long ago, I refused to get a Twitter, and then who would have known, my very own professor would assign us to create one.  I never understood the fascination behind it.  However, after reviewing this article, my reluctance to the world of Twitter is at an all-time low.  This article breaks Twitter down into segments that make it much easier to understand.  At first, I thought of Twitter as a way for those with “Bieber fever” to know exactly what he’s doing at every second of every day.  Now, my ignorance towards this social network has diminished, and I realize that Twitter could actually be beneficial in my classroom.  Through one’s own Personal Learning Network, they can expand their knowledge beyond the classroom, and into the wonderful world of tweets. 

Question 1: Will I ever be able to use Twitter in my classroom of Kindergarteners?

To be completely honest, while I feel as though Kindergarteners are cognitively at the level of being able to use the internet, there wouldn’t be much for my students to do with the Twitter website.  The furthest I could go is having them post daily activities they did.  However, if I were to teach higher grade levels, I do feel as though this could be beneficial.

Question 2: Could using Twitter in the classroom have its flaws?

Absolutely.  Anytime you give children a keyboard, a mouse, and the freedom to write, there are risks.  But you cannot be breathing over their necks at every waking moment.  With freedom comes great responsibility and as long as your students have that understanding, very few “problems” will persist.