February 12th, 2006
Tag clouds (a form of Folksonomy) seem to have creeped into web applications all over the internet. First seen on Flickr, tag clouds showed great promise as a novel way to view user trends and graphically showing relative the popularity of tags (think categories, but on steroids). The question I am interested in is: do tag clouds belong in the blogosphere?
February 9th, 2006
Today was the 6th Grade Ski Trip, and I have to admit that I was just about as stoked for it as the kids were. The morning went well, and the kids were excited as I was told to bring them to the first bus in line, which I later found out was not really the first bus, as it had pulled up in front of our bus group. After moving my class to the correct bus, and a bit of embarrassment, the trip was underway, and it really was a great day on the slopes.
February 8th, 2006
Today, I gave the “checkup” test on circuits. I have graded about a third of them already, and the students really struggled. My first inclination was that I wrote a hard test, but I know that they can perform the the level that I ask them too. I only hope that next time around they realize how much I expect out of them. Several students did really well, which rests any fear that I am testing above their level.
February 4th, 2006
Well, my second week is now behind me, and the classroom has a really different feel. I am currently teaching three periods of science, but none of the two math periods. I know the names of 2/3 of my students now (I know everyone in 1st block, nearly the entire class in 2nd, and almost none in the 5th hour. Read the rest of this entry »
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