Good News Abounds!

At long last, I have plenty of good news…

My missing savings from Malaysia is safely transferred to my US bank account. I have a home (and only about 20 more boxes to unpack). My new job is going well. I can tell this group of students will be intrigued and hopefully empowered by blogging. […]

Is Moodle the Answer?

Tomorrow I officially start my new teaching job. I’m back in the district I taught in before heading to Kuala Lumpur to work as a computer specialist in an international school. My new job is as a grade five classroom teacher. I enjoy fifth graders and look forward to having my own homeroom again. However, […]

Looking for Private Messaging System

I’ve been at district inservices and am feeling lucky that our Staff development people are so skilled. However, skilled or not, I’m a bit overwhelmed as I walk into so many curriculums that are new to me. Part of the overwhelmed feeling comes from seeing so little space for children’s voice and choice within these […]

Which Software?

Clarence Fisher over at Remote Access is gearing up for his new year and pushing himself to pursue new goals, one of which involves getting started with student blogging right from the start of the year. I was interest to see he is in the process of deciding whether to use Blogger, Blogmeister or Edublogs.org; […]

Living with Boxes, But Thinking About Blogs

Finally sort of settled despite the mounds of unpacked boxes. We have a broadband connection and access to a computer, so naturally my thoughts are turning to blogging.

In the forefront is whether or not I will be able to blog with my students this year. I’ve had tantalizing invitations from teachers in Canada, Malaysia […]

New Country, No Computer

Just a quick note to explain a further absence.I’m back in the USA, but the computer a friend was going to lend me died.

More distressing, the Malaysian government and my bank in Malaysia are still trying to figure out where all my savings went, since the government says they wired it into my bank […]