I'm still here!

I had a bit of a detour the day after I started my blog. I had two ruptured disks in my spine and finally got my doctors approvals, the insurance to pay for it and the nerve to go through with it. I had to have that taken care of. The pain was debilitating and I hate taking pain meds. I am now the proud owner of a $135k Titanium Aspen fusion. I did not miss one class nor did I take an Incomplete. I am proud to say I made it through, even with a 50-50 chance of survival due to several medical issues, and did not miss a beat in my quest to earn my Master of Arts in Education. My family took good care of me and I loved seeing my grandbabies while I was recuperating. I am also blessed enough to be having a new little grandson coming along in January. We are so excited!
I love going to school and would be a professional student if there were such an occupation; I have not found it yet nor do I suspect a very high pay scale. The course I'm in now does bring up a lot of issues I have with how "Big Brothery" every has gotten. I just do not trust wikis or the Wikipedia for correct information and this twitter thing has got to stop. I really do not want to hear about every excruciating bit of minutiae of a person's life, celebrity or layperson. I just do not have time for that, but in this age of technology running our day-to-day lives for us, I have to learn it so I am able to teach it with an open mind and a closed mouth as far as my personal opinions go. Since I'm in it to win it, my Masters that is, then I have to get serious about learning everything I can so I will be able to teach as I love, with an open heart and mind. Be well. It's harder than I thought!

Learning and Teaching with Technology

This is such a huge subject that I will just start with my favorite "student", my granddaughter Cecilia! As an infant she was just an empty vessel with just the abilities to cry when something was not right, such as a diaper change was needed, she was hungry, she needed a hold and a cuddle because she was scared, cold or whatever goes on in the precious little brain of a newborn. She has come a long way in her short four years but she has gone from the learning sponge through so many phases of learning what we teach her -- in at least seven different ways that I know of so far in my endeavor to attain my Master's Degree in Education through Learning and Teaching with Technology. I cannot wait to share them with you, but not wanting to overload the system, I shall leave for now. Thank you for starting this journey with me!