Day 2:

Today was a lot more comfortable in class. It was a lot less humid and we had fun playing around with the digital cameras again. Finished up working on a digital pic tour. It is exciting to think how these tours could be used for my teaching in the future. Whether it is going online to find pictures of historic sites or places that I may go. I hope to do more traveling in the future. I already have been to Boston and have pics of the old North Church, Paul Revere's house, the USS Constitution, etc. Showing students actual pics will help them visualize it better than if I just rambled on. If I visited these places and have pics of me there that would be neat too because seeing myself there also makes it seem more realistic.
Using blogs like this may also be useful in the schools because teachers could post and update a newsletter about what is going on in class and what is being taught. Parents and students could then respond to it and give their feedback. This could really be nice since nowadays people spend so much time on the computer that it might be a lot more convenient to write a response rather than call the teacher. If they are anything like me they might be able to better formulate their thoughts in writing rather than over the phone, on the spot.
They just opened a new wireless hub in the canal area in Duluth. These wireless hubs are very convenient but there is talk about whether they are safe. I think I might look into that more.
Think I'll head out now and enjoy the rest of the day.
This is a cool site that gives a tour of the Chinese Emperors palace. This had been off limits of hundreds of years and no common person was allowed inside. now it is a tourist destination: http://www.drben.net/ChinaReport/Beijing/Landmarks-Hotspots/DongCheng/
Gugong-Palace_Museum/Forbidden_City_Beijing.html
This is a tour of newspaper cartoons that deal with WWI. Really cool insight into the public's opinions during the war
http://rutlandhs.k12.vt.us/jpeterso/uboatcar.htm