Thing 4

The concept of using a blog for this class is great. It is awesome to use new technologies and to see how we might be able to incorporate them into our classrooms. I have already looked at a few blogs from others and look forward to seeing more as they come along. Commenting is a great way to interact with others and gather feedback from your own posts. It will be great to read the comments people leave for me on this blog.

Thing 3

I love blogging! This is the second blog I have under one blogger account. My personal blog I started to help keep in touch with family and friends. It is a great way to share pictures, thoughts, and what is happening from day to day. It can seem intimidating at first, but they are quite simple to set up and manage once you learn the basics.

7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners

Learning the habits of lifelong learners was encouraging and a great way to gain perspective. I would say that I generally match up with many of the habits, but some are surely more of a challenge.

Habit 3 (See problems as challenges) is probably the hardest for me. I encounter several problems throughout my day and week. It happens everyday and I don't know why I am always surprised to see it glaring in my face. My instinct is to get frustrated or discouraged, but I am learning to take a step back, breathe, and look at it from a new perspective. When I am able to do this, I often find that I am excited by the challenge instead of beat over the head and stressed about a problem.

Habit 1 is probably the easiest for me because I am wired to think of the big picture. My thoughts are often in the future thinking of what could be. This can often be a good thing while at other times it is tragically annoying (just ask my wife). I have also come to see the importance of habit 2 over the past few years. No one will take responsibility for it, so I better step up!

7 and 1/2 is probably the best habit ever. Two thumbs up.