Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Ups and Downs of Blogging


As some of you know, my school district had a snow/freeze day today. I figured it was a perfect day to work on application 2. I grabbed my coffee and headed up to my computer. I logged in to edublog.org and I was greeted with waiting.... and waiting... and waiting.

Finally, when I was about to give up the page popped up. I looked over application 2 and began to post my idea for how I was going to utilize a blog site within my classroom. I attempted to upload a podcast example of my idea. BIG MISTAKE! The site crashed and all that I had saved disappeared. I was not a happy blogger. I thought that maybe the freezing rain had done something to my connection.

I restarted my router and computer. A fresh cup of coffee later and I was ready to roll. Unfortunately the site was still DOWN! I decided that I was going to out-smart the blog site and typed my idea out in a word document while I waited for the site to come back up.

During this time I inquired on the message board if others in class were having the same issues and found out that some were. After a few more failed attempts at uploading I came to the conclusion that I needed a fresh start. HENCE the new blog location.

After hanging a few pictures and adding some cool gadgets (Thanks Melissa for your help) I'm back in business. Please adjust your URL to my new blog home.

Happy Birthday Alaska!


Last night my husband, youngest daughter and I celebrated with other Alaskans our 50th anniversary of statehood. It was a fantastic time ending with an awesome fireworks display. Not only is it Alaska's 50th anniversary it is also my schools 50th. To commemorate our school we are creating a school wide quilt, a time line, and will be having an alumni celebration in April. I have been trying to document the production and hopefully I will create a podcast to share.