1st Week of Globaloria classes

This has been a great 1st week for our Globaloria class. I've been so impressed by our students. They are interested, good listeners, excellent problem-solvers! Mrs. Forinash and I both feel that the class has exceeded our expectations for this week. They now have their own wiki established, have posted a video on it, they each have a blog set up, and are posting. We have allowed the students to work with partners on some of these projects and help each other. That has been a good experience for all.

I'm looking forward to next week and to the progress that we'll make then. I'm finding myself much more comfortable with the platforms.

This is the first 5 day week we've had for a while, so I think everyone is looking forward to some R&R this weekend~ Stay Warm!

Globaloria Presentations

Mrs. Forinash and myself got a good taste of being the students this past weekend when we attending the Globaloria workshop in Charleston. Being new to the program, we both had to work really hard to complete our assignments. It was stressful and exciting at the same time. Learning new things can be so exciting, but it can also be stressful until that lightbulb goes off and things become more clear.
We were put on a team with another middle school teacher. Our team name was G-Tech Middlers. We were lucky that our team mate had been in the Globaloria program for a semester already, so she was able to help us alot with the flash programming. Our game is called "Homeless Solutions" and deals with math concepts and the social issue of homelessness. I hope that our students will have an opportunity to play to this game and even help us to make improvements.