Thing 5A

I think that we need to be more aware of kids in the school system who have food allergies. My own three children have food allergies, and as a parent it can make you very nervous while you child is away at school. Lynda Mitchell who is the president of the Kids with Food Allergies has a great blog that can help you stay updated about the food allergies. It can be very overwhelming just trying to go to the grocery store and buy something that you usually don't buy.
As educators we need to be very aware that a student can come into our classroom and have either severe food allergies or be allergic to a wasp or bee sting. At least I know what to expect and what to look for, but there are so many out there who don't know anything about allergies. All it takes is a child getting one small bite of something that they are not supposed to have and it could lead to a severe allergic reaction or death. I think that it would be a good idea for everyone who works in the school system to be prepared and be educated on food allergies.

Thing 3

http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/21300

Like Zemanta said in his article I also think that we sometimes rely too much on technology today. He gave a perfect example of what can happen if you depend on all the little gadgets. I know that they are supposed to make things easier for you and in some ways they have. But at the same time it is a good idea to have a back up plan no matter what you are doing or where you are going.

Thing 2

I really liked how in Mark Edtech's blog he was talking about how he was having a hard time getting his students to "sit down and cuddle up and read". Of course when you put any child in front of a computer they are going to want to tackle the task at hand, no matter what subject it is. The Duck with a Blog was a very cute one. It was very interesting reading the childrens comments about the Duck. I like how they said that she was going to Macy's to shop. I think that with students being able to read blogs, and then do their own blogging it will give them examples of what they need to do, and how to do it. And after they have posted a blog and received comments on it, that will give them immediate feedback on their thought process. I also liked what Morgante Pell had to say about teaching brevity, it is very hard to say everything you need to in such few words. That is the way I feel right now.