Modern Cowgirl
I love this take on our life these days. Horses and technology. Love it!
Your Next Read July 2, 2010
Sometimes it’s so hard to pick my next book to read. I stumbled across this website that I intend to use the next time my pile of “next reads” dwindles. You can type in the name of a book you like or an author you enjoy and the website will create a web of books that you might like that are similar to the book or author you typed in. It reminds me of Pandora, which I listen to all the time!
Texting July 13, 2009
Trigger and Meredith
We arrived at Newport at about 2:00, by 2:30 there was sweat rolling down my back and saturating my hair. Meredith got her horse saddled as quickly as she could and set off to find her friends that she only sees on horse show weekends.
I saw her occassionally ride past in a herd of small and large horses, some sorrel and painted and brown and white. They were like a little band of outlaws weaving their way through the people who were signing up for assorted events or warming up their horses.
By the end of the day, I was tired and sticky. Meredith had placed in 7 of her 8 events and was pleased with the day.
Barrels were last and she had a good run and placed 5th. I waited for her to show up at the trailer so we could load the horses up and go home. I waited and waited. Finally I saw her at the far end of the arena with a few friends. She was on Trigger and he was our last horse to load, so Scott went to go get her and convince her we were ready to go home.
On the ride home, she was asking me about texting. How much does it cost? Did I know Sydney texts? (Her older cousin in Texas.) Did I know that Sydney pays for her own texting?
I thought it was cute that she wanted to tell Sydney about her horse show.
The next morning Meredith asked me about texting again.
Meredith: How much is one text?
Me: I’m not sure, maybe 10 cents. Why? Who do you want to text?
Meredith: ……Emily’s cousin.
Hmmmmm——–
Me: What’s his name?
Meredith: ……….Cody.
I’m glad she is making friends, but we will not subscribe to texting any time soon.
Disequilibrium July 3, 2009
After 5 days of disequilibrium, I am still a little off kilter. I was completely immersed in horses, horse psychology, horse body language, horse herd behavior.
My thinking and boundaries concerning safety were continually pushed and tested. My picture of myself and how I related to others and life in general was being challenged.
In the middle of this, I received an email about presenting at a technology conference. I enjoy technology and get a lot of satisfaction from teaching people how to utilize these tools for education. However, I have been in such an intensive training that required complete concentration and focus that I was a bit taken aback by this email.
“Am I still that person? Do I present technology workshops? Is that me?”
What an odd response….
I am still finding my footing.
Music Just for You April 3, 2009
Pandora Radio. If you are not using this free web service (Web 2.0 tool!), then you are missing out! I love it.
You can type in a favorite artist or song and Pandora searches around and finds other songs/artists that are similar and plays them for you one after the other…no commercials!
Start a new tab on your desktop and you can listen all day without interruption. Occasionally you have to let it know that you are still listening.
Try it out – Pandora Radio
How to start a new tab: PC users – hold the control key down and press “T”
Mac users – hold the apple key down and press “T”
My iPhone Bible March 26, 2009
My iPhone Bible. Sounds irreverent. It makes my husband cringe. I grab my purse and my phone…(my Bible) and I’m ready for church. Really? Does my iPhone Bible count?
It has a daily reading to help me read through the Bible in one year. I’ve always wanted to do that, but haven’t made it yet. Could I do it now? Will this make a difference? I started late…mid March.
My phone has a back light, so when I wake up in the middle of the night or really early in the morning, I can read without turning on the light.
I can read stuck in line somewhere or waiting on my children.
I went on a trip and had my Bible with me. The version I am using is an old version. No one cares about the copy wright, I guess. It was free online. But I’ve read the NIV for so long and last year I read the NT in the Easy Reader Version. Maybe I’m ready for the good old KJV.
I’m enjoying the poetic and antiquated language.
Have you ever read the Bible through in a year? How did you do it? Did you ever get way behind and have to read a ton to catch up? Any advice?
Beginning Blogging December 18, 2008
In Will Richardson’s book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, he says, ” it is blogs that have opened up the Read/Write frontier for content creation to the web.” He also states that the powerful instructional uses of this tool are being at best ignored and at worst not even being considered. This book makes a compelling case for Web tools in the classroom and beyond. Students are using the tools for social interactivity, teachers need to show them how to use them for academic purposes.
The first step for teachers and blogging will be to just begin! Get started! Do it! Join me and take the first step.
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