Hello all, My name is Kimberlee Noel, and I am from Paradise Newfoundland. Please accept my apologies for weighing in a little late this week, but I was on a family vaction to Florida, and have just returned. I currently work as the Learning Resource/Technology teacher at a K-6 school. However, I have also taught as […]
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Hi, I’m Ping Zhang from Shanghai. Nice to share this course with you all! This is my #2 in MET. I’m a telecom engineer, not like most of you as professionals in education. What make me interested in this program are my kids, one of whom is in school age. I find although I’m dealing with […]
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Hi Ping,
Nice to see you interested in the role technology plays in our children’s education. I also think our present school system needs to drastically change to meet the needs of our 21st century world.
I look forward to learning and sharing with you over the course of the term.
Marie-France
Thank you Maria, I’m looking forward too to share this exciting course with you.
Hello Ping,
I really admire your motivation for learning; our kids are so important! I completely agree about the gap between teaching tools and what we/teachers actually do to teach. We have such a great opportunity to bridge that gap through what we learn in the MET program.
Have a great semester, looking forward to sharing more ideas with you in this course,
May
Thank you, May! How sweet your little angel looks 🙂 My little one is in the same age. It’s exciting to watch their growth, what we learn in this course may help them living better, that worth everything. Enjoy the semester too!
Hello Ping
I am sure with your science-oriented outlook to learning, your ideas will be very useful for any collective discussion in our present educational site.
Welcome to 522.
Hussain
Oh Hussain, I’m embarrassed for your expectation on me:-) I’m not a quick writer in English and my time is limited, but I’ll try my best to participate discussions with you as much as possible. I’m looking forward to exchanging ideas with you all.
Hi Ping,
Nice to meet you, I admire your passion with education and how you are motivated by your kids in learning more about educational technology. Good luck with your studies, I look forward in learning with you.
Best,
Karon Wong
Hi all My name is Valerie Wells and this is my eighth course in the MET program. I am also taking etec 532 this summer so I think I have a busy summer ahead of me. I live in beautiful, St. John’s, Newfoundland with my husband. My two sons are finished post secondary education (for […]
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Hi Valerie!
You have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share! It is great to have you on the course!
Your picture is fabulous! How often do icebergs become grounded? I suppose more often these days with global warming!
I am also looking forward to learning with you!
Danielle
Hi Valerie
Hi Valerie,
Nice to meet you. I’m looking forward to working with you during this course.
Nice to e-meet you Valerie. Look forward to learning with you.
good luck!
Hey Valerie,
Have you had the opportunity to mix techy stuff with Special Ed?
Cheers!
This year Special Ed teachers have taken on a more team teaching role with classroom teachers. I have been supporting their use of the smartboard and iPads in the classroom to support students. It has been working very well in some classrooms.
Great to see you again in this course Valerie.
Leonora
Hello everyone. I’m very happy to be back in a MET course after taking a semester off. My second son was born at Christmas and I am am only now emerging from the six month fog of caring for a toddler and newborn. But I am ready now, and this will be my seventh MET […]
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Hi Chris,
So which was more challenging? the last 6 months of child care or being a “one-man company”? It sounds like you have a great background for this course. I admit that I am jealous and maybe a little intimidated :).
gillian
Parenting has been more challenging. There is more predictability with a small business!
Hi Chris,
Sounds like you have a very interesting background. Outside of teaching I am part of a junior oil and gas company and have a 19 month old son and a second baby boy coming in July. I think things are about to get busy busy busy. Any advice???
Cheers,
Greg
Advice? – Learn to be satisfied with 3-4hrs of sleep a night!
Hey Chris,
Do you know Steven Siebold? He’s with AHS and we took a course together last semester. I got to learn a lot about the AHS because we did a project on it. You guys have great stuff going on!
Danielle
Yes I know Stephen, although I don’t work with him directly. I’ll pass on your regards.
Hi Chris,
Welcome back! I am super curious to know more about the web based IELTS prep and how you managed it. Did it only last 2 years due to the exhaustion it caused you? Looking forward to hearing more and learning from your experience!
Danielle
Hi Danielle. I suppose if it were making me millions I would still be doing it! Basically, I had a one year old son at home and I could never see him so I decided I needed something more 9 to 5ish for a while.
Hi Chris,
I remember those exhausting days of looking after babies and got reminded just last night. I spent 6 hours in Emerg with my 17 y/o son who cut his hand very badly. I can’t remember the last time he needed “Mommy” for that amount of time:)
I look forward to having you aboard – sounds like you might be our “go to” student.
Ronna
Good evening fellow classmates! My name is Sherman Lee. I had been popping in and out of this blog throughout today and I saw quite a number of familiar names (glad to see you all again) and many new names as well (nice to meet you). I am a full-time insurance instructor under the business […]
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Hi Again Sherman
It looks like you are joining a number of us crazies who taking a couple of courses and working as well. Should be entertaining.
Look forward to working with you
Dave
Hi Dave,
Yes, it will be a very interesting journey these few months! I do look forward to working with you this term. Let’s see if we have the luck of being on the same team this time.
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
You have some interesting challenges ahead. It sounds like your timing with taking this course is perfect.
Claire
Hi Claire,
Yes, I do think this is the perfect timing for this course. I am certain that the lessons I learn from this course and from all of you will help benefit me for more than just this one project though.
Sherman
Hi Sherman
Nice to see you again. I am also taking 2 courses this term and expect to be very busy. I did 530 last term and really enjoyed it. Good luck with the course work. I look forward to learning with you again this term.
Valerie
Hi Valerie,
I will be looking for your hints later this term about 530 perhaps 🙂 Hope we get to work in collaboration more often this term!
Sherman
Hey Sherman,
Good to see you on this side! All the best with both courses!
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
Hey good to see you here too! I am rather lucky to have others who takes exactly the same courses with me this term 🙂 Looking forward to working with you for the next few months!
Sherman
Hi Sherman, nice to meet you! And good luck with 2 courses! I am also doing 2 so we can perhaps enjoy an insane moment or two together! Your background will bring a unique perspective to the course. I am looking forward to hearing more! Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Yes, we can certainly celebrate those insane moments together and perhaps cheer after we have successfully finished this course! I hope I will be able to contribute different ideas to this course in a beneficial manner. I would love to hear more from you as we move on as well!
Sherman
Hi Sherman. We are also in the same ETEC 530 class as well. I look forward to working with you.
Hi Colin,
Woohoo! That’s great to hear that you are in the same ETEC 530 class as I am. I always feel like I have found an ally when that happens. I look forward to tackling this term with you as well!!
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
Nice to see you again! Looking forward to working with you this term!
Cheers,
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
Nice to see you again as well! Hope you are ready for some fun this term!!
Sherman
Hi Sherman, your projects ahead sounds very challenging, and right on-site for this course. Hope to hear your ideas, especially those you find just blocking your project’s way. Those we would have to face and solve too. Looking forward to working with you!
Hello Ping,
I will definitely share them. In fact, I think one thing that challenges me most right now is the fact that I do not know a thing about claims. I have had several years of background in insurance, but because I am working with the claims project now (there’s a huge gap between the two) I have a really steep learning curve to go through. Not to mention that I feel that I have a lack of contact for me to leverage knowledge off of (which I think is delaying my learning if we look at it from a constructivist point of view). I’ll update you more on this 🙂 perhaps it would shed some light on our work this up coming term!
Sherman
Hi Everyone My Name is Dave Horn and I am currently teaching Senior Sciences and Mathematics at a small school in Vancouver. Starting currently and continuing onto next year, I’ll become the director of educational technology and will be responsible for developing the e-Learning program at our school. It is for this new admin role […]
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Hi Dave,
Congratulations on your new role! I think we took ETEC 512 or 511 together in Fall 2011.
Let’s have a great semester together!
Cheers,
Karon Wong
Hi Karon
Nice to “see” another familiar face.
Dave
Congrats on your new role Dave.
Looking forward to learning with you this semester.
Leonora
Great costume. You must have been in a full sweat wearing it!
Actually it was my brother who both built it and had to wear it, though I did help him some refinements around the edges of the sheet metal so that he didn’t inadvertently cut off his arms. I was very impressed that he had fabricated it.
Hi Dave. Nice to “see” you again!
Janet B.
HI Dave,
Nice to see you again. Your new role at your school sounds interesting. Congratulations!
Claire
Dave,
Thanks for sharing your photo blog. Some great pics in there!
Your new admin role sounds very exciting and very well suited to this course and the MET program in general. Good luck with it all.
gillian
Hi Dave, nice to meet you! The costume is hilarious! You could definitely market these, and of course offer a discount to METers! 😀 Looking forward to working with you! Danielle
Hi Dave,
Awesome photographs Dave!! You’ve captured some great images. Thanks for sharing them.
Adriana
Hello, my name is Kenton Hemsing and I am a mathematics teacher in Leduc, Alberta. This is my 6th course in the MET program and I am looking forward to this course. It has been highly recommended as an interesting and exciting course to take! In my “spare time” I coach my school’s soccer and […]
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Hello Kenton. You sound very tech savvy if you are creating your own iPhone apps. I’ll know who to ask questions if I get lost in this course!
Hello. Our paths have not crossed before, but I look forward to working with you in this course. Your tech abilities are going to add interesting elements to this course.
Helen DW
Hi Kenton,
Like you, I also have “spare time”
LOL
Lisa
I’m May, 28, mom to a very sweet and spirited 3-year old girl. I’m currently looking to return to work as an elementary school teacher in the Ottawa area after an extended “Mommy Leave”; in the meantime the MET program and my daughter keep me very busy! This semester I’m taking my 6th and 7th […]
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Hi May,
Glad to “see” a familiar face here. I’m looking forward to your insights throughout the course!
Deborah
Hi May,
I recognize your name from a previous course … but can’t remember which one! It is nice to see a couple of familiar names.
The picture of you and your daughter is beautiful. I took some “mommy leave” (2.5 years) after my second child was born and never regretted a second of it.
Cheers!
Janet
Hi May,
What a great picture. You live in a beautiful area. I am from Montreal but head to the Gats to ski every winter. Good luck in your job search.
Bridget
Hello Marie-Helene. I’m looking forward to working with you in this course. I hope that life in Ottawa is going fine.
Hi May,
It’s nice to see you again. I enjoyed working with you in ETEC 532 and look forward to working with you in this course.
Claire
Nice to see you again, May! Your daughter is so cute, thanks for sharing the picture! Looking forward to working with you again. 🙂
Thanks for the welcome and hellos – it’s nice to be with some familiar people!
@Bridget I’m originally from Montreal (been in the Ottawa area for 3.5 years) 🙂
Hi again May. Looking forward to learning along with you again. How are all the tulips blooming in the picturesque Ottawa parks?
Helen DW
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Donna Forward 7:23 pm on May 12, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Good luck with the 3 courses Kimberlee. I’m also doing 3 and hope that I can pull it off.
Cheers,
Donna
vawells 1:57 am on May 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Kimberlee
Welcome. I teach at Bishop Abraham in St. John’s. Good luck with your 3 courses.
Valerie
gillian 9:44 am on May 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Kimberlee,
Good luck with your workload and getting it all done. I admit it is tempting to push through as you do, but I also know I would likely lose my sanity. But, as you have done it before, I am sure you will hang on to yours.
Cheers,
gillian
Leonora Zefi 7:33 pm on May 14, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Good to see you again Kimberlee,
Looking forward to working with you on another course.
Leonora