Globaloria 2011-2012

Wow! Another new year! Another new Globaloria class. In this class, you won't hear - Don't play games!! After all, that's what it's all about!! You are embarking on a chance of a lifetime. Cease the chance and make the most of it.

Reflections on the Globaloria year

All the students are gone. School is over for another year. I have my first Globaloria class behind me, except for my 4th quarter progress report. I have been reflecting on the year's class as to what went well and what didn't and what I can change and how I can change it. I even ordered a video and book on Flash. I want to spend some time this summer becoming more familiar with Flash, so that I can feel more comfortable in the classroom as I work with the students next year. All in all, it was a rewarding year. We, as a class, learned a great deal.

School's Out For The Summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a long year. It's been a good year. Now, it's time to take a break and enjoy ourselves.

SCMS Globaloria Students

  Hip, Hip, Hooray! SCMS Globaloria Students Are Awesome!!!

This week has been a short week, due to Memorial Day. Then to add to that, we've had pool parties, yearbook signing, and a talent show. With all the end of year events, it's been tough to get the students to finish their work. None of the students were able to finalize their games. However, a big percentage of them have finalized their wikis and uploaded and posted their information. On Friday, we took the Post-Course Survey and Monday will be the last day of school. Needless to say, all of the students are so excited for the summer break to begin. Their summers consist of such things as sleeping late, going to the pool, vacations, some summer camps, and enjoying their families and friends.

I must say that this has been a very hard year for all of us. There have been many wild and crazy days where we were all working extremely hard to meet the deadlines. With this being a pilot program where everything is reviewed on the state and national level, it puts tremendous pressure on both the teachers and the students. On the other side of that coin, the level of learning has been exceptionally high. Students have learned how to work in teams, how to problem solve, how to search for answers, how to document their work, how to blog, how to use wikis, and how to use flash, which is an extremely high level piece of software. I've watched them grow tremendously as a group. I'm proud of them and am so glad that they were able to take the class and hang in there til the end. Here's to you Globaloria students - Hip, Hip, Hooray!!

In Remembrance of Memorial Day

 Freedom Is Not Free 

Kelly Strong

 

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Gloabloria Wrap Up!!!

This is the last week of school. I'm concerned that students aren't going to get their work completed and posted. I've gone over with them several times what all has to be done. I know that we're all excited about getting out of school for the summer, but the work has to get done. I've explained to them that they've worked so hard all year to let things go down the tube here at the end. The message is: Please stay focused this week and get everything uploaded and posted properly.

No Triple Crown Winner This Year

I love watching The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes, and The Belmont Stakes.    I love horses and getting to see some of the best racing horses in action is truly            awesome for me.  

In his first race on a dirt surface, Animal Kingdom roared from the pack to capture the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7th. Animal Kingdom, a 20-1 favorite, chased down Shackleford, who led almost the entire race.                         

 Shackleford withstood a furious late charge by Animal Kingdom to win the $1 million Preakness Stakes Saturday and vanquish the Triple Crown hopes of the Kentucky Derby champion, Animal Kingdom. As you can see from the picture, Shackelford won by a half of a length.