Saturday, October 30, 2004
October's Almost Over
Thought I'd better post before the month was totally gone!
I'm out at the farm on my new wireless network with my house tied into a wireless network being beamed from on top a large white grain elevator about one and a half miles away. This new system beams through the trees - which is why I hadn't joined it sooner. I initially tried to rely on Starband out here but it was off more than it was on and eventually - even after I'd become a "certified Starband installer - and the back-up dial-up just drove me nuts. Before I knew it, I would spending hours waiting for pages to download - so it was easier just to stay in town on the cable modem.
When we finally worked our calendars together, I couldn't stay out here to play with the new system. I'm also on the new Powerbook I bought when I was visiting my friend Cathy in Minnesota. I haven't been able to play with it much because I can't find out where I wrote down the password for my cable network - and don't want to screw up the whole system by resetting it and not having the other ones work on it. But, out here I could make it work. Since I am in the middle of 160 acres, I'm not too concerned about anyone warchalking my network out here. We did have to name it, however, so the Tablet PC could find it.
If I get into blogging enough to eventually try to figure out Movable Type, my ISP will try to help me. He's also looking into Voice Over IP with Nuvio.com
I'm trying to finish up a Houghton Mifflin project - as with any big project, there are numerous intermediate deadlines. Since I am at the end of the foodchain, however, I am expected to make up the difference. This time, however, my stress level just wouldn't take it. I keep doing what needs to be done first and give teaching my classes priority - so at least I am ready to go with them (after spending the last two years being overwhelmed with NCATE - go to www.ncate.org for more info.) The product of my NCATE work is available at www.pittstate.edu/hist and then scroll down to Assessment.
I've learned so many new teaching techniques and assessment techniques and have had to do so much "documenting data" that I haven't had much time to try out what I've learned.
I spent yesterday at the Kansas City branch of the National Archives and we're good to go for our Nov. 10 workshop up there with our Project eHIKES teachers. I even squeezed in Gates BBQ and made my first trip to the Whole Foods Store - will have to go there more often. The couple who runs the Mall Deli said it was one of the places to go to find both fresh and gourmet food.
I'm going to go back to watching "Something's Gotta Give" and get some dinner before it gets too late. I'm glad our several days of 80 degree weather are over - it's back to cooling off at night. Also have to remember to rotate back off daylight savings time. I must have been gearing up for it since I've been sleeping a bit later.
I'm out at the farm on my new wireless network with my house tied into a wireless network being beamed from on top a large white grain elevator about one and a half miles away. This new system beams through the trees - which is why I hadn't joined it sooner. I initially tried to rely on Starband out here but it was off more than it was on and eventually - even after I'd become a "certified Starband installer - and the back-up dial-up just drove me nuts. Before I knew it, I would spending hours waiting for pages to download - so it was easier just to stay in town on the cable modem.
When we finally worked our calendars together, I couldn't stay out here to play with the new system. I'm also on the new Powerbook I bought when I was visiting my friend Cathy in Minnesota. I haven't been able to play with it much because I can't find out where I wrote down the password for my cable network - and don't want to screw up the whole system by resetting it and not having the other ones work on it. But, out here I could make it work. Since I am in the middle of 160 acres, I'm not too concerned about anyone warchalking my network out here. We did have to name it, however, so the Tablet PC could find it.
If I get into blogging enough to eventually try to figure out Movable Type, my ISP will try to help me. He's also looking into Voice Over IP with Nuvio.com
I'm trying to finish up a Houghton Mifflin project - as with any big project, there are numerous intermediate deadlines. Since I am at the end of the foodchain, however, I am expected to make up the difference. This time, however, my stress level just wouldn't take it. I keep doing what needs to be done first and give teaching my classes priority - so at least I am ready to go with them (after spending the last two years being overwhelmed with NCATE - go to www.ncate.org for more info.) The product of my NCATE work is available at www.pittstate.edu/hist and then scroll down to Assessment.
I've learned so many new teaching techniques and assessment techniques and have had to do so much "documenting data" that I haven't had much time to try out what I've learned.
I spent yesterday at the Kansas City branch of the National Archives and we're good to go for our Nov. 10 workshop up there with our Project eHIKES teachers. I even squeezed in Gates BBQ and made my first trip to the Whole Foods Store - will have to go there more often. The couple who runs the Mall Deli said it was one of the places to go to find both fresh and gourmet food.
I'm going to go back to watching "Something's Gotta Give" and get some dinner before it gets too late. I'm glad our several days of 80 degree weather are over - it's back to cooling off at night. Also have to remember to rotate back off daylight savings time. I must have been gearing up for it since I've been sleeping a bit later.
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