Throughout ED483, we have been introduced to a myriad of different websites, whether for social networking, or portal-type websites with links to many great teaching resources, or things like GoogleDocs [which I LOVE, by the way].  I haven’t attached myself to as many of them fully; some I’ve just skimmed and said, “this is not [...]

I figure that I need to write in my blog more, so why not kill two birds with one stone?
I want to start off by saying that I love John Philip Sousa.  Now that I have that out of the way…
Read-Write
Computers and technology are helping to put the “write” back into the “read-write”.  I especially [...]

My new addiction IS TED.  I watched one video, and then another, and then another, and then another… well, you get the point.  The bottom line is, I LOVE TED videos.  I downloaded the TED app for my iPhone, added the TED updater to my Twitter… And I don’t just watch videos on one thing.  [...]

Today, while studying for an exam that I have tomorrow, I came across a website that could be very useful to us future music educators:  http://www.musictheoryminute.com
Basically, it gives a one-minute lesson on a variety of topics in the field of music theory: cadences, augmented sixth chords, suspensions, etc.
If I were to ever use this it [...]

Here is a link to my Wikispace.  I’m gearing it toward being an electronic portfolio of sorts, with some personal touches.
HauntedRadio’s Wikispace

What would you do…
If you were in a class with an instructor that you did not respect as a professional?  Would you drop the class, or would you stay in it?  Does your answer change if the class is not required for a major or minor?
This is the situation that I’m in right now.  I’m [...]

Here is my Jing screencap image with an explanation of everything I’m doing

Today, ladies and gentlemen, I bought an iPhone.
See, I’ve been wanting an iPod Touch for a while.  Yesterday I was on AT&T’s website looking for a new phone and it hit me – why not just get the iPhone?  It’s cheaper than the Touch, and to add the data services to my plan wasn’t an [...]

More teachers need to realize, or at least put into practice, that everybody learns differently.  Different teaching styles need to be used with everybody – lecture, hands-on, visual, etc.
Others have said that they hate the phrase “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach”.  I hate it, too.  Why do teachers have to almost constantly [...]

And here’s another one of my favorite Taylor Mali poems. English majors, this one’s for you.