Consternation

Who would have thought that the hardest thing would be to come up with a name for this blog! This is my my fourth blog, and I hope to get over some of the frustrations I have with creating and formating good entries. I have never created one just for myself; they have been assignments of one sort or another. I am getting somewhat quicker, but they still take longer than I have patience for. I have used internet classrooms with my students, and am interested in how their use compares to a class blog.

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  1. Marta ToranJune 15, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    Hi Susan, I like dark chocolate too! Do yo have a favorite beetle by the way?

    You did good coming up with a blog name... I couldn't think of anything creative.

    What webtool did you use for your internet classrooms?

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  2. RandyJune 16, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    Susan,

    I'm impressed with your resume. Fourth blog? This is just my second.

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  3. berrendsciJune 16, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    Marta, if you click on my link, I use nicenet.org. It has been around forever, but is plain and friendly. There are too many beetles to have a favorite, although a good carabid is always good company.

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  4. berrendsciJune 16, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    Randy,
    Quantity in no way implies quality, it just means I don't cuss for 10 minutes placing each photo, maybe 2 minutes for a badly behaving one.

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  5. Sandy ClimenhagaJune 17, 2009 at 3:28 AM

    I sat for almost an hour trying to name mine and in the end just used my name. Yours is very good. Love beetles. We have 2 pupa cases in school now waiting to see what hatches. My students found them as we worked on a park flower bed for a service learning project. Check out my student blog site, http://albion7science.blogspot.com
    My kids have enjoyed it this year.

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  6. JasperJune 17, 2009 at 9:58 PM

    Fish are way cooler than beetles... sorry

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