I am so excited that the summer course finally started. The agenda for the first week is FULL. Here is my first tweet #Dailycreates. I love gardening. Last week my husband made the raised flower bed and we dumped 30 bags of soil into the bed. We both were exhausted at end of the day.But I am so happy with the progress. The picture on the top is my tomatoes in the garden, getting bigger everyday. Looking good! The picture on the bottom is the fern I found at the local nursery. I put it on the top

ds106 is neither a product nor a magic bullet to "fix" education. But within ds106 are applicable attributes that can be used elsewhere: The Assignment Collection includes over 500 creative activities, all contributed by participants. Rather than being assigned specific tasks, UMW students are assigned, say, 15 stars of Audio Assignments (stars being a crowdsourced difficulty rating). Students are free to choose the challenges that appeal to them. Via tags, the work that students publish for a

Test blog for DS106

ds106 is neither a product nor a magic bullet to "fix" education. But within ds106 are applicable attributes that can be used elsewhere: The Assignment Collection includes over 500 creative activities, all contributed by participants. Rather than being assigned specific tasks, UMW students are assigned, say, 15 stars of Audio Assignments (stars being a crowdsourced difficulty rating). Students are free to choose the challenges that appeal to them. Via tags, the work that students publish for a

This week's assignment from Social Media & Digital Culture class is to reflect how we did  to protect our privacy in this big data era. My professor shared several interesting articles to provoke us to think about this issue. One of the reading materials that she shared with us is the news about Carly Mckinney.    After reading these materials, I went over my base camp and NLS and made sure  is not linked to my Facebook account where I often post pictures of myself with my friends and family. I

This week's assignment from Social Media & Digital Culture class is to reflect how we did  to protect our privacy in this big data era. My professor shared several interesting articles to provoke us to think about this issue. One of the reading materials that she shared with us is the news about Carly Mckinney.    After reading these materials, I went over my base camp and NLS and made sure  is not linked to my Facebook account where I often post pictures of myself with my friends and family. I

  Even this video was released in 2009, six years ago, it is still very inspiring to watch. On TED's website, Seth Godin's The Tribes We Lead video has over 1,589,065 views. Apparently, I am not the only one is amazed by his innovative speech. At the end of his presentation, Seth Godin said," I would like everyone to start a movement, something that matters. Start. Do it.We need it." I instantly thought about the PLN (personal learning network) project which I am working on for the course

  Even this video was released in 2009, six years ago, it is still very inspiring to watch. On TED's website, Seth Godin's The Tribes We Lead video has over 1,589,065 views. Apparently, I am not the only one is amazed by his innovative speech. At the end of his presentation, Seth Godin said," I would like everyone to start a movement, something that matters. Start. Do it.We need it." I instantly thought about the PLN (personal learning network) project which I am working on for the course

I was first introduced to Tagxedo while I was browsing the posts from my Google plus group.I was quite excited about all the possibilities to use Tagxedo.  Here in fact, I found a link on 101 Ways to Use Tagxedo. So I thought I'd check out "Tagxedo" to see whether I could design anything fun, interactive for them to start reviewing with.  As it turned out, yes!  Students loved it! One warning for all Mac users, you will need to download current "silver lights" first before you go on, otherwise,

I was first introduced to Tagxedo while I was browsing the posts from my Google plus group.I was quite excited about all the possibilities to use Tagxedo.  Here in fact, I found a link on 101 Ways to Use Tagxedo. So I thought I'd check out "Tagxedo" to see whether I could design anything fun, interactive for them to start reviewing with.  As it turned out, yes!  Students loved it! One warning for all Mac users, you will need to download current "silver lights" first before you go on, otherwise,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,

Yesterday when I was on Pinterest, I saw this infographic chart from Goglobe.com. I thought it would be a great visal aids for student's speaking activities. The chart is not only easy to understand but also provide up to date insights to Chinese current society and culture. The chart can be used for chinese 1( we are learning numbers right now, it fits right in) and Chinese 3( the charts provides the opportunity to practice a bunch of vocabulary such as "social media, most, compare,shopping,