Thing #12

Sorry, but I had to add that because it took soooo long to figure out what I was doing wrong with regard to uploading images. Did you all know that some images cannot be uploaded? Unfortunately, I chose two that were unloadable and thought it was me and that I was doing something wrong. It took me two days, but persistence does pay off because now I am an image-uploader maniac!

Seriously, I love Google. I have now set up a Google-alert asking for news on teaching abroad and to follow my favorite celebrity. I won't get too many alerts on him, so it's okay.

I also went on Picasa web photos. John and I are hoping to go to the Kentucky Derby this year; however, with the deli opening, I'm not sure that will happen. My grandparents lived 50 miles from Louisville, but we never went to the Derby. I'm betting I get misty-eyed at the playing of My Old Kentucky Home.

Picasa is an interesting site and I see wonderful inventive things that can be used in the classroom. My friend, Lee, teaches elementary art and I am passing these things on to her as well. Additionally, it can be used in my personal life as many family members do scrapbooking and I've opened their eyes to these sites as well.

The hardest part to understand about Google is why don't they have a filter that gets rid of sites that have no action on them for years at a stretch? Also, I realize the Internet needs sponsors, but we seem to get inundated with them when we click on some sites and can't get out of the page without reloading because of some kind of "freeze" on the page. That needs to be fixed.