Week 9 - #23

Whoo hoo this is it... Hmmmmm to summarize the program. I am a moderator on an ADHD/LD website. I thought I learned a lot about technology from my work on the site. Coming up with avatars and graphics from my favorite sites (the graphics playground and glitter graphics). Learning how to share photos through sites such as shutterfly & photobucket. Navigating my way through our chat rooms. Linking up with different sister sites. And researching the web for information for the site. Through the work on the site, several of us were singled out by a major Pharmacautical company to assist in promoting new products from a parental point of view. Our ideas were taken serious by this large corporation and we have seen some of our work on TV and in written format already. The internet is truly a powerful tool. With all the new skills that I have been exposed to during this project, I have new avenues to bring to my site work, to continue to help parents and adults that are in need of support, educational resources and all information to make the best choices for their children or themselves. Below I have posted a document that is one of the first things we show people on our site.
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Bill of Rights for Children with ADD

HELP ME TO FOCUS...
Please teach me through my sense of touch. I need "hands-on" and body
movement.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT...
Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine.
Give me an advance warning if there will be changes.

WAIT FOR ME, I'M STILL THINKING...
Please allow me to go at my own pace. If I'm rushed, I get confused and upset.

I'M STUCK, I CAN'T DO IT...!
Please offer me options for problem solving. If the road is blocked, I need to
know the detours.

IS IT RIGHT? I NEED TO KNOW NOW...
Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I'm doing.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WASN'T IN MY SEAT...!
Please remind me to stop, think, and act.

AM I ALMOST DONE...?
Please give me short work periods with short-term goals.

WHAT...?
Please don't say "I already told you that." Tell me again, in different words.
Give me a signal. Draw me a symbol.

I KNOW IT'S ALL WRONG, ISN'T IT...?
Please give me praise for partial success. Reward me for self-improvement, not
just for perfection.

BUT WHY DO I ALWAYS GET YELLED AT...?
Please catch me doing something right and praise me for the specific positive
behavior. Remind me--and yourself--about my good points when I'm having a bad
day.

Week 9 - #22

I have never downloaded audio books onto the computer. I have started to listen to them in the car, that is easier then loading them onto the computer at this point in time. It is a great resource to keep in mind to be able to load books onto an MP3 player or IPod.

Week 9 - #21

Checked out podcast.net and yahoo podcasts. I also went into Merlin and podcast learning link and listened to a couple of the stories for children that were available. The stories for children made me think of book on tape or CD that we have now, where you can listen to the story being told and read along with it at the same time.

Week 6 - #13

Del.icio.us -

Picked the Ultimate Photoshop Design Resources from the main Delicious menu. Then went into stock photos and registered in a site called "Photogen." Downloaded several quite beautiful photos.

Week 6 - #14

Read about Technorati and searched the blogs for information on High School Musical I & II. Tiff is getting sick of me doing all these "things" without her, so I let her pick out a subject. We clicked on this blog where a guy was making fun of HSMII and how many of the things in the movie could/would never happen in real life. She didn't find it amusing, but I found hit extremely funny after having to watch it about 100 times now. I posted a good for you comment to his blog. So now she doesn't want to help me with my final 3 things...

Week 7 - #17

Added my name and blog site to the list in the Learning Libraries Sandbox Wiki favorite blogs page.

Things I have learned from children...

1. It's more fun to color outside the lines.

2. If you're gonna draw on the wall, do it behind the couch.

3. Ask why until you understand.

4. Hang on tight.

5. Even if you've been fishing for 3 hours and haven't gotten anything except
poison ivy and a sunburn, you're still better off than the worm.

6. Make up the rules as you go along.

7. It doesn't matter who started it.

8. Ask for sprinkles.

9. If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.

10. Save a place in line for your friends.

11. Sometimes you have to take the test before you've finished studying.

12. If you want a kitten, start out asking for a horse.

13. Just keep banging until someone opens the door.

14. Making your bed is a waste of time.

15. There is no good reason why clothes have to match.

16. Even Popeye didn't eat his spinach until he absolutely had to.

17. You work so hard pedaling up the hill that you hate to brake on the way
down.

18. You can't ask to start over just because you're losing the game.

19. You are always a hero/heroine in their minds.