Not Education Related, But Still Funny!

 As anyone who follows NHL hockey is aware, the Calgary Flames didn't make playoffs this year. :(  There are a number of things that suck about this fact:

1. I don't have an excuse to eat, drink and be merry with friends at a local pub every 2 nights or so

2. My awesome Calgary Flames t-shirts have been demoted to pajama wear for another year

3. We (as Calgarians) don't get to excessively make fun of Edmonton Oilers fans -- who finished dead last, for the record

 But as with all less-than-ideal scenarios, there's always a silver lining (or two):

1. My wallet will thank me later for not dropping $40 every 2nd night

2. I might actually be productive in other areas of my life for April - June

and most importantly:

3. The radio station X92.9 gets fresh material to make fun of

 Last year, the very funny folks from the morning show on X92.9 in Calgary made a parody song of all the really lame playoff parody songs produced by other radio stations.  This year they made a song that parodies their own parody from last year, focusing on the Flames not making playoffs.

Confused? Listen here

At least we can laugh about our tenth place finish!

Vanessa

#EdChat Drained Me Of Astute Comments -- Here's a Funny Cartoon Instead

A quick funny for your Tuesday. I could spend hours discussing my viewpoints on this concept in the classroom and what the possible solution(s) could be, but I feel that our #edchat discussions every Tuesday pretty much cover all of these potential topics. And besides, today's first #edchat basically drained me of my intellectual quota for today :)


Thanks to fellow tweeter @jdornberg for the link to this cartoon!




I'd also like to take a moment to thank the staff of Riverbend Jr High in Edmonton, AB for being a great audience last Friday! I enjoyed getting to share some SMART Board tips and tricks as part of your pd day, and the Greek food for lunch was fantastic too! :)


Have a great week, everyone!
Vanessa

These Are a Few of my Favourite (Tech) Things

With Christmas fast approaching, I feel like I need to do something to get this blog (and myself) in the holiday spirit. What better way to accomplish this than to compose my own version of the classic "Sound of Music" song -- These Are a Few of my Favourite Things.

Since you're already singing the song in your head, just sing the following lines to that tune. Feel free to add your own verse or two in the comments section!


Tweeting on Twitter and New Waves on Google
SMART Notebook files made for students to oogle
Connecting with teachers on various Nings
These are a few of my favorite things

Document cameras and the new Magic Planet --
it's a cool thing to look at, click here if you haven't
Wikis and Moodle and learning 'bout blogging[s]
These are a few of my favourite things

SMART's newest Math Tools and making fun Flash files
Delicious and YouTube and fun Facebook profiles
Songs on your iPhone that you just want to sing
These are a few of my favourite things

When Firefox is slow
When my Gmail quits
When my MAC makes me mad
I simply remember my favorite tech-bits
And then I don't feel so bad



Happy Holidays everyone!
Vanessa