Learning Side by Side » musing http://johnrivera.edublogs.org Just freelance commentary and logs of my latest "learnings"! Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Take a Break From Reality http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/10/31/take-a-break-from-reality/ http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/10/31/take-a-break-from-reality/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:37:08 +0000 johnrivera http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/?p=38 You know your too busy when you stop taking time to reflect.  So as I finally enter another blog entry after a long hiatus, I found today’s holiday a time to pretend I am someone else.  Pre-kindergarten students from Jardin de Ninos Early Education Center came by my district office to show off their costumes and clamor for some tasty (but healthy) treats.  I interacted with several princesses, super heroes, storybook characters, and other dressed-up children.  This was my opportunity to bring an old costume out of my closet that was last worn back in the 1990’s when I worked at both Coutin School and later Annandale Elementary School.  So here is a snapshot of me taken by a colleague today using her iPhone.  Thanks, Kirsten!

 

At a time when the amount of work has increased for me, it was refreshing for me to say that work was “so easy, even a caveman can do it!”  And so a “thank you” also goes out to  Geico Insurance for providing the inspiring words.  Check this out if you have time to waste: http://www.cavemanscrib.com

]]> http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/10/31/take-a-break-from-reality/feed/ 2 It’s Just a New Default Theme – What a Relief! http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/02/22/its-just-a-new-default-theme-what-a-relief/ http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/02/22/its-just-a-new-default-theme-what-a-relief/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:16:56 +0000 johnrivera http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/2008/02/22/its-just-a-new-default-theme-what-a-relief/ Late yesterday afternoon, I was facilitating a Local District 5 Technology Leadership meeting when I went to my blog to show some resources I compiled.  To my shock, I saw my old Kubrick layout for the blog was gone, and things were not in my usual order.  I, of course, went on with my meeting, but was also worried that someone had found out my password and was toying with my blog.  I finally logged back in this morning and saw that the new layout was still here.  So I logged into my Edublogs account and read the message that the default theme was changed.  Here is the information about the change: http://edublogs.org/2008/02/22/bye-bye-kubrick-hello-cutline.  Okay, I actually like this new default theme.  I may keep it a while.  And I am relieved that my account is still intact!

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