Posted by Paige on Sep 23, 2009 in
Rants,
Technology 
I have to applaud the federal government being for being so with the times by starting their new site Apps.gov. However, am I the only one who sees the irony with the fact that YouTube is prominently posted under their Social Media Apps section, yet pretty much no school site in America can access YouTube? So YouTube is too evil for our schools, but not to evil for our government… Continue reading
Posted by Paige on Sep 7, 2009 in
Rants 
I feel embarrassed and ashamed to be an American right now. You see I don’t pay too much attention to “normal” news and I just found out about the whole hoopla surrounding President Obama’s speech tomorrow. First I read the speech that was released today, then I went back looking for articles trying to figure out why so many people are up in arms.
Here’s what I found at The NY
Posted by Paige on Aug 28, 2009 in
Rants,
Technology 
You know the saying from Of Mice & Men, “The best laid plans…”, well that’s sort of what my summer was like. I originally thought it would be my typical: lay by the pool, read a ton of books on my Kindle, watch the 200
TED’s that are sitting in my iTunes, and generally relax. Unfortunately not one of those things occurred, but what did occur was an amazing amount of learning. So when I received the principal’s welcome back letter today I realized it’s time for some reflection and…
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Posted by Paige on Jul 21, 2009 in
Rants
If you have visited my site in the last few days you may have noticed a couple of things: 1. no new posts and 2. odd & continual design changes, or perhaps 3. you weren't even able to access the site. If any of the those sounds right, I apologize.
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Posted by Paige on Jun 29, 2009 in
Rants
After
three five long days my new website is finally done. I can't believe how complicated it has been just choosing a design and tweaking it to my specifications. And I didn't even design it! I think I am far too picky. Thank goodness for all the wonderful people who post free Wordpress designs for all to use. The problem was finding one that was 'exactly' right, with all the elements and style I want it to have. I think this is nice choice. Although I am sure my ADD will kick-in at some point and I will…
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