On Saturday we had a BBQ with the senior class. Being that we co-sponsor with people from the south, most of our get-togethers involve Thomas BBQing ribs. 🙂 We had a great time hanging out with the kids, eating ribs, and climbing a tree.
There are lots of photos here: Senior Class PartyÂ
So here’s the week 4 picture. My doctor and my physical therapist are both pleased with how I’m progressing, and I’m definitely getting more range of motion. As you can see, though, I’ve still got a ways to go. Look at me go!
One of my jobs as the computer teacher is to discover educational sites that help classroom teachers integrate technology into their curriculum. There are a lot of great things out there, but these are some of my current favorites.
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Wordle creates word clouds out of whatever text you choose. There are so many things you can do with this. It’s a great resource!
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Animoto is a site to create video montages with either pictures or short video clips. It’s really versatile and really easy to use.
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Shmoop is a great resource for students and teachers. It has study guides for Literature and Social Studies. I also think it would be helpful for book groups/clubs.
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Glogster is a site where you can create interactive posters. Lots of possibilities!
“I LOVE Michael Jackson! I love all his music, especially Man in the Mirror, but I love everything. His face? 50/50.”
One of my new jobs this year was being in charge of Vienna Orientation. Vienna Orientation is the first week that new staff spend in Austria. We get to help them move into their apartments, find their way around town, learn how to grocery shop – basically get oriented to Vienna. In the past I’ve been a buddy for new folks, which is a lot of fun, but this year I got to be responsible for planning our outings, getting all the paperwork together, scheduling speakers, etc. It was a bit less one-on-one time, but I got to know each of the new staff instead of just one or two, and that was great!
Our first outing was a trip up to Kahlenberg. Kahlenberg is a mountain (hill if you’re from Colorado) overlooking Vienna. It’s a great place to visit on a clear day because you get a view of the entire city. I loved going here my first year and seeing just how big Vienna is.
After visiting the lookout in Kahlenberg, we rode the bus down to Grinzing for dinner. We walked around a bit because it’s just a really cute town. 🙂 Then we had dinner at a Heuriger called Figl’s. Yummy!
Other staff got to take them on trips to the Naschmarkt and a tour of downtown Vienna. Luckily we had nice weather for most of the week!
Of course, it wouldn’t be summer without BBQs. We had several BBQs at various places to give everyone a chance to get to know one another better. It was a great week!
