I Feel Smart...

So while doing this whole grad school thing for a while, I have done alot of papers, projects, etc; you catch the drift. Well one of my projects last fall was to write a White Paper. According to Wikipedia, a White Paper is an authoritative report or guide that often addresses issues and how to solve them. White papers are used to educate readers and help people make decisions. I chose to write a white paper on iPods and their use in an educational setting. Dr. Jones has our papers online and made each of us put a blurb about copyright. Over the past 6 months, I have had 2 people request to use my information and also cite me in their paper. Cite Me? What?!?! Whoever would of thought when doing APA citation for papers number of times, that someone would in return mention my name.....

For this assignment not only did we have to write a white paper but we had a share fair for teachers, principals, school officials to come and see what we had to offer to technology and education.

So we were supposed to make a poster, and of course I cant do anything just normal....instead I made a life size iPod as my poster.

The Big Move

So yesterday was a day of moving from where I have lived for the past 2 years to being in limbo and living with my Mimi. Mimi lives in Charlotte off of Park Rd. (In proximity of near South Park) She graciously has taken me in so I can finish grad school and work for these remaining 2 months.

Well all week I have been packing and trying to get organized in the same process. Finally come Friday, I was more overwhelmed than ever and at that point ditched the organizational process and just started stuffing boxes.

This was before the boxes started multiplying and somehow take up half of the garage.

Thankfully my parents came up to help me move and my Mimi came over to help as well. I have finally hit the 39 days till graduation mark, and I have tons to do before I get to it. In a little while I will be heading back to Rock Hill to clean the house and say goodbye to my home of the past 2 years!

Happy Birthday to John

While enjoying my spring break at home, I was also able to enjoy a roadtrip. This roadtrip was a part of what I got John in February for his birthday. (Birthday = 2/21). John is a big Atlanta professional fan (Falcons, Hawks, and esp. the Braves). To get him an AMAZING gift, I decided that he would love to go to an Atlanta Hawks game for his birthday. I got really great lower level tickets for us at a great deal to see the Hawks play the Charlotte Bobcats. This game was days after the "official" passing over of ownership of the Bobcats to Michael Jordan. And who would of thought, sitting two rows behind the bench was MJ himself!

John has been to Philips Arena many of times, but this was my first trip to Philips & my first NBA game ever. It was a blast. We had GREAT seats & watched a really good game. We left around 1:00 PM and got back around 1:00 AM, but the day trip to Atlanta was so worth it!

The view of the game from our seats :).

After a great Spring Break & a little road trip, it is time to head back to Rock Hill. I gotta get back into the grind of working at Macfeat and getting school work done. I am 46 days away from graduation! Alot has to get done in between that, such as a move this upcoming weekend and Casey Munn's April Wedding in Tampa.

Spring Break 2K10

Well it is my last college spring break. With nothing planned except just doctors appointments and plenty of quality time with the boyfriend. Being that it is spring break it makes me reminisce of Panama City 2007 & Winthrop's Beat Down on Notre Dame at the Big Dance to make the 2nd round.This year, Winthrop has made it again to the Big Dance and will be playing in the 'play in' game against Arkansas Pine Bluff. If they win this game, then they will make it to probably more than likely get the mess beat out of them by Duke.

I have had a couple of leads for some job possibilities in Aiken County & York County #3. I hope that they may lead to a possible job.

Also, I had to go to Columbia on Friday and saw one of my best friends Erica to give her something and to top it off that night she got engaged!!! Yay! It makes me happy to see my friends grow and prosper with their lives!

57 days till Graduation...

So today marks the day that it will only be 57 days till I have completed my Masters Degree. Now I know I have been counting down for sometime now, and have a lot to finish and complete before May 6 gets here. These past two years have flown by so fast. I can hardly believe that 2 years ago I was completing my Student Internship and getting ready to graduate with my Undergraduate Degree.

The job search has been going and going....but not really "going anywhere". With all of these budget cuts, I pray every night that someone will see my spark, drive, and talent ( as well as my unique Masters Degree) and hire me to enrich the lives of today's youth :).

Today for my Capstone Course (Masters Project) we started our bi-weekly "Tech Club" where we will be integrating Technology and Literacy with the Kindergarten Students at Macfeat Laboratory School. In addition, we are inviting parents to come and learn about what the students are studying and to learn new ways that technology can be used in their own homes. As well as learning great tips for reading aloud with their children. Our first meeting was on Dinosaurs and Fossils. I read a blog, Free Technology for Teachers regularly and found a great post sharing how there was a simulation on the Smithsonian's Website about Fossils. This was great as we read the Book, Fossils Tell of Long Ago.

This book was great informational text to help explain what Fossils are and where they have come from. The children loved the book, but the best part was getting to work with the "Big Computer" (AKA SMARTboard). Each student was able to take part in the "Virtual Dig". It was so neat to hear what they already knew about paleontologist as well as their enthusiasm to be virtual paleontologist. This piece of technology allows students to go through the whole process of being a paleontologist and what happens to the remains once it reaches the museum.

With 57 days left till graduation, I have so much to be thankful for as well. The opportunities I have been afforded by working at the laboratory school are unreal. I am just so lucky that I chose my destiny of sticking around Winthrop and knocking my Masters out of the way.

Pledge Fabric Sweeper

This evening I decided to head to Target and pick up some necessities that were either on sale or I had a coupon for :) (Who Doesnt Love a Good Deal?!?!)

Well in the process of this whole moving and packing ordeal, I have come to realize some rugs that I have recieved from my parents in the past as COVERED in dog hair. Now you may say Megan, I did not know you had a dog.... well I didn't own the dog, my old roommate did. Little Shadow....Well Shadow left his little presence known all over the house. Well on my rug there was ton of his fur. Well to get ready to pack and move, I decided to purchase the Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair today at Target. Thank goodness for the $1 off coupon in today's paper.

Well needless to say, it does do its job and sometimes you don't realize how much hair is on something. The cool thing is you can see the product accumulation in the clear portion. And you get a little upper arm work out by scrubbing that thing side to side. Haha!

Packing

For all who may know me, I am a technology junkie, hence the reason I am in Grad School. This May I will be completing my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with Educational Technology. I read ALOT of blogs on different matters, and decided maybe I should blog?!?

Over the past month, I have been packing and securing my belongings as I will be moving on from the great land of Rock Hill and finishing my remaining months left in Grad School living with my Mimi. I always knew I had a lot of "stuff" but never realized how much "stuff" someone can accumulate over the course of 2 years living in ONE place. And to top it off, all of the miscellaneous teacher stuff (childrens books, after holiday sale items, etc) is added to the mix. Some days I come home in the mood to pack pack pack, while other days (majority of them) I do not want to pack and would rather let me room remain to look like I have been robbed. Maybe tonight, since Desperate Housewives is not on, I will become SUPER PACKER, and get alot done....

Okay lets get real....maybe only a little packing tonight mixed with a little Chardonnay.