ILP

This week, I made a new dish that I did not have any experience in making. It was sort of a casserole and sort of a wrap from the one and only, Pinterest. The original recipe is on the Pillsbury website. https://www.pillsbury.com/ The recipe consists of: Meat 2 1/2 cups Chicken, cooked Condiments 1/4 cup Hot sauce…

Paul Miller’s TED Talk Response

  I feel that I do use technology mindfully to an extent. I use it for online classes, such as this one. I use it to keep in contact with family members and friends that do not live around me. But I also use it for just entertainment. I totally admit that I am addicted…

Digital Activism

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/digital-activism-comes-of-age-technology-is-creating_us_590b498ae4b046ea176ae884 Teens use social media for their activism to grow their audience and get more teens involved. They know who uses social media and there is a better chance of teens and young adults seeing their movements and what they have to say on social media rather than another type of media platform. Political movements…

DigLit So Far (Midterm)

This class so far has pretty much been what I expected it to be. This is a class that I kind of struggle with more than others, just because of the way it is set up. I enjoy doing this sort of work (the blogs, the tweets, and stuff like that) but since it is…

ILP- work in progress

This week for my cooking ILP I made mine and my friends’ favorite (not so healthy) dish! Cheesy potatoes! These would be absolutely perfect for a side dish to something like steak, or a cheese burger, or to bring to an event like a pot luck or something like that, but me and my friends…

What is ds106?

I’m not going to lie, ds106 was pretty difficult for me to understand, and I’m sure I probably still don’t understand every single thing about it, but I think I have a pretty decent grasp of it by now. ds106 is a free course that started at the University of Mary Washington that anyone can…

ILP- Week 1 of Cooking

For my first week of learning how to cook, I did mostly researching for different recipes and talking to my mom about family recipes and what things we could make together when I am home. I have little to no experience when it comes to cooking because my parents have always cooked for me. (Lucky…

3 Rules to Spark Learning: Response

In this TED Talk, Chemistry teacher, Ramsey Musallam talks about what he thinks are the 3 rules to spark a students drive to learn. His three rules were: Curiosity comes first Embrace the mess Practice reflection When talking about his three rules, after stating the first rule “Curiosity comes first,” Ramsey Musallam said “questions can…

Independent Learning Project- Cooking

For my independent learning project, I chose to learn about cooking. I think this is a great and helpful skill to possess. Being able to cook well will help in many aspects of your life. I want to be able to cook well so that I will be able to feed my family without as…

TED Talk & Bud Hunt Repsonse

After watching this weeks TED Talk ( https://youtu.be/h11u3vtcpaY )  and reading Bud Hunt’s blog post about hacking, ( http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2012/05/24/centering-on-essential-lenses/ ) I have learned a few things. The little boy speaking in the TED Talk video amazed me with his ideas on education and life in general. He talks about just wanting to be happy when…