July 2008
19 posts
The Final Multimedia Experience- "Tumblr" →
This final project was great! I managed to get through all of the tools of Tumblr (chats, video, texts, audio, photo, quote, and links). I worked hard and I prevailed! This was a wonderful way of…
A Mystical Place- Ancient Egypt
Egypt has always been a very mystical place to me. I was first introduced to Ancient Egypt from stories in the Old Testament in the Bible. In church we would sing these songs that would elude to “Letting my people go” and “Way down in Egypt Land”. I just wondered where is this place called Egypt and who are these people called Egyptians I read about in the Bible. ...
My Chat about Travel With My Fellow NYC Writing...
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: got your chat invite
12: 52 PM ok
me: Aileen, Traveling to other countries has had such a profound influence on my life and how I view the world. Going to Egypt was very spiritual for me
Have you ever been any where that has left that kind of impact?
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: Well, the last place I went to was Puerto Rico and I was 10 years old at the time.
It was also the only time I've traveled. I don't get out much..LOL
12: 55 PM But it did have a profound influence because the memory is burned in my mind from the excitement of meeting extended family
5 minutes
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: Julia, r u still there sweetie?
me: I'm back! I would love to go to Puerto Rico. You have get back to PR too. Take the whole family. Go find those roots!
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: I agree. I wouldn't even know where to begin. I definitely need to take my son at some point.
I'm so happy for you about going to Egypt.
me: Also, you can write for a grant next year through Fund For Teachers and make it a way to bring back information from a school in PR that uses technology. They give up to $5,000 per individual. I went to Egypt with a Social Studies Teacher last summer "free".
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: Actually, I'll have this chat saved and look more into that grant
me: Aileen as long as you can show the necessity of the travel which ofcourse will be for your students and write the grant geared to curriculum. Possibly include a bilingual aspect.
Karen are you there??
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: Karen stepped out. she'll brb
1: 09 PM you'd actually have to ask her in the window you're chatting with her
I was just able to tell you because she was sitting right next to me...lol
1: 10 PM But in reference to traveling.
1: 11 PM that is something that I need to work on to really build my confidence level
that would be a real ego booster for me.
me: If find that traveling especially in a educational tour type package exposes me to more than just the people, places and things of the Bronx
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: exactly
me: Every summer I try to go somewhere mystical or even just a place I want to know more about
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: its definitely a way to enrich your life
me: Aileen thanks so much for your help I think I am going to copy and paste now!
iloveangel2008@gmail.com: LOL Your welcome sweetness.
This is my poem
Egypt Land
Egypt I long to see...
“Egypt is the gift of the Nile.” Herodotus”
– The 5th century B.C. Greek historian Herodotus declared that Egypt is the “gift of the Nile.” He simply stated that without the Nile, there is no Egypt. 99% of the Egyptian population today lives in the Nile River Valley. Egypt is 97% desert and only 3% of the land can be cultivated.
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“History is a light that illuminates the past,
and a key that unlocks the door...”
– This is a quote made by Dr. Runoko Rashidi which in many ways applies the West African Akan symbol of Sankofa. Sankofa is an Akan word that means, “We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be who we are today.”
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LINK: African Historians →
These are links to noted African Historians.
LINK: Dr. Runoko Rashidi and Ancient Egypt →
This is a link to the African Historian I had the great opportunity to travel with last year to Egypt. Under his tutelage I learned so much about this region of the world. Dr. Rashidi was a student of the following noted African Historians:
Dr. John Henrik ClarkeDr. Ivan Van Sertima,Dr. Chancellor James Williams, Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan, Dr.Asa G. Hilliard III and more.
Confidence & Clarity When Teaching Technology... →
“The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.
Joyce Cary When you enter any classroom you should have not only a confidence about…
Google Reader and Tumblr →
I would think these both of these tools would come very natural for me as a Librarian, but quite the opposite. Google Reader took a while for me to figure out and I’m still not sure if I am quite…
My NYC Writing Project Summer Journey Thus Far →
My role as a School Media Specialist is purely one of referral and demonstration. Meeting with students on various levels throughout the day can be a bit challenging when comes to deciding what is…
“A Book Is A Present You Can Open Again and Again”
– Anonymous
Ten Things I'd like to Ask about the World
1. Why does racism still exist in the world?
2. Why are we always at war with one another?
3. When will the world begin treating AIDS patients with respect and provide them with the medical assistance they need?
4. When will we stop electing tyrants to rule nations?
5. Why are there still people starving around the world?
6. Why are only certain nations so impoverished?
7. Who will stand up...
10 Questions about myself
1. What is my true faith?
2. When will I be ready to say “I Do” again?
3. Why is learning about my past so important?
4. Why do I still feel like sunshine even on cloudy days?
5. Why is family so important to me?
6. Why is spending money not a big deal to me eventhough I don’t have it?
7. Why do I try to be the peace maker in the family?
8. Why do I love being a...