Pic for Trek

The Tube

What Can You Do With a Blog?

Embedding Digital Video into your blog:

Using Animoto and embedding it in your blog:

Online Photobooks:
Michele
Alexis
Troy

Using Mascots when Traveling:
Emma
Lil, lost her glasses!
Peep
Troy

Some blogs to check out:
Aqua Poppy Designs
Diary of a Girl Abroad
Faulkner Photography
Jessica Claire
Langan Land
Best Blogs Part One, Two, Three
Troy Bolting Around Europe
White House/Black Shutters

Book - for more information: Will Richardson's Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, Corwin Press 2010

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Digital Story, French Wine Country

I hope you enjoy my digital story of our trip to the town of Epernay in the French Champagne Region!!!  Take a Look...

I'm Back, Now What?

I can’t believe I’ve been back for over a week!  The trip seems like a year ago; it was really a good trip and I am so glad I went/and did this!!!

So here’s a few things I been thinking about since getting back:

I like blogging (shocking I know) and reading other people’s blogs (I may even become a blog-stalker as my friend Rachel calls herself)…  I hope to keep it up but not sure I have enough to blog about or what I would even call my blog and of course time to do it all

I like taking pictures and actually miss taking pics all the time everyday (I was never a picture taking person either, but now I might be or try to be); I am trying to continue taking pics but it hasn’t been working out as well since returning home…

Traveling out of the country is not hard and not that much different than traveling anywhere really; it is even fun once you get over all the preparation to go

Now for the true self discovery (look out people):

I feel as though the world is my oyster and the possibilities are endless, now if I could just figure out what I want to do with my life.  What do I want?  Where do I want to be?  I need direction, it’s almost as though there are too many possibilities and it is overwhelming…  What do I really want my life to be; I have no idea!!!  Perhaps I am entering a quarter life crisis (mini of course); for those of you doing the math, don’t worry, I’ve always known I would live to be 120.

Finally, I want to thank Dr. E and all the people on this trip – you truly made this a time in my life that I will always remember with fondness and wish that I could do it again and again (maybe we’ll have to plan a reunion trip)!  I am thrilled to have met all of you and know we will be life-long friends!

Notre Dame and Cruising on the Seine

So today we went down to Notre Dame and took a cruise on the Seine. It was a great sight-seeing day!!!

Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Well our trip is winding down; I just confirmed my shuttle for the airport for Thursday morning and am thinking about packing... sigh, though I am ready to come home and the Anniversary Sale starts Friday morning at 8 AM which is perfect as I will still be on Paris time!!! (Yes, that means that I will be there when the doors open, which is about lunch time/2pm in Paris)
Today we explored the peaceful cemetery of Pere Lachaise; absolutely amazing, like stepping back in time... I really enjoyed wandering all the cobblestone streets and getting lost in the maze of paths and graves! Really Really Peaceful and Beautiful!