Jeff the Visitor

According to the criteria of David White (2011) I would consider myself as a visitor on the web. However, as a PC gamer who I have established networks of friends that I frequently play with. In addition, I frequently lurk around forums that interest me, like video games, the Oakland Raiders, and PCs to get information, I rarely contribute to the forums. When it comes to newer forms of social media, like facebook, twitter, and diigo, I was not really aware of their usefulness as a learning tool. After playing around with these PLN tools, I am beginning to appreciate their utility. I really value the information I am finding through diigo and links on twitter. While I consider myself a visitor at the moment, I can see myself becoming a resident as I continue to discover the power of social media and PLNs.

ITU Cover

Ladies and Gentlement, Boys and Girs, I have finalized the cover for the EHS ITU project.  Feel free to leave a comment and tell me what you think!

In case you are wondering, I used GIMP to make the cover.  If you are interested please click on the link on the right.

Playing with Gimp

I took a moment today to play around with this Photoshop-like freeware called Gimp.  The program has the same basic functions of Photoshop but for free!  Anyway, on this piece, I wanted to make a photo that presents 3 adorable faces of my daughter Keilana.  Feel free to leave a comment and tell me what you think.

My First Day at Escondido High School

I spent my first full day at Escondido High School today and I have a really good feeling about the campus.  The entire staff and administration was welcoming and made me feel really comfortable.  Also, my CTs are very knowledgeable and energetic and I look forward to working closely with them to help my students at EHS succeed!