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Monday, April 12, 2021

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THIS IMAGE?

https://blackrockdesert.org/east-fork-high-rock-canyon/


 About the Black Rock Desert Playa

 The Black Rock Playa in northwestern Nevada is one of the largest, flattest, surfaces on Earth, covering approximately 200 square miles. Standing on the playa taking in the 360-degree view is an experience you won’t soon forget.

This is the closest I've got for you. They have resemblance. I have to do more research of your image. I used the Google Search by Image.


 

 

Friday, April 9, 2021

Our hi.STORY.'c on Guam Sites

This is the URL for our Group Blog:  https://ourguamsites.blogspot.com/

The title was a thought to incorporate what we're currently are doing with the Guam Preservation Trust Project:  Guam HISTORIC SITES .. and being involved with a storytelling group, adding a creative connections, it's born, becomes:  Our History/Historic Guam Sites


This is the URL for GPT's Special Project:  Ekungok I Estoria-ta.  Stories, the book covers, the composed songs unique to each story (music and cords, audio page), links to lesson plans (followed curriculum guides)

It included a link to the EIE's Second Series

https://www.pacificpreservation.org/eie


Guam Preservation Trusts website:  https://guampreservationtrust.org/

Dr. Rivera .. this was

 .. what I'd hoped will show up on my comment to your .. lilies & butterfly "Farewell"  message:



Can a GIF be added on to the comment (responding to a post) section?

DAY 5 - Last Class Meet .. Presentation .. Adios Estaki

My day 5 .. extended into 7 days later.  It's those hats I wear that takes me beyond forked paths.   It's all good and better with all that's transpired with this week-long class/course.  I've enjoyed being in the presence of wonderful women whom I've learned from in ways which added value and worth.

There are still more I am open to .. to learn, practice and use.  I do believe this is my first class with Dr. Rivera .. looking ahead towards other classes soon.



Where in the world is this place at?  What do you see?  It reminds me of the week we've shared.  The five circular indents are my colleagues in the formation that juts up from the base.  I'm there too navigating together the planes of similarities yet the wonderment of new horizons.  Right behind us is our ever nurturing professor who guides us through the ways yet leaves room to explore as individuals.  The surrounding glide smoothly though crevices to venture what lies beyond.

⛏⛾⛮⛬⛔⚠♨👀👍👩👭👭💁🙋🙆🙏🙌👌☕⌚👣💡📅📍📧📥📱🔋🕣🕝
I'm sure there's more that's crossed our beings of the emotions I've/we've encountered.



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SI YU'OS MA'ASE' .. As in the "Thank You" gif .. we started out as stemmed flowers.  As the days progress so do the varieties appear and adds beauty to our every growing appeal that compliments our individuality yet connects a bond shared this season.

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Prisentasion Ha'ane/Presentation Day

I want to say that it was a great pleasure to have taken this class that prima Doktora Rivera opened up for during her time for Easter break and with her love and passion she enhanced and enriched us with this PD894 class. This three month course with only one month made a big impact in me and that I will not only use it for my students but, to share with my family, friends and colleagues. Most definitely, not only appreciating our professor but, to all my classmates who shared their knowledge openly. I want to thank you all for being such wonderful classmates who became my PD894 family. In addition, I want to say that the presentation that was presenting gave me a lot of ideas to make my teaching fun and educating to engage all my diverse students. Kudos to all of you and only know, I will take what I have learned from your presentation to the next level. Esta ki...Until next time...God Bless!!

Friday, April 2, 2021

FAREWELL DR. RIVERA AND CLASSMATES

 
 

 A powerful way to end a course is to provide my professor an opportunity to have my reflection on the knowledge I have gained, the skills I’ve developed, and the learning process I’ve experienced from the course.

At the beginning of the course, I wasn’t really new to blogging. My skills were not bad at all, but I felt like they needed some fine-tuning. I was always good at getting information and laying down a foundation. Alongside that, I’ve always found the technology easy once I have the grasp. I was glad that I joined a class that needed more detail about blogging. This class has helped me fix that issue. While I was trying to be more proficient I was also strengthening my skills in other areas. Throughout the course, I have completed assignments on time that helped me collaborated better with my classmates about the nature of lessons we were having. By taking this class, it increased my knowledge about the diversity of many cultures in Guam; places that I have never been since I came to Guam; a church that I never knew existed; and many historical places that I was never aware of. Now I do! Thanks to my colleagues/CHamoru classmates that shared their many cultures & values today during our class presentations.  One very passionate group! The class spent time with Q & A and Dr. Rivera was always prompt, to give out the answers. This helped and allowed a better understanding for the rest of the class including myself.

Just a small part of our final project that came to my mind that helped me achieve this outcome was my group. A few of us have little knowledge about the blog, a couple of us are proficient but there were other things that they were good, it worked out well for the entire group. As a result of that, our final blog project came out excellent! The best part is... I made new friends out of the class.


During the course, the class was asked to reply to the blogs daily and do posting about our daily class.  I kept- up with that and was having a good time responding and blogging away. I have met all Dr. Rivera’s requirements for the course. 

LET'S BLOG BLOG BLOG

 

The course ultimately helped me achieve more by working with different ethnicities through this blog project; engaging in the collaborative and social aspects during our online class. Such learning gave me productive feedback to work progressively with my group and the other group. Dr. Rivera has helped every one of us mostly by allowing us to take a step back and go over everything. She made us see what we did well, and what we need to avoid in the future. This way, in future endeavors, the same mistakes will hopefully not be made. By doing so, no one leaves the class without knowing what we have learned during the class. 

 


Dr. Rivera is always reminding all of us about the importance of citing sources so that you do not have any issue with someone’s work and jeopardize yourself for any lawsuit. She was right, with the requirements of the course, I need lots of images and therefore, I am sure to use a lot of sources that needs copyright. Good, advise as always! Happy Blogging everyone!

 

 In conclusion, my heartfelt appreciation to you, Dr. Matilda N. Rivera, for teaching me more and sharing your great knowledge of technology, and also to all my classmates especially with my group. Hats Off To You and To all My Classmates!  

GOD BLESS EVERYONE!

 

 

 

 

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Day 5 - Presenting our Blog Project - "We are more alike than different!"

Here is our URL for our Group Blog, https://wearemorealikethandifferent1.blogspot.com/ "We are More Alike than Different." Thank you, Ms. Castro, Mae, and Ms. Syl, and Dr. Rivera! We had so much fun and gain so much knowledge in creating our blog in creating meaningful ESL Anthologies. I also learned so much from all our classmates. 😇💓 Gif @Tenor
At Adelup - Guam Picture By: Anag
Mt. Samat in the Philippines https://amommabroad.com/blog/2016/03/11/mt-samat-national-shrine-bataan-death-march-pilar-bataan

Day 5 - FAREWELL DR. RIVERA AND CLASSMATES



Post your final goodbye entry. It has been a pleasure having all of you as students. I will certainly miss all of you, but I am confident that you will use the educational technology skills/strategies that you've gained to continue to empower your culturally and linguistically diverse student population. Good luck! 

Best regards, 
Dr. Rivera

Last Day


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Indicated on my post on the first day " I look forward to learning from the instructor and classmates" I would like to say that I sure did.  I now know more about technology in the area of blogging.  How to create a post, add a gif and create a blog.  Thank you Dr. Rivera for being patient and taking the time to go over in steps, it is appreciated.  Thank you to my classmates who asked questions, shared their knowledge, and willing to help.  Although the class was only a week, I feel that I gained a lot out of it.  
Si Yu'os Ma'åse

 

LAST DAY- THANKS EVERYONE!

 

   
GOOD LUCK TO YOUR PRESENTATION LADIES!

Finakpo' Tarehan Klas yan Anthology/Blog

I was happy today just like all the days for this class. It is fun to learn more about what this class is all about. I have definitely learned so much just with our professor always sharing the websites and ways to research and the steps to guide us in making sure we know and understand what we need to do when we post, upload, etc. She is very good in asking us repeatedly if we have any questions regarding our work with "Anthology" I am actually going to use more of these resources in creating my blog for my own students. I know that am learning everyday to improve ways to make my teaching fun and encouraging for my all my students to learn. Kudos, Prima Doktora, for allowing us to open up and feel comfortable in your class where we can continue to ask questions and then you being able to go through all the steps visually through this technology.

Day 3- Blog/Anthology Brainstorming/End Day with Video

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It was nice to see and hear the class asking questions and getting the right answers from Dr. Rivera. The class was pretty much spent trying to learn how to insert images and using GIF as tool to create anthology for the class blog as part of Dr. Rivera's requirement. I realized how very fond I am using GIF. I really put it to good use when I do text using my cell phone,  but I hardly use it on my writing. Everyone is just so attached using it. It’s a shortcut of sending your message or expressing your feelings.

The end of the class can be a hectic time, trying to get caught up with my posting and final project for presentation. The last day of the course offers me a great opportunity to reflect on what I have learned together with my classmates and how it can help me with my students. In a sense, the last day of class is also not a bad thing but it can also be an important beginning for me.

The class end but my group met up for more hours to continue working on our blog components. The group decided to work on Philippines, Guam, and American Cultures. The biggest brainstorming ever took place! Everyone put in their ideas and work our way up to the objective of the final project. We were able to finish a lot but there was still half of the work needs to get done. Panic Panic Panic!

Everyone decided to take a break for the day. No one has eaten yet. I stayed around at my office to start winding down before I go home. I decided to look for a nice video to watch. I found one that I always want to see...this video reminds me of my mother when she was alive...I hope you will like it as much as I do...thank you for watching it!

 


LET'S ...

It...!



See you in the morning ladies!



 

 

 

Day 4 - Blog/Anthology Finalization

I appreciated today's class .. everyday is a day to appreciate the gifts and blessings we breath life.

We were able to go through the process of creating a blog .. step by step tutorial.  Looking to see had a stable internet connection, I was able to share following along Dr. Rivera's instructions/directions.  Did it! An AHA! moment for me.

I was suppose to be a short virtual meet BUT anytime we're able to ride the waves (probably on a body board rather than the surf-kine) it's valuable time .. mini lessons.  Just like what Anag shared, her blog for her kinder class,  U will try to include video clips, slides, voice recordings - yes!

Thank You .. Dr. Rivera, Ms Rose Cruz and Ms Mae Mendiola for joining us for our GPT class.

This wire jewelry was hand-crafted by Dr. Arn Diaz while in LUTA for a PIBBA Conference.  A special piece for me because the "DULALAS" is my daughter +ell.


WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THIS IMAGE?

https://blackrockdesert.org/east-fork-high-rock-canyon/   About the Black Rock Desert Playa   The Black Rock Playa in northwestern Nevada is...