Post #5

Indeed. Chapter 6 was such a fun read that it now seems as little more than a blur of excitement in my mind. So many topics for discussion, opinions to state, and technological wars to win. One such struggle highlighted in the chapter has to deal with the continued resistance to technology integration within the class rooms. Bill Gates and others are strong advocates for the implementation of technology within the classroom setting to correlate with the growing application of technology application in the daily lives of students. Many teachers, however, are reluctant to infuse these new tactics into their curriculum- and honestly, I don't blame them. With inadequate time given for planning lessons, training and support and budget constraints, teachers simply don't have the energy or resources to do an overhaul of the educational structure of their classrooms. A lack of experience also makes most teachers hesitant to useing these new skills, and in most places the intervention of the schools administration will be needed to implement technological reform in today's schools.


Online web browsers are no new thing to the 21st century. Most of us are familiar with search engines like google, yahoo or lycos. However, recently I learned how to utilize these programs to maximize the results of my search, and hone in on the specific kind of results I desire. For instance, on the google search engine, there are many sub categories of searches such as "scholar", "images" or "video" which provide their respective results catering to the content you require. In my career as a teacher, I am sure I will find these functions most helpful as I search the web for ideas on lesson plans, research projects and even for my own personal knowledge on my subject matter. In conclusion google is absolutely delicious.

For today's post I would like to share with you the lyrics of one of my favorite songs ever composed. For those of you unfamiliar with the glorious creation that is Veggie Tales, you need to stop reading this blog, go to the library/blockbuster/movie gallery and rent it. This particualr excerpt is called "His Cheesburger". I hope you enjoy.

His Cheeseburger

by Mr. Lunt

He said to her "I'd like a cheeseburger."
"And I might like a milkshake as well."
She said to him "I can't get you either"
He said "Isn't this burger bell?"
She said "Yes it is but we're closed now."
"But we open tomorrow at ten."
He said "I am extremely hungry!"
"But I guess I can wait until then!"

Cuz you're his cheeseburger
His yummy cheeseburger
He'll wait for you. Ya!
He'll wait for you.
Oh, you are his cheeseburger
His tasty cheeseburger
He'll wait for you
Oh, he will wait for you.

He stayed at the drive-thru till sunrise
He may have dozed off once or twice
When he spotted a billboard for Denny's
Bacon and eggs for half price!
How could he resist such an offer?
He really needed something to munch
Cheeseburger, please do not get angry
He'll eat and be back here for lunch!

Cuz you're his cheeseburger
His precious cheeseburger
Be back for you.
He'll be back for you.
Won't be so long, cheeseburger
Oh, lovely cheeseburger
Be back for you
Oh, he'll be back for you.

Cuz he loves you cheeseburger with all his heart
And there's nothin' gonna tear you two apart
And if the world suddenly ran out of cheese,
He would get down on his hands and knees
To see if someone accidentally dropped some cheese in the dirt
And he would wash it off for you
Wipe it off for you
Clean that dirty cheese off just for you!

You are his cheese ... burrrr ... grrrrr!