tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65579432011-12-09T19:55:25.914-05:00Try blogging with me. Learning new things is great! Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-45513333647940736692010-05-05T17:04:00.005-04:002010-05-07T16:46:18.119-04:00

The May 2010 issue of Conde' Nast Traveler tells about the Hotel Indonesia Kempinski. It is supposed to have fast WiFi throughout the property and you can tour the area by car or helicopter. The helicopter lands on the hotels room! There is even iPod docking in the basic room as well as a bathroom with a view. The hotel is in the center of the city, is a national landmark and is a 5-star hotel

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-55025456264137087672010-04-30T16:46:00.002-04:002010-04-30T17:07:07.047-04:00

I read about a drink made from avocados that is popular for dessert in Indonesia, especially Bali, called Apokat. A recipe for making it can be found at: http://www.answers.com/topic/es-pokat-or-es-avocad-bali. Apparently, it can be chocolate or not.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-76883799853761717562010-03-29T17:56:00.003-04:002010-04-04T16:34:37.890-04:00

Jarkarta Travel Guide has a good history of Jarkata and links to places to see there.There is a page of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-21823612194388079692010-03-16T17:29:00.001-04:002010-03-16T17:47:54.506-04:00

News from Indonesia can be found at: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/indonesia.html.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-59827403554733647262010-03-15T17:09:00.002-04:002010-03-15T17:30:15.569-04:00

We'll be stopping at Taipei Taoyuan Airport. Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is an island that is part of China. At the airport, there is "free internet access between Gates D2 and D3. Widescreen TV lounge in the same spot with CNN in english. Bring a sweater since it is FREEZING. The bathrooms are immaculate. There are plenty of 3 and 4 seater sofas with nice cushions. Very impressed with the

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-55152821575664385032010-03-07T17:04:00.003-05:002010-03-07T17:06:55.459-05:00

This is the plane we will be flying on, an EVA Boeing 767.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-23341564403453452322010-02-28T17:07:00.003-05:002010-02-28T17:34:01.448-05:00

For our trip, we will be stopping for an hour and a half at the Ted Steven's Anchorage International Airport. They have free Internet access! That means I should have some time to post to my online classes. It turns out time in Anchorage, Alaska is 2 hours earlier than in Phoenix, Arizona. So, if it is 2:30 AM in Anchorage, it is 12:30 AM in Phoenix. I used The Personal World Clock to figure

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-5796709958904809022010-02-07T16:18:00.002-05:002010-02-07T16:53:53.130-05:00

I've been looking for Indonesian radio and newspapers in English.I found this one which has the added advantage of giving the date and time in Jakarta: http://www.thejakartapost.com/channel/headlines. Other news Web sites are: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/newshttp://www.tempointeractive.com/index,uk.phphttp://www.indonesianews.net/

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-26506709270739832282010-02-05T19:10:00.004-05:002010-02-05T19:31:05.964-05:00

Great pictures of Jakarta can be found at: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-485516-jakarta_vacations-iandhttp://iguide.travel/Jakarta

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-30729085968668594822010-01-31T16:43:00.004-05:002010-02-12T17:04:25.592-05:00

The United States Department of State: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_2052.html suggests that travelers register with the United States Embassy online before going to Indonesia. Passports need to have one blank page.A visa is required to visit Indonesia. The page says, "Immigration officials have also detained foreigners for conducting business, academic, or other non-tourist

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-55787254337553523052010-01-28T16:47:00.002-05:002010-01-28T16:50:02.901-05:00

I'm planning a trip later this year, hopefully, to Indonesia. I want to plan what to see here and then blog about my trip.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-83987525438585885622009-08-02T16:32:00.002-04:002009-08-02T16:41:40.908-04:00

I saw an advertisement for a plane trip and hotel in Dublin, Ireland. There is Internet access in even the cheapest hotels. I'm going to look into what there is to do in Dublin in the fall.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-58827287554456317692009-07-27T16:39:00.002-04:002009-07-27T16:45:28.044-04:00

I haven't been teaching the technology class so I haven't been posting to this blog. Since posting I've gone to Lisbon, Portugal and to Arizona. I spent a week in each place and had a great time! Now to plan my next trip:)

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-59986345838476710382007-10-03T13:04:00.001-04:002007-10-03T13:04:12.305-04:00

bu sıcak yaz günlerinde alın size buzzz gibi bir fotoğraf! Originally uploaded by YaS-MaNiA I see it is snowing in Istanbul.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-78801079604543272602007-09-02T16:04:00.001-04:002007-09-02T16:11:03.716-04:00

Ortakoy / Istanbul Originally uploaded by buraksade I saw this island from a boat when I visited Istanbul.This is also the first time that I have posted a picture from Flickr to my blog. This is very cool!

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1140102058949285902006-02-16T09:35:00.000-05:002006-02-16T10:02:32.213-05:00

I created my first wiki today at: http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/study_plans/study_plans.cfm! I listed some educational blogs and I'm going to see if the students in my computer class can edit it. I'm anxious to see if, and how well, it works. In reading about wikis, I learned that this is called a seed wiki and it is created for the purpose of having other people edit it. I haven't been able to

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1138638826241215962006-01-30T11:14:00.000-05:002006-01-30T11:33:46.293-05:00

I would love to go to London again! This morning I read the Travel Dispatch section of the New York Times Online and got some great ideas.One of the places I would go would be to Southall. According to the artice A Real Taste of South Asia? Take the Tube to Southall: http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/travel/29dayout.html?8td&emc=td, it is a suburb 10 miles west of Central London known as the

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1110663561654209592005-03-12T08:37:00.000-05:002005-03-12T16:39:21.656-05:00

I just read an email from Susan in Iran. In it she thanked everyone in the webblogging class for their help. I certainly agree! I learn something every time I read what others in this group are doing, and appreciate the work of all the leaders. Susan wondered if they have more that 24 hours in their day. It seems that they must have:)I have been thinking about how to use blogs in the next class I

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1110150377723373602005-03-06T08:09:00.000-05:002005-03-06T18:06:17.723-05:00

I have been thinking about using blogs with my classes, and thought of another topic.I was thinking of asking, "What's your strategy for dealing with stress?" and have students write about it. I think Blogger would work well for that. My example ideas could include; eat the best chocolate chip cookie that can be found, take a few minutes with a pet, on January 1 pay someone else to worry for you

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1109609320386820222005-02-28T07:00:00.000-05:002005-02-28T11:48:40.390-05:00

I just read Bee's email about how she got started with blogs and how she has used them with her classes. She shared the link to her Buzznet site: http://mugshots.buzznet.com/user/?id=694820 where students took pictures of their coffee mugs and then told about them. This was a great idea, I thought, and may use it, or a similar one, with my students. I even made a comment on one of the "mugshots."

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1109453417904391662005-02-26T12:15:00.000-05:002005-02-26T16:30:17.906-05:00

First, I have to say how much I have loved this course! I have learned an incredible amount, although there is about a million times that much that I could learn yet! I send a heartfelt thanks to everyone who created, ran, commented, asked questions, and answered my questions. This has been a wonderful experience. I plan to keep reading and trying things until this course is offered again. Then I

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1109363918441663032005-02-25T12:57:00.000-05:002005-02-25T15:38:38.443-05:00

I told one of my online classes about Web Collaborator: http://webcollaborator.com/They think it sounds good for working on their team project. I hope it does!I read John's blog at: http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/2005/02/besig-where-are-business-english-blogs.html and liked his idea about having the students meet face-to-face, work on a project from various locations, followed up by feedback,

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1109074439283108392005-02-22T06:04:00.000-05:002005-02-22T07:13:59.286-05:00

I've been thinking what I will write about in my blog when this class is finished and then I read an email to the group from Elderbob. He talked about blogs not being a diary, but a public spot to discuss ideas. He says that to have an effective blog, the teacher needs to think through the purpose of the blog and who will read it. He points out that for this class the blogs were set up by us

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1108838472332288842005-02-19T09:40:00.000-05:002005-02-19T13:41:12.393-05:00

This week, for me, has been more of a thinking week.One of the things I have thought about are e-portfolios. I read the article Beyond the Electronic Portfolio: A Lifetime Personal Web Space: http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm04/eqm0441.asp?bhcp=1It talked about the idea of providing everyone with unlimited personal webspace from birth to death. The fact that everything is in one place seems

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1108659463944599992005-02-17T07:14:00.000-05:002005-02-17T11:57:43.946-05:00

I've spent the last two days visiting blogs from people in this class. It has been great fun and I have found some great ideas.One of the ideas that I think I can use soon is that of the Mystery Guest. Susanne Nyrop is a mystery guest in Wendy's advanced writing course. Susanne created a blog and the students ask her questions. I liked to read Wendy's course blog, also. This is a blended class

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1108383513872934292005-02-14T06:35:00.000-05:002005-02-14T08:33:25.466-05:00

I just visited some of the blogs on Buzznet and like the way they are set up. I like Blogger because I can figure it out, LiveJournal seems a little complicated. Buzznet seems to cater to photos, though I may be wrong on that. I especially like the slide shows that are available. I just signed up for Buzznet: http://studyplans.buzznet.com/user/ and wonder how it will work for my classes. I'll try

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1108329428998511552005-02-13T15:39:00.000-05:002005-02-13T16:17:09.000-05:00

I tried some of the audblog sites but to open them I had to subscribe to MusicMatch, for some reason. I didn't read about anyone else having to do that, so I am thinking that somehow I have my computer set up this way. I have RealOne, which I would think would work but I'm not given an option of what program to open the files in. This happens with every site. Maybe I should just register with

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1108315922828142282005-02-13T11:15:00.000-05:002005-02-13T12:32:02.830-05:00

Just when I thought I was getting good because I could add an image to my blog, I find out there are whole photoblogs! Between looking at them and practicing more with furl, I spent a lot of time on this part of the assignment. I especially liked the photoblogs that told what the image was and when the picture was taken. After used furl to save the three photoblogs I liked best, I discovered

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107795688355996812005-02-07T11:45:00.000-05:002005-02-07T12:02:22.716-05:00

Thanks to about a million people, I was able to upload the blog file for this class into Bloglines. I am so proud! I even found my blog in the list!! I also furled The Gimp site that Nathan provided a link to in answer to a question from Marc. I agree with Marc and would be interested in any other help files Nathan has. Unfortunately, I have to go to work now, but I leave with a great feeling

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107720282076075622005-02-06T14:59:00.000-05:002005-02-06T15:08:27.240-05:00

The icons were were they should be and I moved them to my tool bar without incident. Then I furled the page telling the 10 reasons to furl. When I give talks, I like to use webpages. As I understand it, using furl would allow me to access the page, even if it has changed, the webcam is down, etc. I see that I can still use hyperlinks on the pages I have furled. My furl link is: http://

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107714543627701792005-02-06T13:23:00.000-05:002005-02-06T13:29:03.626-05:00

Just to say hey! I hope everybody is well. I looking forward to talking about "study plans" but am not sure what to talk about so I will leavit at that. I suppose that we can call this a trial first post run! I sure hope this works. Bye everybody! Klee Buell

Klee Buellnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107719372828654682005-02-06T10:03:00.000-05:002005-02-06T14:49:32.830-05:00

As usual, I have more questions than answers. I got a message from Cleve about the picture I added yesterday. I'm not sure where the usual place to reply is so I replied on his blog (I think). When I followed the link from my comment to my blog, it gives me links to two blogs that I experimented with in March and have deleted, I thought. They don't show up on my dashboard. They are under

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107623827985291842005-02-05T12:17:00.000-05:002005-02-05T12:17:07.986-05:00

winter field Originally uploaded by studyplans. This is the field behind my house. I just took the picture, put it in flickr, and am now uploading it to my blog....I think! There is a space for tags and I read the explanation, but I don't understand it. Maybe I will after I see this posting to my blog.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107622756757599822005-02-05T11:59:00.000-05:002005-02-05T11:59:16.756-05:00

DSC_3626 Originally uploaded by Ol' Mr Boston. I just linked flickr to my blog, I think. If I am correct, this photo, taken by someone in Boston, will be on my blog site somewhere.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107622487298386732005-02-05T11:49:00.000-05:002005-02-05T11:59:54.246-05:00

In one of my classes last week, we discussed blogs. I showed the students my blog, including the comments section. They could not comment, however, so I just added their email address to make them members of my blogging community. They should be able to comment now, if they want to. I think this would be a great way to allow students to comment on a blog but not those outside the class.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107451807735146342005-02-03T11:15:00.000-05:002005-02-03T12:30:07.736-05:00

I just listened the archived talk by Mary Harrsch. I learned so much about blogging that I am going to listen to it again in a few days, after I have tried some some of the ideas. I'm so glad that it was archived! One of the things that I am going to look into more is Flicker. I had not heard of it before, but I think it has many uses in the classroom and for me personally. I love using

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107117496466732402005-01-30T09:29:00.000-05:002005-01-30T15:38:16.466-05:00

I am still trying to make sure that my students can post on Live Journal. At the moment I am looking for the place that tells me if any comments were made. I can see how to make a comment but not how to read comments of others, if there are any. I just posted a comment on Bee's Live Journal blog. I didn't see the comment after I posted it, though. I checked the box and put in my Live

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107034724056558612005-01-29T15:50:00.000-05:002005-01-29T16:38:44.056-05:00

I just signed up for Live Journal. It was quite easy to do, actually. I spent way to long looking at the many background choices. My new blog is at: www.livejournal.com/users/studyplans. I hope can find it again! I'm creating a blog on American English Idioms for my classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights. I want the students to be able to post to it but no one else. I'm not sure how to

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1107026355309987642005-01-29T14:09:00.000-05:002005-01-29T14:19:15.310-05:00

Thanks to Ale, I have taken out the two "Edit Me" listings on the sidebar. They really annoyed me and I'm glad they are gone! It was easy to follow Ale's directions to remove them. Thanks Ale! I haven't tried adding anything yet. That will be the next step. I'm also looking into other free blogger hosting platforms. I want to create one to use with my classes this week.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106568512183796612005-01-24T07:00:00.000-05:002005-01-24T07:08:32.183-05:00

Yesterday, Sunday, I wrote telling about my blogging adventures, but for some reason, it didn't post. When I clicked on "Publish Post", all looked well, but when I looked at my blog, Sunday's date was not there. Since it is still not there this morning, I think I am safe in assuming it is lost in cyberspace, never to return:( My posting yesterday explained that I found the "Commented Links to

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106430847318764462005-01-22T11:44:00.000-05:002005-01-22T16:54:07.316-05:00

Today I posted my first comment to someone else's blog. I was surprised at how easy it was to do. This class may have created a blogging monster! Ale suggested I go to CoLab 1.1 and then the discussion tab. I can't find CoLab 1.1 though. I'm still looking. This was in reference to working on the group assignment about links to articles and publications. That's my next adventure.

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106340409272866312005-01-21T15:21:00.000-05:002005-01-21T15:46:49.273-05:00

This morning I attended the chat with Anne Davis about how to use blogs in the classroom on Tapped In. It was interesting and informative. The hour really went by fast! I had participated in chats before but not on Tapped In, although I had heard a lot about it. These are some of the things I learned and that I can use as I start to use a blog with a class, in no particular order (and I'll

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106309934640049672005-01-21T06:49:00.000-05:002005-01-21T07:18:54.640-05:00

I just looked at the mlearning PowerPoint. It was really interesting! I'll have to study it more to see exactly what a moblog is, though. I had never heard of them before they were talked about in this group. Aaron says he is subscribed to my blog, however he did that, and will be looking at it when I post more. I think the pressure is on to write something intelligent here. This may stretch my

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106269097887190852005-01-20T19:25:00.000-05:002005-01-20T19:58:17.886-05:00

I think I made a new discovery about links. It seems that when I added a URL in the link space, it made the title a link, even though the words I typed are there. I guess that if I want to make a link, I should put the name of what I am linking to in the title. I also wonder if there is a way to know that I have read the comments, sort of like I know if I have read email. Then, too, when

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106266738835445622005-01-20T19:11:00.000-05:002005-01-20T19:18:58.836-05:00

I kept checking my email last night and this morning to see if anyone left comments. No one had, but I assumed that there were so many blogs for people to look at they just couldn't comment on them all. Then I got an email from Aaron saying he didn't see the comment section. Well, neither did I! He suggested that I change templates. I did and, low and behold, there was the comment section. I

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106183077780568462005-01-19T17:54:00.000-05:002005-01-19T20:04:37.780-05:00

Mmmm, nothing happened! The link didn't show up in the last post. Here is the link to the blog about blog spammers:http://www.google.com/googleblog/2005/01/preventing-comment-spam.html I guess I'll have to experiment more with links! Also, I just looked at the pictures in Yahoo Groups. What a great looking group, including the moderators! I don't have a digital picture to put in but I'll try

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106175248591649632005-01-19T17:15:00.000-05:002005-01-19T17:54:08.593-05:00

I see that even if blogger says it can't find data, it still manages to publish. My last attempt was published four times! Who would have thought blogger would lie to me? On Stephen Down's OLDaily blog newsletter (?) for today, I see he talks about the same thing. In the last post, the link was not live, so I'm going to try putting it in the space labeled link under the title space and see

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106172739172601992005-01-19T17:09:00.000-05:002005-01-19T17:12:19.220-05:00

I'm sharing two new things I learned about blogs in this entry. First, I didn't know that blogs could be spammed. This is a link to an article entitiled "Search Engines Unite With Bloggers to Fight Spam": http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=29837 I also have discovered that by choosing the "Edit HTML" tag, I can paste the link into the post. However, when I tried to post it before, I

Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635804270475606383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557943.post-1106166058731648602005-01-19T15:15:00.000-05:002005-01-19T16:50:20.426-05:00

As I sit here and watch the snow fly, I put this blog on the blog EFL/ESL wiki. I am so proud, though I'm not sure how I signed in and if I will ever find it again. I looked at some of the other blogs, and can't wait to read and comment on them! I am impressed by the number of people from all over the world who are in this class. In fact, how many hours a day can I spend in this class?:-)

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