Last night after my ASL class my teacher videoed me doing my story. She did it in about 12 segments so that we could make the signs as clear as possible. It turned out pretty well, although some of the transitions are *really* noticeable. I had to upload all 12 segments to youtube, and then redownload them two at a time (two per hour) and then convert them. Finally I put them in the Movie Maker and did some more messing and trimming, and came up with the final product:
Kitten' First Full Moon : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blz7nD6uJiM
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I have three "vacation" mornings this week. My high-school student is having standardized testing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I offered to meet with him Tuesday after school, and then do a double session on Sunday - seeing as though he'll still be expected to be ready for the next test on Monday. He wants a "break" from tutoring. So, instead of doing makeup sessions, "we can just take the $75 from May." UGH@@@!!!!! Gee thanks, I didn't need that $75 or anything.
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I found out last night that my local church's school is desperately seeking a first-third grade teacher for next year. It is somewhat tempting. Steady pay (REAL money - none of this business of "taking breaks") and probably a pretty small group of students (could be a curse or a blessing though ...) most likely no benefits though. But I'm focused on finishing my master's. If I went back into teaching, I'd probably not finish it ever. Because if I went back into teaching for the denomination, I'd have to take classes to renew my denominational certification. That would essentially curb any further classes in Library Science. Plus, I just really do not want to go back into the classroom.
Not to mention I have *absolutely* NO teaching materials anymore. So, I'd be starting from pure scratch.
Just not something I want to do.
*Of course, I'm starting to feel really panicky about my money situation. And kind of wonder if God is pushing me towards this to take care of that. But then again, it could be the panic speaking. I hope I hear about the scholarships for next year really soon.
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My mom and stepdad have offered to cover the cost of me getting my teeth x-rayed to make sure that the tooth pain isn't more than just sinus related. That might happen as soon as this coming Tuesday.
Finished Tech Video Assignment: 3 "Vacation" Days. etc.
April 14th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
April 15th, 2010 at 12:42 am 1271292146
April 15th, 2010 at 12:43 am 1271292198
These two kids I tutor are Muslim. While their families are not terribly conservative, I think their Mom gets tired of the dog, dog, dog, dog, dog and pig, pig, pig, pig, pig stories. It would be cool to have a huge list of books (for preschool and up to have read to them, and others to read as beginner readers) that do not use dogs and pigs as central or even peripheral characters. I have not been totally eliminating dog and pig books, but, my gosh, I had no idea how many there are like that! Haram?!
April 15th, 2010 at 12:48 am 1271292504
No, I haven't read that. It sounds interesting. I already have the books I need for my ten reviews (for class), but I'll check that one out once I'm done with the Spring semester (about May 1).
Joan,
Interesting. Pigs and dogs. Yeah, I can definitely see that - they do make up quite a bit of the early reader stories. The book I did for my video is about a cat