Sunday, April 27, 2008

Week 14 - Article Reviews and wii

This week was a killer for me and I don't usually feel that way. I had picked out my articles to review weeks ago. The process of researching articles was an eye-opener for me. I read articles on educational technology all the time, but not necessarily from the professional peeer reviewed publications. I used the online databases and came up with so many hits on my search that I realized I had to narrow it down. Finally ended up with six articles that I thought were really interesting, read them and narrowed it to the final two I used. I enjoyed reading all of the other articles and comments.

I was later in the week than usual posting my assignment due to health issues. I tore the meniscus in my left knee and the medial ligament several weeks ago and was in the middle of x-rays, MRIs, etc. this past week. Just got word Wednesday I would need surgery, and then I slipped at work on the wet floor in the commons area and injured the same knee even more. Felt like a real idiot laying there on the floor in front of all the kids--contrary to belief middle school students will NOT walk right over you if you are down. They were so concerned and helpful it almost made it worthwhile. Almost. OK, so to tie this sad story to one of the articles from this week - the original injury to my knee came from playing tennis on the wii!

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