http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/02/19/managing-the-bakery-of-edtech-treats/ A "teacher to go" blogs about teaching, technology, and education in general Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/02/19/managing-the-bakery-of-edtech-treats/#comment-49 Kelly Christopherson Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:39:04 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/02/19/managing-the-bakery-of-edtech-treats/#comment-49 Ah, the bakery. In our small town we have a bakery where you can go for a wonderful treat, order a cake or just get some wonderful fresh bread. The wonderful thing about the bakery is that they can supply you with what you need when you don't have the time to make it yourself. However, there is something about taking the time to do some cooking and baking on your own that is satisfying. A balance of both is needed. As for taking time to hit the "All Read" button, I'm learning that if it is a great tool/idea, it will surface again somewhere and I'll catch it. The more I look at how I spend my time, the more I realize that online life needs to be kept in balance with all other aspects otherwise there won't be time for roadhockey games, pokemon games, book reading, cards, board games, newspapers or other things that I share with my children and wife. There won't be time to listen to stories of hockey games or forts or wild attacks from snow gnomes. Working in any place means that you need to define a time for work hours and stick to them. We are becoming very connected but is it in the right way? Ah, the bakery. In our small town we have a bakery where you can go for a wonderful treat, order a cake or just get some wonderful fresh bread. The wonderful thing about the bakery is that they can supply you with what you need when you don’t have the time to make it yourself. However, there is something about taking the time to do some cooking and baking on your own that is satisfying. A balance of both is needed.
As for taking time to hit the “All Read” button, I’m learning that if it is a great tool/idea, it will surface again somewhere and I’ll catch it. The more I look at how I spend my time, the more I realize that online life needs to be kept in balance with all other aspects otherwise there won’t be time for roadhockey games, pokemon games, book reading, cards, board games, newspapers or other things that I share with my children and wife. There won’t be time to listen to stories of hockey games or forts or wild attacks from snow gnomes. Working in any place means that you need to define a time for work hours and stick to them. We are becoming very connected but is it in the right way?

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