*phew*

 Finished up loose ends just now.

Course sites set, syllabi in place, first-day plans made, and 1st chapter of assignments laid out. After the marathon technology workshop and finally receiving course materials on Friday, I am READY for summer term.


At least I think I am.

Excited!

HA!  I just bought my iPad.

Let me preface this by saying that despite Ben's techie-ness, we've not bought any portable devices (laptops, smartphones, iPads, etc) since before Bee was born.  That was a laptop Ben needed for the business school at BYU.

Needless to say, we've been lagging behind the trend of having the next latest-and-greatest gadgets.

I submitted a proposal for integrating technology in my classes - that proposal allowed me to participate in a workshop where we talked a lot about what technology is out there, how some people integrate it into university class settings, and what the implications are for balancing traditional education with new technology trends.  And they showed us A LOT of Real Cool Stuff (tm).  Completing the workshop qualified me for a (very small) grant.

Which allowed me to buy my very own iPad.

I'm excited!

And I thought my day was bad...

Overheard at UDF (where I was buying my very yummy swiss chocolate almond ice cream):

Man: Yeah, my mom's gonna come visit for a month.
Woman: Really?  What's she...
Man: Well, she's watchin' my house.  I'm goin' on vacation.
Woman: Where ya goin'?
Man: The ________ county jail.
Woman: Are you for rill?
Man: Yeah, I gotta do 10 days.
Woman: Well that's not bad...


Seriously??  What's life coming to?