It's been a while...

So I figured it is time to post. It has been a transformational time, with the birth of my daughter and the subsequent wonder that has come since.

This week, I checked out a few of the new postings for Web 2.0 tools. Ustream.tv looks interesting, and seems to fall under the category of videos postings that people can make about themselves. These video sites continue to amaze me because of the number of them that are out there, and that someone apparently watches all of these. Who has time to watch all of these? Furthermore, I heard a discussion lately about the upcoming generations obliviousness to the lack of security in posting information about yourself to Facebook or MySpace and them not realizing it can come back to haunt them. I see the same potential here. I guess I'm just too busy with other things to really consider this a possibility.

Bubbl.us (interesting name) offers brainstorming solutions. I like the potential here, because brainstorming can be helpful. Having a place to brainstorm could be good, but I often find a pen and paper to serve much of the same purpose. When I taught, we used Inspiration for this same purpose, and it was really helpful. I could see the same potential for this, with a free application. It may also be useful as a collaborative tool (although I'm not sure this is offered with this program).

I am simply happy to be on the homestretch of grad school. As Annabelle continues to grow daily, I will be ecstatic to come home at night and have the ability to just hang out with her and not worry about what projects I need to brainstorm for. I figure though, as I've said many times, if I can make it through this, I can make it through anything!