Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Overcoming challenges is what makes life meaningful. I thought that was an appropriate quote for the beginning of Week 2 of the 8 Week Challenge. Week 1 went well, there are 11 of us total doing the challenge and as a group we lost 19 pounds! One of us lost 6 pounds the first week! Because it prevents diabetes. Because you want to be a good example to your kids. Because it reduces your risk of cancer.

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Integrating Technology in the Elementary Classroom. Thursday, October 27, 2011. As I reflect on my GAME plan that I developed at the beginning of this course, I am reminded once again that I tend to jump feet first into projects that I plan. The framework of the GAME strategy. I plan to teach and use the GAME plan with my third grade students when they research important United States monuments and landmarks. Students will choose a state monument to research, gather images and then create a digital story.