Assignment 2

Well its been a busy week. Sunday I went to the Browns game. The Browns actually played pretty well, but once again we were disappointed. With 29 seconds left in the game, Stover kicked a 51 yard field goal to win the game. To make matters worse Stover is the only player left on Baltimore's roster that played for the Browns before they moved to Baltimore. I seriously don't think Charlie Frye can take many more poundings like he did Sunday. He was sacked seven times and was pounded. A couple of times I didn't think he was getting back up. The same thing happened to Tim Couch and look what happened to him. Granted he wasn't really that good of a quarterback anyways. I like Charlie Frye, he is a home town boy trying to succeed.

The Indians are finishing up there season this week. Yeah it wasn't the season we hoped for, but I've seen a lot of promising things from several rookies. One rookie who caught my eye is Ryan Garko. This kid plays the game hard. He hussles at all times especially when he gets walked by a pitcher, he runs all the way to first base instead of walking like most major league players. Another rookie that stands out is Jeremy Sowers. This kid is an outstanding young pitcher that is going to win several games for the tribe. I thought the young kids brought new energy to the team that seemed flat all season. The starting pitching did get better towards the end of the season. However the thing thestill scares me the most is the bullpen. Next season we need a closer and a setup man. We should of never let Bob Howry go. We also need to get a hard hitting runner producer in the outfield. I like Casey Blake, but he is more of a utility player that can fill in anywhere and get a lot of at bats.

The CAVS start their season October 11 2006. I Can't wait to see how good they are going to be this year. They really didn't sign anybody in the off season, so I am kind of wondering if they will be any better than last year. Of coarse Lebron will be a year wiser and better. They need to play better team defense, who am I kidding its the NBA nobody plays defense. They also need to play more as a team offensively. It was to much one on one last year. They need to move the ball around and work the defense to get open shots.

What can I say I am a die hard Cleveland Fan and when I start talking about them I can't stop.

Here are a couple links to my favorite Cleveland websites.
http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=cle
www.clevelandbrowns.com
www.nba.com/cavs
www.cleveland.com

Assignment I

The website that has had the biggest influence on me as an educator is www.infohio.org. It has helped me as well as my students research many issues. It offers many different research engines to students and teachers. For students it offers information on any subject they may need help on. It offers them online encyclopedia Britannica, as well an encyclopedia in Spanish. It also offers students a website called Ebsco Host which is an online resource that offers students and teachers access to journals and magazine articles. The biggest website I use off of Infohio is www.learningexpresslibrary.com. This website offers students practice test on pretty much any subject. It offers college bound students practice tests on ACT and SAT testing, as well as helping students heading into the military with the ASVAB test. It also gives teachers a practice test on Praxis I testing. Infohio also offers teachers websites to help with lesson plans as well as a website that has the academic standards for the state of Ohio. It also gives them access to a website that offers them many online videos that they can stream or down load for their class. For librarians it offers them an online catalog.

Internet sites, journals, books and video's are all great resources to help educators with their job; however the biggest impact on me as an educator was other teachers. I am fortunate to teach at the high school where I graduated from because all my former teachers were willing to help me with any problem I was having. I never had to ask any of them for help they were always their mentoring and helping me become a better teacher. Not all of their ideas were useful, but without them I don't know what I would have done.

Overall, Infohio is a great resource for teachers and students. I would recommend this site to any teachers especially teachers, who are just starting their career. I utilize this website on a daily basis with my students.