Abydos TORS Reading Training Day Three Pics

Here are some pics of the Abydos TOR Training Day Three.  I will send my reflection of the day soon.  I wanted to get the pics out now.

Xtranormal is finally working! Here are some revised versions of Life is a Beach and Beaching Around

My Pic Collage Photo for My Portfolio

What else?

I am going to leave this open for tomorrow and the following days.  I will be reading more and debriefing more with my friends and colleagues.

Michelle and Maureen Ponder Purves, Rodgers and Soter-They are the X Factor

Michelle and I co-constructed meaning together by reading and discussing Purves in How Porcupines Make Love III. We tried to come up with a way to show the impact they had on our thinking.  We created a little video.  We wanted to explain what we learned and then put it into practice.  You will see us use the digital in creating video to recreate the scene in Crystal Allen's book  How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-sized Trophy.  We then attempted to tableaux.  To tableaux or not to tableaux.  That's easy.  Let's get busy!  Enjoy.  I have the link to my Youtube channel.  Click on it and let the viewing begin.
Michelle and Maureen Pondering

Here are the tableaux pics:

Lamar starting a dangerous monetary relationship with Billy.  I am a tall Lamar and Michelle is a bad, bad Billy!

Lamar and Billy celebrate with a high five!

Lamar you better think before you act.  Write the essay!

Billy realizing he has Lamar in his back pocket.  Lamar thinking about his choices and justifying his bad choices to himself.  Put the money on the counter!

Xtranormal Beginning of Beach

Here is another Xtranormal.  I wanted to post the longer version but since technology is technology and it fails sometimes, it isn't ready.  Maybe tomorrow.  Who knows?  Still it's worth seeing the first version.  I hope you agree!

Two Guys Beaching

Xtranormal Beech Influenced Presentation Ready! Thank Goodness!

Finally a version came out clean.  I could definitely revise it but am happy it was actually published.  I will add the Youtube version soon.  Here is the link.  Click on the Xtranormal link below!
Life is a Beach! Xtranormal Video Click HERE!

Presentme Debriefing of Beach's Reading Response

I just finished a Presentme.com presentation where I created note cards to explain what I understand about the Reading Response Theories.  It was my second attempt.  In the first attempt at using it, I forgot to write some thought down.  It went okay and served the purpose but I wasn't satisfied.  So here's is the second attempt.  I like it much better and it help solidify some of my thinking.

Click on the link below.

Reading Response Debrief

Interviews with TORS Talents

Here are some interviews that I have posted on my blog Just Write Baby.  I have included the links to my blog because blogger is experiencing technical difficulties.  Enjoy!

I will add more later.

Denise Sanford Interview Click Here!

Arcy's Hilarious Interview

The Journey Continues

The journey had started in January.  The anticipation.  The thrill.  The newness.  It surely wasn't elusive.  Snap!  This sounds like a poem fermenting in my forty-six year old brain. "We will sell no wine before it's time," said some man in a commercial in the 80's commercials.  If wine's aging brings out the flavor, at my age my brain should be quite delicious!   So here is a poem as my reflection.

The Journey

The journey begins

In earnest

In Jan

Jan-u-ary

My mind was flowing

almost explodin'

with anticipation

Heart pounding

palms sweating

new learning 

on the horizon

First day

Not knowin'

What to expect

Nervous

Anxious

for good reason

Expectations on an astromical

level level level

Like T.O. said

Get your popcorn ready

Bring on the show

More like

fasten those seat belts

we are in for the ride

of the year

This time

I wasn't so

chiropractic

'bout my neck 

lower lumbar

S-1, F-5

Holding on

for dear life

lovin' every moment

within my cognitive dissonance

ZPD baby!

Learning

sparks flying

synapses

dendrites

put to flight

We have lift off

Rosenblatt

Beach

Purves

Smith

Allington to name a few

Got more to go

More to peruse

Collaborative conversations

Journey comes to untimely end

just nightmarin'

playing with your mind

just the beginning

Learning, moving, changing

Transforming

Revolving

Evolving

Me

TORS Highlights Day 3

This will be filled in tomorrow.  I have added other pics from previous trainings.  I added my cat Sammy just because.  He lamented the fact that he could not attend.