recording data outside in the winter

A big challenge for students in GLPS, summer or winter, is to take notes outside. 

First, a reminder as to why they need to take notes:

I'm embarrassed to say I cannot properly cite this book.  It is titled something like, Caliology; the science of bird's nests and was written in 1858.  This is a photo of an introductory page.

Because of technological changes in the past 160 years, students also have to link their notes to photos taken by Teaching Assistants and teachers - and maybe friends as well.  Here is how a few students handled the challenge in GLPS23.

I threw this image in to show what it looks like when a student borrows my camera and takes a picture with no indication who it's for or why.  Yes, these are pine trees, but so what?  Who wants this image?

Having seen the red coat in two previous pictures, this one using fingers to label it is easy to match to the student.

To Do lists

This camp begins as the year 2011 ends.  At such a time, it is traditional to look back on the past year and to plan ahead for the new one.  I would like to hear a bit of both from my students and this seems an excellent way for students to introduce themselves.

First, as I think they are interesting, here are To Do lists from Leonardo daVinci and Woody Guthrie (and Wikipedia links: daVinci, Guthrie).
Guthrie:

daVinci:

Writing about your past and your plans for the future can be personal and I remind you that your classmates are expected to read your blog.  Because I am asking for personal information, I feel I should tell you about my experiences in 2011 and some of my plans for this camp and 2012.

In early 2011, my son and I went to Ontario, Canada for a month.  We loved our time there: skiing, skating and tobogganing.  One month of a cold, Canadian winter out of five years is great; five months every year might not be.

One thing I loved doing in 2011 was volunteer swim coaching.  I helped ten elementary school students learn to swim and we all had fun.

My classes at university in semesters one and two were good but I saw ways to improve them.  To be honest, the weakest part of my teaching was in the blogging requirement for my second year students.  They told me they forgot despite my frequent reminders.  I am uncertain why so few did their blogging homework.  Please, if you dislike blogging at camp, tell me why. I will not be angry but grateful.

My summer in Busan was not exciting.  I much prefer Gangwon's beaches and attractions.

I would say I was lazy through 2011 and need to work harder in 2012.  Here are some of my plans for the new year:

1. speak more Korean
2. Do more wood carving
3. Draw more pictures with my son, help him with math and reading and teach him to swim
4. ride my bike to school and exercise more.
5. prepare meals at home and take them to work.
6. Look for ways to earn more money.

I studied Korean seriously when I first arrived but lost interest.  I should speak more.  In 2012, I will work to learn a few new words every day and also a few sentences and phrases.  One problem I have is that my parents-in-law speak Korean in Gyeongsang dialect.  A pillow is a 비개, and a sock is a 양발 to my mother-in-law.

I enjoy wood carving and when I do it, time flies by.  When I stop, I feel no urge to start again and I don't know why.  Maybe it is because I cut my finger so often!

My son and I have been working on a mural covering one wall of his toyroom.  We should finish it soon.

I don't think the other points are all that interesting but I want to read yours.  Get to Work!