Mii iw eko-niizhing

Okay, for my second blog attempt I am going to make sure I save this first in MS WORD and then cut and paste it into my Blog.

I just wanted to say what a pleasure it was to visit with everyone again. Thank you all for hanging in there that afternoon, and for bearing with me as I went through so much on the technology end. I hope it didn't seem too overwhelming. It was simply an introduction to everything we will be doing throughout the semester. Everything that didn't seem clear will get clearer - I can safely promise that :)

I mailed out CDs of the programs this morning to all of you who did not have your computer, or whose installation didn't seem to take. I am truly hoping they arrive by the end of the week for everyone.

My hope is that you are all enjoying working with the first module (Visiting an Elder) in the Movies Project. This first week is all about watching the video, and reading the text that is there. So in essence, becoming familiar with the scenario. Please watch this / use this with your family or friends. It might make the learning that much more enjoyable if it is a "social event". My hope? That everyone could watch it at least twice, and practice reading the lines. The more the better :) Part of language learning is the consistency, so doing a little (or a lot) every day - endaso-giizhig - will help. My friend Dennis Jones always says "Endaso-giizhig, gabe-giizhig" - "Every day, all day". He is right, but for those of us who may only have "Endaso-giizhig...ajina go (just a little while)", let's see how far this can take us :)