About Me
I am currently a sophomore at the University of South Alabama. I am majoring in Secondary Education/Social Science. I plan on graduating in 2012 and then start my journey as an educator. I believe teaching is one of the most rewarding and important jobs so I will strive to be the best I can be. I look forward to teaching and plan on embracing the use of technology in the classroom. In a technological generation such as ours I believe it is important to keep up with students and what interest them.
Blogging
One aspect of technology I want to use in the classroom is blogging. I think it is important for students to stay connected in the classroom. By having a class blog students will be able to see what is going on in the class. I would want my blog to include a class calendar of tests and projects as well as extra materials to help students learn more on certain topics. I also think it would be interesting to have extra credit assignments posted on the blog to encourage students to keep up with blog. Another possibility could be having student blogs. This could be a cool way for students to write essays and do projects then post them online in easily accessible place. The students would be able to use computers and also learn about blogging. By having assignments due at a certain deadline on their blog outside of class it would teach them to be more responsible with their work. Blogging has been fun and challenging to me. Having assignments due has taught me to keep up with my work so I will not get left behind. This tool would be a great classroom accessory.
