reflection

In CEP this week we talked alot about personalizing the internet. I had no idea you could do so much with google. It is really neat. We set up a reader and an Igoogle as well as added more to our online portfolio. I really think I google combined with google reader is a great way to get the class involved. I liked the idea of checking our "class google" everyday. And then on the main page you can have the date, time and phases of the moon! how cool. Then we can subscribe to different web pages and we can learn off the internet. I think this would not only be fun but learning something outside of the cirriculum would be cool. Like even if our igoogle and reader gave us neat little facts about this day in history or something we wouldn't normally cover in the daily classroom.
I really want to put some time into my portfolio. At first i was a little intimidated by the whole idea of an online portfolio, but i think once i go to apply for a job, having a professional portfolio to show at my interview or what not i think will be a great asset. If i end up teaching in an older classroom, i think i will have them make portfolios too. This way they can get practice being professional and then when it comes time for them to apply for their fist job, they have a quick reference to give out.
i'm really enjoying this class, cep 416. Hopefully i'll be able to remember all this when it's over!

Portfolio

I've created a portfolio. I want to use this to build a great website for my future students, parents and employers to get to know me. I want to keep my portfolio more professional than this blog. In doing that I plan to post my resume on my portfolio as well as accomplishments. I will do this by allowing clickable links to my resume and what not.

first post!

well this is fun! I am definitely looking forward to using blogging in my future teaching. I think it's a great way to share information. But more recently, i think i'm going to set up a blog for my cheerleaders. I currently coach a 7th and 8th grade cheer team at DeWitt. They are in middle school and of course are on the internet all the time. I suspect i will be able to remind them of events, practice time, competitions etc easier through a blog rather than trying to get their attention at the end of practice. Also this way the parents can access the blog too so that I don't have to rely on my girls to remember what we talked about at practice and get the information to their parents. I'm super pumped to learn new things in this class! Let's be friends!