Thing # 6

I found an interesting site while exploring the Web 2.0 tools called "My Heritage". Since I want to teach history I think that this tool would be great to use for projects in my classroom. It was so easy to navigate around this site making it a very useful and informative tool for adolescent minds to explore. http://www.myheritage.com/

Thing # 5

After reading two different perspectives on Web 2.0 from "Web 2.0: A Guide for Educators" and "Web 2.0: Is the Future of Education" I think that Web 2.0 will be a great tool for interacting with students, teachers, parents, and the community. It would also be a very helpful way for teachers to communicate with other professional educators in order to grow and learn from each others experiences.
The Web is already "second nature" to over fifty percent of students so I think that Web 2.0 is going to contribute to a major breakthrough in educating in the future. This innovation can also impact lifelong learning abilities.

Thing #3

Creating my blog has been so much fun so far. With me teaching middle or high school aged children I think that creating a blog page for my classroom will be a great way to interact with my students. Being a parent I would personally love to be able to interact with my child's teacher and actually see what was going on in the classroom through a blog page rather than simple e-mails. For me as a teacher I would love to use a blog to share my enthusiasm for history and to lay out a visual of my lessons rather than just using a textbook. I think that having a blog page would be a great hands-on and visual tool that would contribute greatly to the students academic advancements.

Thing #2

Creating my Avatar was a lot of fun and at times a little frustrating. I definitelty learned a lot about technology through trial and error on this project. Creating her was easy, trying to export her through cyberspace took five hours. I guess she was just not up for the trip. The funnest part about creating her and putting her in the coffee shop was that it reminded me of one of the best days of the year when I get to spend the day with my out- of- town girlfriends shopping and hanging out at the coffee shop.

Thing #1

I really enjoyed listening to the tutorial on the 71/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners. My biggest weakness would have to be habit #4. I have never had much confidence in myself and I find myself second guessing a lot of my decisions. It took a lot for me to build up enough confidence to go to college and I'm so glad that I did. I had my daughter when I was eighteen. I got married and pretty much dedicated my whole life to them and didn't spend too much time on myself. Building my confidence is something that I'm working hard to do. Being at Austin Peay has helped tremendously by allowing me to feel good about myself and all of my educational accomplishments.

My strongest habit is #2. I definitely take responsibility for my own learning and know that it is up to me to accomplish my goals. I'm not afraid to ask questions or ask for help and googling has become my favorite pastime. I look forward to continuing my journey as a lifelong learner and to be able to teach others the importance of being a lifelong learner.