tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68276690583760038502024-03-13T11:18:55.774-07:00Rebekah's ReflectionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-80144635175648386862017-06-04T16:01:00.000-07:002017-06-04T16:01:11.915-07:00A day in the life<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I’m a teacher. </span></div>
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that need to be washed. I have a dog that needs to be walked, and a cat that
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way.</span></div>
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we’re all the same…right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Darn it. Do I really still have three days of work before I
get a real vacation?</span></div>
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Lately, I have been thinking about what I’ve seen on the
news, and heard being said on social media and by my friends and myself. I’ve
found myself complaining a lot, lately, and I started looking deeper into why
after having a long conversation with someone much wiser than myself. Finally,
I started writing down things that bothered me, thoughts I had about issues I’ve
heard of or experienced, and pulling apart the complex emotions that go along
with it.</div>
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<br /></div>
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I am a flawed human being, I will be the first to say that.
But I’d like to think that I have a strong moral compass and a solid Faith.
Sometimes, however, that is all buried under the worldly worries that I have in
my life. I have started trying to identify why that might be, which led me to
remembering many things that I’ve been told over the course of my life. Some of
it I didn’t believe, but most of it I <i>have</i> believed without question, for at least a
small amount of time. These things compiled up, and I am realizing now that
they have led me to becoming quite conflicted in certain areas of my life. </div>
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<br /></div>
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And I know that I’m not alone. Through conversations with
many people, I’ve come to realize that this is a wide-spread problem. Most of
the time, we complain about things that we’ve been told or overheard, without
looking deeper to find out why they offended us so much. I have a theory that
we are bothered by what we hear mainly because at some point or another,
someone has stated that very thing as fact, and we’ve believed it.</div>
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So the following is a list of things I have been told, that
are in no way true but that I’ve believed (even for the shortest moment). They
are things that offend me, and that I complain about now that I know they’re
false. These are vastly simplified, and hardly a complete list (I’m sure we
could all come up with hundreds), but it is a good start. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A few false things the World has told me, that I’ve actually
believed (however briefly):</div>
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<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I can’t be happy if I’m not in a relationship.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>If I choose a career, I need to stick with it
despite everything, or I am a quitter.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I shouldn’t travel alone, because I am a woman
and it’s not safe.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I should be afraid of and avoid all of the
dangers in the world, but I’m not truly living if I don’t place myself into
situations where I encounter those dangers.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I’m not worth anything unless I have people
recognizing and praising me for accomplishments that I should do anyway,
because it’s my responsibility.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I’ve given up if I “settle”. <br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I am indecisive and a quitter if I find myself
unhappy in the career I thought I would love, and want to leave it.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I won't really know myself until I have every
piece of my life lined up in perfect order.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I should lower my expectations, because I am being
unreasonable.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I can’t share my Faith because I might offend
someone, but I need to listen when others share their religious beliefs, or
lack thereof, because it is polite.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I should not be offended by other people’s
opinions, but that they have every right to be offended with mine.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I should just keep my mouth shut and smile
pretty.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I am being unpatriotic when I say that I
want to live in another country.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I cannot share my political views, but I
need to listen to others’ because they know what they’re talking about.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That you can leave your responsibilities as
easily as you drop your shoes, and you will be praised for being “brave” or “following
your heart”.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>If you stay and work on hard relationships, you
are clinging to something unhealthy.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I can do anything, but am limited to what
someone else believes I am capable of.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">18.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I am a failure if I don’t receive positive,
external reinforcement for every little thing that I do.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That it is alright for me to judge others, and
it is fine if I get offended at them for doing the same to me.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I am justified in my complaints against
other people, but their complaints against me are all lies.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That I am the victim, no matter the situation or
the evidence against me.<br />
<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">22.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>That everyone is out to get me and the only
person I can depend on is myself.<br />
<br />
<br />
Again, this is only a small list of things that I am sure we've all been told at one point or another (replace the word "woman" with "man", if you need to). Some we might even still believe.<br />
<br />
Just think about it, and add onto the list if you have something that you feel deserves it (whether in your own mind, or in the comments).<br />
<br />
~*~Rebekah~*~Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-5145792014707688192016-06-18T22:18:00.000-07:002016-06-18T22:18:17.539-07:00Father's Day<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">As we near Father’s Day, I find myself reminiscing about the
men who helped me to become who I am.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">My entire life, I’ve been surrounded by strong men. My dad’s
father had two sons, fought in a war, and had an unquenchable interest in
anything relating to up-and-coming technology or advances. My mom’s father had
four daughters, was a mechanic and woodworker, and taught each of his daughters
to shoot a gun as well as any professional. My great-uncle who had two daughters, was
a money-savvy barber and forever active, and cared more deeply for those around
him than anyone I’ve ever met. My mom’s step-father was a war-veteran trucker with a
weakness for dogs—especially tiny ones—and was a tough-as-nails giant who
adored all of his grandchildren.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Then there is my dad. He had three children, works in the
computer industry, has a major love and respect for nature, and was probably
one of the best examples of what a dad should be, to his children as we were growing
up. He always made time for us before and after work, and the weekends were
special days that he’d set aside to spend exclusively with his family. These
were the days that he’d make dinner, take us to the beach, play with us for
hours on end, and make sure that we knew we were his first priority.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">I consider myself lucky to have been surrounded by these men
growing up, even if I can see now that they weren’t as perfect and infallible as
I believed them to be as a child. They all made mistakes, and they all have had
vices that they struggled with, but I never once doubted that they loved me and
would have stepped in if I ever needed them to.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">That said, I’ve also been lucky enough to have the extreme
opposite examples of manhood around me, as well. You might find it strange that
I use the word “lucky”, but hear me out. I consider myself lucky to have bad
examples of men around me, because it gave me a very clear picture of what I
did and didn’t want around me in my adult life. Having negative examples, mixed
with the great examples, gave me a solid foundation once I grew up and started
befriending men and women alike. It gave me insights into the types of people I
wanted to be around and wanted influencing me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Nearing this Father’s Day, I look back on all of those
examples of fathers that I’ve seen in all of my years. Some were true dads: men that
gave everything to prove to their children that they were the priority and they
were loved. Others were fathers: they provided everything for their children,
but the emotional bond just wasn’t there. And still others weren’t present at
all—and really don’t deserve the title “father” at all. Sometimes I wonder what
makes the difference between a man who decides to step up and be a positive
factor in his child’s life, and a man who cares more about himself than the
life he helped to create. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Then I realize—does it really matter what causes the divide?
There are “real” dads all over the place, if you care to look. There are men,
like my step-grandfather, who step in when they don’t have to and become a
positive male figure in impressionable lives, making a world of difference.
There are grandfathers who step into the role of father whenever they see a
need. There are men who gladly adopt children who otherwise wouldn’t have
parents, simply because they have all that extra love to give. Then there are
the men who are amazing examples of fatherhood to their own children’s friends.
There are many other wonderful representations of “fatherhood” in this world, if you
only care to look.</span></span></div>
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</span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">I think that too often, we (children) are all too happy to
look for only the negative examples of the male gender, and forget that there
are so many positive ones (and vice-versa when it comes to women on Mother’s
Day).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">So this Father’s Day, remember the positive examples of
fatherhood—whether they are your own or someone else’s. Thank them for being
such positive influences in your life or the lives around them. Acknowledge
what they’ve done, and show them how much you care in return.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Because you never know how long you’ll have with them, even
if their influence lasts for the rest of your life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Dad</b>, thank you for
being my dad, loving us kids before anything else, and instilling in me a
wonder of nature and a respect for the things around me. <b>Grandpa K</b>, thank you
for sharing your knowledge, always making me laugh, and showing me that girls
can be tough too—even when wearing skirts. <b>Grandpa S</b>, thank you for loving me
enough to record/buy every movie that I said I liked, letting me run my fingers
through your hair as we chatted, and sharing your love of technology and the South
Pole exploration with me. <b>Uncle Wally</b>, thank you for always believing the best
of me, giving me squeezes whenever I needed them, and spending one-on-one time with
me so I knew I was valued. <b>Grandpa B</b>, thank you for being my granddad and
loving me, even when you didn’t have to. I will never forget your bear-hugs! </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And to every other man in
my life (my brother, uncles, cousins, friends, etc.) thank you for being there!
I will never forget you!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I recently made a goal to myself to do something that I had
not planned on doing, every day for the summer (June through August). I am only
one and a half weeks in, but so far, it’s been an adventure that I didn’t
expect. A lot of people have asked me why I made this goal for myself, and I
have to be completely honest: I am a naturally lazy person. Given the
opportunity, I will veg-out during any free time that I have, and the time will
slip by without me having done anything. I’ve discovered that by maintaining my
goal, not only to I experience some pretty unforgettable things, but I also
keep myself busy and engaged. I feel like I have accomplished something
worthwhile and that keeps the negative thoughts, such as being lazy and
stagnant, at bay. </span></span></span></div>
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cold pasta salad from scratch</b>: I’ve never really done this before and it
was a bit intimidating. But the outcome was delicious and I gained a lot of
confidence in my “if it sounds good, throw it in” method of cooking.</span></span></span></div>
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an extra in a movie</b>: one of my high-school friends works on production, and
put a call-out on Facebook. Now, to understand this one, I developed
stage-fright in high school and the very act of being in a large crowd stresses
me out. Still, I decided to bite the bullet and go. To my surprise, I had a blast,
and would happily do it again if given the opportunity.</span></span></span></div>
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to indulge in a little retail therapy</b>: I don’t usually shop for myself
unless I<i> really</i> need something, so
this was a little out of the box for me. But I ended up with some pretty additions
to my wardrobe and a few trinkets that I had wanted for a while.</span></span></span></div>
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of no less than three of my neighbors</b>: again, I am not the bravest person
when it comes to socializing, so this was an accomplishment.</span></span></span></div>
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blog post about something that angered me</b>: I am usually someone who privately
rants about things, but I am very careful about what I post on the internet.
However, the tragedy in Orlando, and some peoples’ responses to it, infuriated
me enough to post a blog entry (of course, it was under another blog, but it
sure helped me get rid of those negative feelings). </span></span></span></div>
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new restaurant</b>: I went with my co-workers and have decided that it is
somewhere I need to go again. It was not a place that I would normally visit,
so I am glad that they convinced me to go!</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b>Spent the
day running around in heels</b>: To clarify, I’ve done this before, and learned
my lesson. So why do it again? Well, that’s where the un-planned part of my
goal came in. I had planned on being able to sit for most of the day (I was in
a career class). Unfortunately, the people in charge of the class failed to
inform us that a majority of the day would be spent running between different
rooms or on our feet while doing work. Surprisingly enough, my feet didn’t feel
bad the next day…maybe I’m getting used to it?</span></span></span></div>
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notable. Sometimes it will be as small as cooking dinner or completing a
household chore when I didn’t plan on it. Other times, it might be even bigger
than being an extra in a movie. Who knows? But one thing that I can say is that
I feel a lot more satisfied and fulfilled when the day ends, than I would if I
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-54853573661295492962011-05-22T23:40:00.000-07:002011-05-22T23:40:24.749-07:00Rush of Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLssV7MewP95rVIfBq7HW0IfSreXOhRg3xaRGejB2yS0elBdgwDHso9g4HeMObl7Dvr-kVZjOrxz7tFE58N_ITeJf6_qzatsmjwtrfVCfXZ4cemiCZv6_eqKwaRgO2Wbk8SwqRaXOltgQ/s1600/work_sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLssV7MewP95rVIfBq7HW0IfSreXOhRg3xaRGejB2yS0elBdgwDHso9g4HeMObl7Dvr-kVZjOrxz7tFE58N_ITeJf6_qzatsmjwtrfVCfXZ4cemiCZv6_eqKwaRgO2Wbk8SwqRaXOltgQ/s320/work_sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><span style="color: #274e13;">Wow. It’s been a long time since I last updated this, so let me give a quick overview on what’s been going on in the last year or so.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">After the wonderful trip to Washington, my life got busy. In the fall, I went back to school and aced all of my Fall courses (I even got on the Dean’s list!). The courses for this Spring, however, were much more difficult and demanding; but I managed to get five A’s and one A-, so I think I’m doing pretty well for myself. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">However, things were not all sunshine and roses. Since last September or so, I’ve been getting every illness that I come into contact with. It all finally came to a head this year when I came down with the Flu in late-March, then got Strep a week later. It was the first time I had gone to the doctor since I was around 15 or 16, and I was so sick my mom had to make the appointment for me because I had no voice to do it with. A month later, I was visiting the doctor again, this time for an infection that I developed after having a stomach-bug. I’m still catching things left and right; but now I have a whole summer-break to recover my health.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Or at least, that’s the plan. Work has been one of the probable causes for my bad health—the Deli I worked in became a political war-zone late last year, and the stress levels have been high ever since. It got to a point where I felt physically ill every time I had to go into work, and I knew I couldn’t continue that way. So when I got an offer to move permanently up front as a Courtesy Clerk, I jumped at the chance. The stress-levels are low, there, and it is a lot of fun to interact with the customers on a whole different level than I did in the deli—no tall counter creating a barrier between us! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">On a whole different note, I have been thinking more and more about where I feel God wants me to take my education. This up-coming school year will mark the last two terms I spend in school for my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. There is a possibility that I might be able to teach overseas, and I have been looking into two different schools. One is in Taiwan and my Pastor’s wife has connections there; the other is in West Africa (and I have yet to mention to my family that I have been looking into it…).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Another thing I have been thinking about (and mind you, it’s just in the researching stage), is adoption. I have always felt passionately about adoption, and feel like it is something God has allowed me to be open to. Seeing as I will (God willing) have a secure teaching job come mid-next year, I have started researching adoption and the ins-and-outs of it. I’m a little hesitant, seeing as I am single and have no plans to be in a relationship in the foreseeable future (although who knows what God has in His plans), but I feel that being knowledgeable on the subject and open to the possibility of falling in love with a child (if I ever do fulfill my goal of working with orphans) can’t hurt anything.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">And there is a late-night, rushed run-though of how my life is going right now, the important things I’m thinking about, and the things I think might be possible in the future. Hopefully I will be able to post a more in-depth update on what’s going on, when I have more certainty myself! But for now…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Goodnight!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-24622584023691581842010-08-30T10:21:00.000-07:002010-08-30T10:21:20.354-07:00Quick NoteSo I find out that I can link different blogs up under my original one! Go figure... <br />
Anyway, so there will soon be another blog connected with this one. That one will be entirely for school, and you don't have to read it if you don't want to.<br />
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Also, there will be no picture this week because I am typing this at school. <br />
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Just thought I should let you know! Hopefully, there will be something more interesting later!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-25362085331531728432010-07-18T20:38:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:38:56.567-07:00Life (as it is)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbDj7dXdoGf_IAb9bpIvUDx6F2WqFw49vQqUUwtQOivF6mph-WwO-a0MWIzbLVPNz3tU-z4EVBX_9zqoS6ultKCi5BX1bmhNlAf9TAzyX8SfUIL48MeidC4g6rMQkORRv-M4KgN4jU9M/s1600/merlin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbDj7dXdoGf_IAb9bpIvUDx6F2WqFw49vQqUUwtQOivF6mph-WwO-a0MWIzbLVPNz3tU-z4EVBX_9zqoS6ultKCi5BX1bmhNlAf9TAzyX8SfUIL48MeidC4g6rMQkORRv-M4KgN4jU9M/s320/merlin.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow. Three months have gone by, and another semester of classes (granted, they were highly condensed Summer classes, but they still count!). It’s strange how much can happen within three months, and even stranger how those experiences follow us for the rest of our lives (at least I <em>think</em> they will….).</span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took two intense Summer courses, to get myself ready for my first semester in the Teaching program; Math and Children’s Literature. Math was a killer, as it has never been one of my strong points. Children’s Lit. was eye-opening, and probably one of my favorite classes since I began University. I didn’t think I would like it—I got my Associate’s in English and thought I knew everything there was to know about good literature; turns out, I didn’t know a thing. I had a blast learning, though, and came out with a broader idea of the books I’d like to put in my own classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After finishing the classes (and passing both), I was burnt out and ready to relax. Unfortunately, Summer-time is when my job (I work at a Deli) becomes the most hectic. People are always coming in for meats, cheeses, fried foods, or ice-cream; and working the night shift, my co-workers and I are expected to clean everything and get it ready for the next morning…all within the shift allotted to us (the company I work for has issues with overtime). This means I only get two days out of the week to myself, and those days are filled with doing chores, running errands, and other things that I can’t get done the days I work. So my relaxation and free time is limited to Sundays…maybe…if I don’t have anything left over to do…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can tell, my first steps out into the “Independent-Adult-World” have been rather assiduous. True, I still live at home; but due to some recent events and also due to my age, I’ve had to become pretty self-sufficient. For someone with my personality, I think it’s better to be thrown into the deep end of the pool so I’m forced to learn how to swim, as opposed to being slowly dragged from the shallow end. I’ll be the first one to admit that sometimes it’s tougher (emotionally) to learn this way, but I don’t think I’d accomplish as much as I do if I was mollycoddled like that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earlier this month we learned that my Grandfather’s house sold unexpectedly (they hadn’t had many people looking at it and thought it would take quite a bit longer). My cousin (bless her heart) came up with the brilliant idea to go up there and help them pack for their move; as we have both been hoping to go on a trip this summer, she asked me to go with her. So tomorrow I will be taking another step out into “Adult World”; I will be driving approx. 327 miles (526 Km) by myself, with only two planned rest-stops. I’ll be staying overnight at my cousin’s house, then we will be driving out together from there (another 442 mile/712 Km trip) to my Grandfather’s home.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To say I am excited about having a real break from my life, would be an understatement. Granted, I’ll be working most—if not all—of my vacation (not counting the parts I’m wasting in a car), but it’s still a vacation!......................................</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so maybe my traversal into the so-called “Adult World” has been rather uninteresting in comparison to some…either that or my hectic life is far more realistic than most would like to admit. But it’s life, and it’s mine, so I guess I’m not one to judge.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you go. The very short and slightly prejudiced version of how my life is going now. I hope everyone cheers as much as I did about my “vacation” (and I also hope that they keep their fingers crossed that my cousin and I get some sight-seeing in *hint-hint!*). And I hope that more that one can relate to the overwhelming rush it is to completely enter the amazing-confusing-horrifyingly-terrifying world of the Adult.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if they do—even if they don’t—am I forgiven for waiting three months to post an update?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~*~Rebekah~*~</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-12131309357725765732010-04-29T00:12:00.000-07:002010-04-29T00:12:44.528-07:00A new beginning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bk345mEFH-AzadUp4_Ht9cIROdP5pvTnG_YlI64et6u-h7bk3-FAVyiExpTBz2Anz3EIAqrmqYkdLoDdyVE25J85ztKQnAQS7RcnNsl4Qvg0FPH5AcPqaQW5kaIBqselD2HpC6tLi8g/s1600/Lavender-Farm-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bk345mEFH-AzadUp4_Ht9cIROdP5pvTnG_YlI64et6u-h7bk3-FAVyiExpTBz2Anz3EIAqrmqYkdLoDdyVE25J85ztKQnAQS7RcnNsl4Qvg0FPH5AcPqaQW5kaIBqselD2HpC6tLi8g/s320/Lavender-Farm-5.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was a hectic day. It was my last day of Finals, and I spent almost a week prior to said day, studying for the two particular Finals I had to take. And wasn't it just like me, I was calm up until the Finals, through them, and even after them as I drove home content that I'd done my best.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I got home. Suddenly, I'm so shaky I can hardly hold anything; the shakiness continues through my congratulatory dinner and only stops when I follow it up with some chocolate Pocky sticks. Go figure--chocolate seems to be able to cure me of just about anything, except being completely wired from the lack of stress I'm facing in my post-final hours. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Which is why I still find myself awake and thinking back on this semester. It hits me that although I am finished with my classes, one class has left me with a strangely-named blog and an even stranger desire to keep it going. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here is the first post of my "new" blog--completely assignment free and 100% me. The updates will probably be slower in coming, but I can promise they'll be more interesting than my previous ones! Thanks to everyone who stuck by me throughout my "classroom" blog, and to everyone who will continue to read now that I have more freedom about what I'm writing! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~*~Rebekah~*~</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-29086561616685795902010-04-24T19:06:00.000-07:002010-04-24T19:14:31.757-07:00Tools of Choice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnqT3UKdJmnjkqH1Rr0goZPx0n-34mqfCQ3wH6lmAzTW-XN_MuG7-bBZvKYkSZBzBL4ueMvcM7ZVp_CMWg5BnM3vUyhgl1UihNqPxQWRUXPnpSq8B3gdrFwTWGAwqL7ZdJB6Abu1f1GM/s1600/Handgrenade.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463892677813405538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnqT3UKdJmnjkqH1Rr0goZPx0n-34mqfCQ3wH6lmAzTW-XN_MuG7-bBZvKYkSZBzBL4ueMvcM7ZVp_CMWg5BnM3vUyhgl1UihNqPxQWRUXPnpSq8B3gdrFwTWGAwqL7ZdJB6Abu1f1GM/s320/Handgrenade.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><em>What?</em></strong> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"><br />This week was out Finals preparation week. Our assignment was actually part of our Final, in which we created two projects out of three possible options. I chose to make a flyer and a newsletter.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"><br /><strong><em>So What?</em></strong> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"><br />Using tools that we’ve learned about over the course of this semester, we were asked to create two projects that we were to save as PDF’s, and then present in front of the class on the day of our Final. I used Google Docs to create mine.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"><br />I tried using templates, but every time I would save it the document would overlap the two pages of my work (for the newsletter), so I ended up doing everything by hand. I actually ended up learning more about formatting and decorating my work doing my Finals project than I did on the original Google Docs assignment. </span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><em>Now What?<br /></em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">All-in-all I had a lot of fun creating my Final Projects. But this “lesson” was more focused on testing us to see what we learned over the semester, as opposed to teaching us about some new program that might help us in the future. I can’t really say how it will help me in the future in reference to my co-workers, except that it has broadened my understanding of Google Docs.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"><br />It has allowed me to think on how I’d approach this assignment as a teacher, however. I think asking students to create a poster or newsletter in response to a lesson I’ve taught, is a brilliant idea, and it allows them to express their ideas and thoughts creatively. It is also a good way to see how well they understand what you’ve taught them.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"><br /></span><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><em>Video<br /></em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;">I haven’t seen Schoolhouse Rock since I was very little, so this video was fun to watch. I liked how they gave visual examples of everything they sang about, and I liked how the tune changed every once in a while so the song didn’t lose its appeal. I’m not sure how the video applies to our lesson this week, but it was interesting all the same. </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-32778902237057510122010-04-09T08:57:00.000-07:002010-04-09T09:09:03.368-07:00Videos in the classroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8nHnEVaye1oExkVjqq-8XaLYquO2st2_6BzOhq4jAUeBQXavJiMihXUefJV9pjnk5Tvb2iHD-_TVv8-3fZdLsTB0TZ5IJukDWrKc-hITRqor8s-kTktW0kyvzvtIGptrQQrnNYjJSQU/s1600/cat+with+big+eyes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458170189055890114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8nHnEVaye1oExkVjqq-8XaLYquO2st2_6BzOhq4jAUeBQXavJiMihXUefJV9pjnk5Tvb2iHD-_TVv8-3fZdLsTB0TZ5IJukDWrKc-hITRqor8s-kTktW0kyvzvtIGptrQQrnNYjJSQU/s320/cat+with+big+eyes.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><em>What?<br /></em></strong>We actually learned this lesson along with the vid-cast and pod-cast one. In this assignment we have to find an educational video and save it onto our computers, then put it up on our UEN websites for everyone to see. </span></div><div> </div><div><br /><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><em>Now What?</em></strong><br />This assignment is a good way to figure out how to identify safe and effective videos that will help our students learn specific lessons in the classroom. It is also a fun, attention-grabbing way to teach them concepts that they need to remember. As Doc Waters said, it is important not to show video-clips too often because the interest wanes, but an occasional video here and there is a good means of reinforcing what you are teaching. </span></div><div><br /><span style="color:#663333;">I have known about places like YouTube for a long time, and have watched many videos there. But it never crossed my mind that people upload children’s educational videos there, too. It was fun going through them and choosing one for my assignment. I know that in the future, I’ll definitely use it as a tool for teaching in my classroom.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663333;"><br /><strong><em>So what?</em></strong><br />I have always been a supporter of alternate means of teaching, e.g. using a video to teach a concept, calling in a guest speaker to talk over a subject we are learning, or doing on a walk around the school grounds to teach a lesson. So learning that teachers all over the world are using sites like YouTube to get videos to use in their classrooms is not a surprise, and it is a big argument in support of my own ideas and feelings on the subject.</span></div><div><span style="color:#663333;"><br />I don’t plan on being a completely ground-breaking teacher when it comes to technology in my classroom, but I refuse to depend on only paper, pencils, and oral skills to teach my students. I also hope that in the future my colleagues will be in full support of using technology like computers, videos, etc. in the classroom. Most teachers are, and it would be fun to trade ideas or plan lessons with the critique and understanding of my colleagues. </span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#330099;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><em>Video<br /></em></strong>I liked the idea of technology allowing us to spend more time with our families, but overall, I didn’t understand the <em>point</em> of this video. Why are we being called the “Millennial Generation” rather than the “technological generation?” Why were kids the only ones interviewed? I was also a little offended when they started implying that the Middle Adult generation knows less about technology than ours does, and is less open to it. My mom is a graphic designer and my dad is in the Escalations department of a major computer company. They both own and know how to operate computers, cell phones, and many other advanced pieces of technology, and use them every day. I think Motorola needs to do a little more research on this subject, and then follow with being a little less prejudiced against the older generations. After all, we teenagers and young adults wouldn’t be where we are today without the so-called “technologically ignorant older generation”.</span> </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-68344587251490902192010-04-01T09:56:00.000-07:002010-04-01T10:01:01.218-07:00Vidcasts and Podcasts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uzYUEue0RhzwET76DSDS-njx6bS80SphCUt5tGL-OCHEdT8OwoHSfojUnYZZo0g7IboO2VUWXxRRZBB_ev65rtG3HwX0wiX6Kd2bCOrbMNFlEOJ4l5ihidO88fPUwehsJ_vyS2imwbQ/s1600/geeko_sapiens.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455214804012171202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uzYUEue0RhzwET76DSDS-njx6bS80SphCUt5tGL-OCHEdT8OwoHSfojUnYZZo0g7IboO2VUWXxRRZBB_ev65rtG3HwX0wiX6Kd2bCOrbMNFlEOJ4l5ihidO88fPUwehsJ_vyS2imwbQ/s320/geeko_sapiens.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>WHAT?</em></strong><br />Podcasts and Vidcasts—something I think every American teenager and young adult know about. This week we’re learning how to create them, post them, and then use them in our classrooms. </span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>SO WHAT?</em></strong><br />In our assignment this week we are choosing one of these and then creating a 40-60 second educational presentation. My group chose to do a Vidcast on fire safety and we are in the process of “hiring” an “actor” to perform in it. After we film it, we will edit it, and then post it on YouTube for the general public to see. This is an intimidating prospect, considering I’ve never uploaded videos onto the internet before, and have never really had a desire to.</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">This will be good experience to have in the future, if one of my classes ever calls for a video presentation, though. Perhaps not such a public one, but one that I can show in classes to emphasize my argument or give an original way to present the information I want to share. I look forward to playing around more with possible vidcast opportunities in the future. </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>NOW WHAT?</em></strong><br />Technology in school seems to be an inevitable thing these days. Computers are an important part of our education, and the internet is becoming an invaluable tool for resource and quick searches on information. Children as young as Kindergarten are being taught to safely search the web for pictures and information on class projects or personal assignments. Sites like YouTube, DailyMotion, and Veoh are popular places to go to view both educational and non-educational videos. </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">In the future, I can see myself showing my classes appropriate videos from sites like these, as long as the content goes along with whatever lesson I am teaching. It would be a fun way to draw interest for an otherwise boring subject. Vidcasts could even be used in professional meetings, as long as they pertain to the information that is being shared</span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>VIDEO.</em></strong><br />The video was interesting to watch, but probably not for the reasons intended. Out of all the reasons given for student bloging, very few actually seemed to apply to bloging alone. Most appeared to be aimed towards the internet and computers in general. Also, the children shown in the slide-show looked far too young to be bloging, and most looked like they were involved in playing games as opposed to doing any serious writing assignments. Suffice to say, I did not enjoy this video as much as I have the ones in the past. </span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-58843600908170482012010-03-27T15:38:00.000-07:002010-03-27T15:58:36.448-07:00PowerPoint<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD3FhtoXgnhHtpIiQfojjzhwarb5C0aa8dRj9Sir9DmNkMdv0GcwsZ5n71JU7xr0ZhQu74PuvQjVG9atKi9NfmqvVDvjKOCXHdQeCLO9b5kcrRbl6-N7zKE4qBLCyAevmi0-0gn855cs/s1600/fanbase.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453451209804540386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD3FhtoXgnhHtpIiQfojjzhwarb5C0aa8dRj9Sir9DmNkMdv0GcwsZ5n71JU7xr0ZhQu74PuvQjVG9atKi9NfmqvVDvjKOCXHdQeCLO9b5kcrRbl6-N7zKE4qBLCyAevmi0-0gn855cs/s320/fanbase.jpg" /></a> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong><em>WHAT?</em></strong><br />This week we learned about PowerPoint, and how to create lessons for our students to use. In our groups we were asked to find a lesson in the book “50 Quick and Easy PowerPoint Activities” and use it as a model to create our own.</span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong><em>SO WHAT?</em></strong><br />At first there was a lot of confusion in my group as to what audience (fellow teachers/students/parents of students) our lesson was supposed to be focused towards. After we were told that we were making a lesson to show to our “students”, so they could create their own power points, things were a lot clearer.<br />As a student myself, PowerPoint is an important skill to have when I have to do a class presentation. I already knew how to create professional PowerPoint assignments, but it never crossed my mind that students as young as Kindergarten create PowerPoints for assignments as well (I never did). It has been really interesting creating a lesson-plan that will show students how to do a particular PowerPoint lesson. </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong><em>NOW WHAT?</em></strong><br />In the future I definitely plan on using PowerPoint assignments in my class. They are fun, relatively easy, and the uniqueness of every slide-show gives you a lot of insight into each child’s personality and thought process. For example, you ask your students to create a slideshow that shows their favorite foods, or things they see every day. The responses you as sure to get will be extremely varied and interesting to share with the class.<br />As a colleague, PowerPoint can also be very helpful. In meetings, it can be used to show the progress of each class in your grade, or your individual students. It can also be a way to lighten the mood in meetings by slipping funny pictures into the slides. I am a firm believer that no meeting should be too serious that a little humor wouldn’t be appreciated by all.</span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#330000;"><br /></div></span></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453450242873899986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXrxBj3czluWzC86KesjgaGdNd-APnMphZA9_tJ0VaWyh0tIt8pWKXvirJhsOFy1O1CaSslJpcHA28GttVM8VuTeKhGGtcbBhjxi3sylKub0PcOw996D9wvCroesCtoqDuIDQqZbQSN0/s320/sales_graph.jpg" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong><em>VIDEO </em></strong><br />Alright, this week’s video was just plain cute! I have never really been interested in raising chickens (ducks are more my thing), but Jordan seems to have a real love for it. I liked how she introduced the different types of chickens she was raising and put in a little information on each. I also liked how she introduced each chick—although I’m not sure I’d ever want to have a bird standing on my head for any period of time……. </span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-26424124967211872122010-03-13T09:52:00.000-08:002010-03-13T10:10:31.001-08:00Picassa part II....and general randomness.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip63SRa-XK-ZQGf9-CNGiB9vnNQPX7ZywKys5PRr0QcJ3zCfmgkwdJCVa8H5GB1pYXez99UfUXswoNQl76E3ZkORtC1T7fflnJiNA1DmIsE1BxTjgq44u3-f0fYTDQBuZoNP-4wYzeKHM/s1600-h/crescentlake.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448180524157257410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip63SRa-XK-ZQGf9-CNGiB9vnNQPX7ZywKys5PRr0QcJ3zCfmgkwdJCVa8H5GB1pYXez99UfUXswoNQl76E3ZkORtC1T7fflnJiNA1DmIsE1BxTjgq44u3-f0fYTDQBuZoNP-4wYzeKHM/s320/crescentlake.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Crescent Lake, WA</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>What and So What?<br /></em></strong>This blog will be a bit different, due to the fact that I did my blog on Picassa last week. Because of her illness, our professor decided to rearrange our class schedule to fit the rest of the term. So in our most recent class we discussed what topics we were going to learn about, and which ones we would just throw out. After that, she taught us briefly on the Picassa lesson that we had missed before, and then she allowed us to have free time where we played around with Picassa for a while and then had the chance to leave early.</span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><div align="left"><br />I chose to stay, and played around with the photo-editing program for about an hour. I edited some of my own photos, and then started editing random ones I found on Google. It was fun, and a lot of the time I played around with them, making them black and white or enhancing them to look far more dramatic than they did before (as you will see from the samples I’ve put up).</span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"> </div><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448179816526585250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOPjIkh3wkAh7GRZrsAmMXlPK_ccxzaL-4JeLbBpZQbqV9CTdrRPwj7vuw9UpuFpdBkxvD70aRKXCS61ye_ID1hx8dgcILUre7m6fHLhzpfwvyV6ODIEDPtKgRbASPYLpBOxTB32kdoI/s320/seal.jpg" /></span></span> <div align="center">A Harbor Seal in Port Angeles, WA</div><div align="center">(it swam within feet of my brother, allowing him to get several amazing photographs)</div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><em>Now what?<br /></em></strong>I fully plan on using programs like Picassa in the future. If not for my future class, for my own use. It is a fun and easy program, and it would be easy to teach to a class of young students. Children are always eager to learn about things like this, and I think it would be a fun lesson to draw out over a couple of days or even weeks. </span></span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"> </div></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></span></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">And because I already critiqued the “Power Point” video last week, please enjoy two more samples of my attempts with Picassa!</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448179299811453730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5at09zkOrUZHBiSqmvyzrLfQkRH17PUcD8I0hvZwYR-Ot2QgkZKeC49b80W7O9V22f2fQjuVkU-X6Qhh42lisQciRt0nZOxhN3CWSeuoi4TbvCDgYo2sByUtvUr81dQFw-_Lv6wtyayw/s320/sunrise.jpg" /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A Sunrise (I enhanced the colors to make them more dramatic)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448178857486233378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfs0nZKuRPhiYzCcWqeGjc9_g1zxmkkyrmeBdeMUzQRHYRYXHpj5mQWe8PifwxCyIKuZji77cnwdqzfr5XstNOhOfjeJ5g9YXheaUMImxRpRMT-4-DKjRP8dKggAlPJr9q7QNh7XS2Jk/s320/forest.jpg" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A forest road (it reminded me of some of the roads in the NorthWest coastal region)<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#003333;"></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-62621032179491853472010-03-03T15:01:00.000-08:002010-03-03T15:22:01.642-08:00Picassa...or not...<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOxJdmbCmkuZwHW8zGSjhSlU8HceO0BOqAn3dtbD8tVO-8N6ZDIeKB6XwebtuvmW8iZZ4LOrAhty0LS-gSWrFS0U2kJUsXjfzBPQXHINwfqLNbaI47H4IbXdfpC-BmAFRBpcJTAwtmB8/s1600-h/erasers.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444551275918933666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOxJdmbCmkuZwHW8zGSjhSlU8HceO0BOqAn3dtbD8tVO-8N6ZDIeKB6XwebtuvmW8iZZ4LOrAhty0LS-gSWrFS0U2kJUsXjfzBPQXHINwfqLNbaI47H4IbXdfpC-BmAFRBpcJTAwtmB8/s320/erasers.JPG" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span></div></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><em>What?<br /></em></strong>This week we were supposed to be learning about Picassa; unfortunately, our teacher was sick and we were asked to complete the part of the assignment that didn’t require the use of the Picassa program. So we had a lab-day and worked on our slide-show teaching presentation that we took the pictures for last week. </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><em>So What?<br /></em></strong>When we started our slide-show, my group quickly realized how unprofessional some of our pictures looked. In an attempt to clean them up, we started to look for programs that might help, on the school computers. Imagine my surprise when I found Picassa (the program we weren’t learning that day) on my computer.<br /><br />After finding another program to be unsatisfactory, I decided to try Picassa out and told one of my fellow group members about it. She found the program on her computer, opened it as well, and we spent the next hour and a half editing our photographs and pasting them onto our power-point slides. We both came to realize how handy Picassa was, and why Doc Waters wanted us to learn about it in the first place.<br /><br /><strong><em>Now What?</em></strong><br />Before, I was never a big fan of editing photos. I like to think that what you get reflects the natural beauty of the object you photographed. Unfortunately through this assignment, I learned this is not always the case. Picassa is a wonderful tool, and very easy to use. </span></span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#663333;"></span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Should I choose to use digital cameras in my classroom, I have no doubt that I will also use Picassa as an editing tool; if not to clean up the image, then to crop it if need be. It is also helpful in a professional setting, if you need to clean up any photographs for public viewing (such as teacher portraits that hang in the hallways, or other similar pictures).<br /><br /><strong><em>Video</em></strong><br />I was giggling the entire time I watched this video, mainly because I couldn’t refute a thing he was saying. I have made several of those mistakes while creating power-point presentations, especially “common power point mistake number 1”. But the way he presented the mistakes, along with his over-the-top examples, were highly amusing and entertaining. I will think twice, next time, before attempting to fill my power-point slides with every bit of information I can fit on there.</div></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-28115257171489510922010-02-24T20:41:00.000-08:002010-02-24T20:49:51.331-08:00Digital Cameras and Mashups<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWf-eXJrz6YJBvb-Tap0LVoFaH9U_J2THX4uMm3GbCWG_Al6nfeezBzl63baH1HXpspiQxfP4hl14uKWzPQaze8JDH8NyAwIwGAf6EOYoPwCpkc5ame877Fi_3rnh4YZLOABro70Z4yI/s1600-h/happyeverything.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 411px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442038436519489314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWf-eXJrz6YJBvb-Tap0LVoFaH9U_J2THX4uMm3GbCWG_Al6nfeezBzl63baH1HXpspiQxfP4hl14uKWzPQaze8JDH8NyAwIwGAf6EOYoPwCpkc5ame877Fi_3rnh4YZLOABro70Z4yI/s320/happyeverything.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"><strong><em>WHAT?</em></strong><br />This week we had a quick lecture on using Digital Cameras in the classroom, while the rest of the lesson was a discussion on “mashups” and their possible significance in our future classrooms. For one-half the independent part of our lesson, we were told to go on a field-trip and take at least ten pictures around our school with our digital cameras, to be used at a later date.<br /></div></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><em><strong>SO WHAT?</strong></em><br />As a future teacher, the lesson on Digital Cameras in the classroom was enlightening. It was interesting to learn about the use of photographs in lesson plans and the classroom, when those things weren’t readily accepted back when I attended elementary school. As a student today, knowing that my photographs would likely be accepted in my classes as part of my assignments was a bit of a surprise, but a pleasant one.<br /></span></div></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;">Our discussion on “mashups” was also a surprise to me. I had never thought to attribute something I saw as entertainment as a possible means for teaching something. But now I can see where it would be helpful if I ever have an assignment where I have to create a slide-show or a short presentation. A mashup would be a fun, unique way of sharing my project with my professor and classmates.<br /></span></div></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><strong><em>NOW WHAT?</em></strong><br />I was already aware that digital cameras are highly useful. Not only can I take multiple pictures and immediately view and erase the ones I don’t like, but it is a much cheaper rout than the old conventional cameras with their rolls of film. To use them in classrooms was also something I was familiar with, seeing as the idea started getting popular when I was in Jr. High and High School. Digital cameras were not uncommon to see among the teachers and yearbook staff, and the students were well aware of what the photos were going to be used for. Still, it was nice to get new insights on ways to use digital cameras in every aspect of school, including assignments for young children (such as using digital photographs on posters, writing assignments, et cetera).<br /></span></div></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;">Mashups, on the other hand, I was not as familiar with. I have seen several videos where artists have taken multiple finished works (different movies or TV commercials) and then cut them into not-so random pieces and put them together with music. I have also heard several songs where DJ’s have taken two or more well-known songs and mixed them together. But I was not aware of the term, nor how extensively mashups are used nowadays in the educational field. Not only can a teacher take movies or music and piece them together into something that will apply to their lessons, but they can also take pictures (again with the digital cameras) and create a montage that is both interesting and fun for their students to view. I imagine a lot more students would be willing to pay attention if they had something as engaging as a mashup to help teach them concepts and lessons.<br /><br /><strong><em>VIDEO<br /></em></strong>This week’s video was an example of a Mashup. The “director” took many unrelated videos showing people playing music, cut them up and mixed them around, and then put them together to create an amazing montage. There was no music added because put together, the cut-up videos created a whole new song. It was incredible, and a very good example of what we might do as teachers if we choose to use mashups in our lessons. I enjoyed it although I have to say, I my favorite was not this one, but a tossup between the attached videos “Babylon Band” and “Wait for me”.</span> </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-87586078629496772842010-02-19T18:00:00.000-08:002010-02-19T18:07:03.398-08:00Internet Safety<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV_Fy5hoE7ofdq4QnvXBFSWk_kJiba1WORQLTXwFujzQmzC_iR8jq7vjm6wZv0skMIROeevwncWhFcMA2TAOyCvVvtJ3Ah8ussaMo0PHwkizrtjEo4RqYNmLsXWtWZ73I57xZOIpOgmE/s1600-h/blackmailcat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440141112416732034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV_Fy5hoE7ofdq4QnvXBFSWk_kJiba1WORQLTXwFujzQmzC_iR8jq7vjm6wZv0skMIROeevwncWhFcMA2TAOyCvVvtJ3Ah8ussaMo0PHwkizrtjEo4RqYNmLsXWtWZ73I57xZOIpOgmE/s320/blackmailcat.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330099;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330099;">I strongly believe that we should use the Internet in education. Face it—the internet has become a large part of our lives and we all use it for our own schooling, so why deny it to the next generation? With the internet comes a vast potential for gathering and sharing information, despite the dangers that go along with it. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#330099;">We should evaluate the sites we use, however, to ensure that they are not giving us false information. Take the two sample sites Doc Waters gave us. They were both bogus sites, one obviously and the other not so obvious unless you know a lot about science. We need to know that the information we are getting is accurate and up-to-date, so evaluating the sites we visit is invaluable. </span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#330099;"><strong>Questions to ask yourself</strong><br />1. Is the site a well-known and trusted site?<br />2. Are there significant dates listed on the site/page, such as the last update, and when the page was created?<br />3. Who is the author of the page/site? Can they be contacted, how, and are their others that can be contacted as well?<br />4. Is the site accessible at all times of the day? If not, why?<br />5. How current is the information on the site and when was the site created?<br />6. What is the purpose of this site?<br />7. Did the author list their sources? If so, double check a few.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#330099;"><br />You can keep your students safe by educating them in the dangers of the online world, as well as telling them ways to get help if they come across information or pictures that make them feel uncomfortable or scared. Keeping a close eye on the sites a child uses is also a must. Internet blocks, browsers that only allow children to visit approved sites, and curriculum-based websites are important tools to help teachers and parents keep their children safe. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#330099;"><strong>Video</strong> </span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#330099;">I liked how this video went back over many of the rules that saw throughout this lesson. The pictures didn’t have much to do with the rules, but they were fun to look at, especially since none of the kids looked like they were having an overly good time (lol). The repeated change in music and the way the video switched the way in which the rules were shown was also a bit distracting. But overall, a good video, especially if you were showing it to elementary school kids.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-50651039073768941682010-02-12T10:58:00.000-08:002010-02-12T11:11:04.773-08:00UEN Reflection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyW4jM4RcQLAmyy85EltdUtcIB_CYLHpnNSvJc7RJE0AEr1CMFSlMZhnQQlu8-_7oTTGhKFhLziSGX_OQTgrDS3rAqzeKxYJKxCdNPojLjgKE1TsezLdpZRz9u8Fl7-9c-2xkR7DGG8g/s1600-h/moon.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437436207916984098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyW4jM4RcQLAmyy85EltdUtcIB_CYLHpnNSvJc7RJE0AEr1CMFSlMZhnQQlu8-_7oTTGhKFhLziSGX_OQTgrDS3rAqzeKxYJKxCdNPojLjgKE1TsezLdpZRz9u8Fl7-9c-2xkR7DGG8g/s320/moon.bmp" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;">As I mentioned in last week’s blog, I am not planning on staying in Utah to teach, so I am not sure how UEN will be of use to me in other states. But in the interest of this assignment, I will answer as if I was going to stay.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;"><br />I plan on using UEN in many ways in my future classroom. It is an invaluable tool for teachers who want a safe, educationally based place to go to get curriculum lesson ideas for their classrooms. There are fun lessons to integrate into your lesson plan, and a long list of helpful courses that you can take to make you a more effective teacher. </span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;">There is a part of the site called “K-12 Student Center” where students to go to get information for their classroom assignments, where they can play grade-based and educational interactive games, where they can get help on their homework, and it even has links to other important and helpful sites like Pioneer Library and the official NASA website. At the bottom of the main “K-12” page is a pull-down list of more sites or things of interest that a child can visit or watch, such as Bill Nye episodes and a site on “Kid’s Health”. </span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;">As I plan on teaching 1st to 3rd grade, it will be helpful for me to use UEN for many of my lessons and assignments, simply because of how children need new, interactive, and fun things to do to keep themselves interested. For me personally, the ready-to-use lesson plans in the “Core Curriculum” part of the site will be a lifesaver, especially the ones like the “Add It Up” lesson that requires students to work with beans to help them count. I feel lessons that include physical objects that the students can touch are important for their overall understanding of a subject.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#003333;">UEN’s link to Pioneer Library is another tool that I will use in my classroom. The portal for students gives them access to many helpful links such as EBSCO (and through that, the “Searchasaurus” tool that gives children search browser much safer than Google), World Book Encyclopedia, SIRS Discoverer, and many other sites that are safe and fun to visit. And to tell the truth, the portal for instructors is no less enjoyable or safe. It was a little too fun for me, looking through it and getting ideas for my future classroom!<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;"><strong>VIDEO</strong><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#003333;">I <em>highly</em> agree with Sir Ken Robinson’s argument. I liked how he put the story about his son’s Nativity play, and how the little boy said “Frank sent this” instead of “Frankincense”. And he’s right. Children are not afraid to make mistakes. However, as we get older, that fear is instilled in us by our teachers, our parents, and even ourselves. I also agree with him when he said that creativity and the arts are being left by the wayside to make room for “real education” (meaning math, science, languages, excreta). I believe that the arts should be considered just as important as any other subject. Just think how many geniuses have come out of their early educations but are stifled by general expectation for them to become a professor or a corporate zombie in the upper levels of school? I can tell you—it’s a lot. And that is a pity.</span> </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-73480614947469905332010-02-05T16:40:00.000-08:002010-02-05T16:49:49.334-08:00UEN (pt.1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaaA32QK7BW4wT8CIK59xwy4gP6Qt-wwZmLXAgN-FQympL1WgCltTTsbBuk0Y6v9bv-nhqgOk459_e9wL8gPVGXNfPstdAo4t6oHxO9Zmb_Yh0E3yrnHLcBdZxKnKIfMXe-HClB9mZXY/s1600-h/teacherless_classroom.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926068402600786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaaA32QK7BW4wT8CIK59xwy4gP6Qt-wwZmLXAgN-FQympL1WgCltTTsbBuk0Y6v9bv-nhqgOk459_e9wL8gPVGXNfPstdAo4t6oHxO9Zmb_Yh0E3yrnHLcBdZxKnKIfMXe-HClB9mZXY/s320/teacherless_classroom.png" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>What?</strong><br /></div></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">This time we learned the ins and outs of the UEN (Utah Education Network) website. We also created our own webpage there, and designed it to our tastes. </span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>So what?</strong><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As a student, I have to say that UEN is a very useful tool to have while going through the teaching degree. It has many very useful pages that can help me create possible lesson-plans for my student-teaching days, and also cool links to other sites that might be helpful in the future. Certainly the link to Pioneer Library will become a big asset to my future as a student. Although I will add that I am not as comfortable with the UEN site as others I have visited, mostly because it is so cluttered and busy all the time. It is intimidating trying to find specific things that </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I might be looking for in the maze that the site seems to be.</span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"><br />That said, this site would be good for my colleagues, if they want to see where I am at in lesson plans or just to catch up with what I am doing as a teacher. As there are many teachers and professors that have professional pages there, it will be helpful to look through other profiles to see what those who are teaching in my same grade-level are teaching or finding helpful in their classrooms.</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Now What?</strong><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">This is where I have to go off the beaten path a bit. As I am planning to teach out-of-state and in a low-socioeconomic area, I am not sure what my future school-district will allow when it comes to UEN. As it is a Utah-based network and focuses on the education expectations of this state, it might not apply or be appropriate for where I plan to teach in the future.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;">If I were to stay in Utah, however, it would be a wonderful asset for my students. I plan on teaching first-grade to third-grade kids, and there are many fun games and activities that my students could play, that are educational as well. And as said in the “So What” section, my colleagues and I could use it as an invaluable tool for seeing where we are in correspondence to each other and other teachers outside of our school.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Video Reflection</strong> </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#660000;">As a student who has been a part of the “real world” for some time, I can say that I agree with most of what President Obama said in this video. HOWEVER! Seeing as he was addressing students K-12, I believe his speech was slightly inappropriate for the age-group. He spoke way above the understanding of most elementary school children, and seemed to be speaking AT and not TO the older grade-levels. I did like how he put in the stories about his own education and life, and the stories of students around the US who overcame everything and are now attending college. That added a more personal edge to the speech.</span></span><span style="color:#660000;"> </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-2944108013549915492010-01-29T21:42:00.000-08:002010-01-29T21:53:11.064-08:00Google (pt.2)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQ5dLiFO9sFF5sCIOumSPz73bYmEts1hLl_5rbBwi9guC_DDT1hwsWIqL3IihFCGdXGrHF6w71HoyD_68kBJu4t5eaIO8A2xE9tKJjt1gNr1g6PZr5cZkpCPaYEw-jzzZeqQGtgywJOE/s1600-h/illiterate.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 394px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432406051683548338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQ5dLiFO9sFF5sCIOumSPz73bYmEts1hLl_5rbBwi9guC_DDT1hwsWIqL3IihFCGdXGrHF6w71HoyD_68kBJu4t5eaIO8A2xE9tKJjt1gNr1g6PZr5cZkpCPaYEw-jzzZeqQGtgywJOE/s200/illiterate.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong>What?</strong><br />This week we are utilizing what we learned <em>last</em> week in order to create a fun “Classroom Rules” power-point. Again, we are doing this through “Google Documents”, and will be turning it into a web presentation once we’re finished. </span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong>So What?<br /></strong>Because the members of my group are planning on teaching the younger years of Elementary, we are making all ten of our classroom rules rhyme, and then adding funny pictures to illustrate the point. Through rhyming we hope to make the memorization of the rules easier, and the pictures will give a fun visual example if any of the children struggle with reading. This assignment not only teaches us to focus on our students needs, even through something as simple as making rules, but also helps us to cater to whatever learning-level they might be at in our class. </span></span></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663333;">Having knowledge of and access to this program will also make things easier for assignments in other classes. If we need to make a power-point for another class, we don’t need to have a power-point program installed on our computer in order to do it anymore. It also makes things like keeping notes for classes and other aspects of our life easier as well, because we now have a fun, orderly way of saving and setting up that information. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong>Now What?<br /></strong>The power-point program in Google Documents is definitely something I will use for my own class if it is available then. It will make lessons a whole lot easier and more organized, as well as making them more fun for my students. If possible I would also like them to learn how to use it, both for school and personal lives (if they have computers at home). I feel it would be an invaluable tool for later in their school-careers. </span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663333;">I am aware that teachers often have meetings to discuss their classes and teaching techniques that are working for them. I think this program would be ideal then, helping both them and myself to organize our thoughts and ideas. So much of my time is spent making “to do” lists, and “this worked, let’s try this” notes that get lost almost as soon as I write them. Having a program like this would help save paper and keep my mind from blanking on that one important thing I wanted to say—but can’t remember so I’m frustrated the rest of the day trying to recall it. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong>Video Reflection.<br /></strong>This was the first video I watched in this class that made me laugh out loud. Already I feel that Alex has the potential to become great. If not as a director, than as an actor. He has a way of getting his point across while having a lot of action in the background, as well as music almost drowning out his words. And I liked how he brought in facts about famous movie directors to show that even though they are great, they never would have gotten to where they did without their educations behind them. I highly agree. Some people have a natural talent for certain things, and others need to hone those same skills through study and experience. But neither type of people are going to get very far without a solid foundation. And that foundation is EDUCATION. Rightly said, Alex!</span> </span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-80250061103900784622010-01-21T21:52:00.000-08:002010-01-21T23:24:09.455-08:00Google (pt. 1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN5HIA5NjYOqtnJweLsBKw38Zz10QZFKIIk34ipDj7J5V4sRVUIgQdKVqP2paAcNUuy5Bt5c6T3kxu4CYwYFQL_iiHUUcH5NbQYVLju0-zTLsZJoI-tnGZToeUXU-jtlQzoQv66ayl48/s1600-h/blackboard_comic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429460695646440002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN5HIA5NjYOqtnJweLsBKw38Zz10QZFKIIk34ipDj7J5V4sRVUIgQdKVqP2paAcNUuy5Bt5c6T3kxu4CYwYFQL_iiHUUcH5NbQYVLju0-zTLsZJoI-tnGZToeUXU-jtlQzoQv66ayl48/s320/blackboard_comic.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>WHAT?</strong><br />In class we are learning to broaden our means of communication and education through the tools Google has to offer. Our assignment for this week is for our individual groups to imagine we are already teachers and write a "Welcome Letter" for our chosen grade-levels.<br /></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>SO WHAT?</strong><br />At first I was uncertain when Doc Waters told us we were going to be using "Google Documents" to do an assignment. I was especially apprehensive when she told us that in order to do the assignment, we could communicate with our group members <em>only</em> through Google Docs. But after beginning the document (I was put in charge of the start-up), I was surprised by how quickly my team members responded and began to edit around and within what I had written. It was easy to see where they were going with their thoughts and we were able to meld our ideas smoothly into the letter we have now.</span></span></span><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /><br />I can now see why Doc Waters introduced us to "Google Documents". It has given me a whole new tool to use when I have writing assignments in my other University courses, and if I have group-work, it is an easy program to use to share ideas or the pieces of the assignment that I am in charge of (and somewhat more efficient than IM or E-mail). Also, the fact that we can go back through our "revising history" and look to see how we got our paper to where it is now, is a huge help. It is definitely a program that I will continue using from now on.<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">NOW WHAT?</span></strong></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000099;"><br />I am excited about what this means for when I become a teacher. Even children in the younger grade-levels write papers, and a program like this would not only give them a secure, easy place to save their work, but it would also allow for group-work and encourage cooperation among my students. I could give them small research assignments, put them into groups, show them how to use the program and then let them go. Google Documents would also allow me easier communication and collaboration with my colleagues. Instead of having to arrange meetings around our busy schedules and worrying if our weekly/monthly/yearly newsletters are coming together as they should, my colleagues and I could simply use Google Documents to compile them.<br /><br />In the past I never thought about how computers and technology would help me in the classroom. Really, I was stuck back in my own childhood when everything was passed out on paper and computers were only used in that fun class where they taught us how to type on a keyboard and how to play computer games. It was shocking to realize that I can integrate computer technology into my own curriculum, and it would make things a whole lot easier for me, my colleagues, and my students. But now that I have, there is no way I'm letting this new epiphany go. I hope my students will be ready for a lot of computer work...and my co-workers don't get too annoyed with my constant editing of their classroom newsletters...<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>VIDEO REFLECTION.</strong><br />I agree wholeheartedly with what Rene H. says in her video. Passion is a huge part of reaching your goals, no matter what they may be. In my case, it is the passion for teaching, the desire to help my future students, and especially the passion for positively influincing the minds of each and every student I will have. If you have that desire and drive, I honestly believe it will rub off on your students, your colleagues, and even your family; and it will help you overcome every obsticle you may face in getting to your goals. Only you can make your dreams come true, and ultimately, you are the only one standing in your way.</span></span> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827669058376003850.post-1687621285909483612010-01-15T08:07:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:49:29.678-08:00My Ideal Classroom<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;">My ideal classroom would be a simple one. I want it big and wide-open, with large windows along at least one wall. It is fine if the walls are white, but I would have blue and green hangings and decorations up, because blue and green are calm, soothing colors. I hope to teach first to third-grade students, so I will, of course, be adding their artwork and assignments to the decor to give the classroom a more personal feel.<br /><br />I would have a corner for "rest and reading", which would double as a sick-corner if the students felt ill. The opposite corner of the room would be "my corner", for a computer, lesson plans, and several cupboards for storage. There would be a place to hang coats and backpacks in the back of the room, and the desks would be arranged in fours to promote group work and friendships; two boys to two girls a "table" in the beginning, in an attempt to nix the "girls/boys have cooties" mind-set. I will be willing to make adjustments if certain groups cannot or will not work together, though.<br /><br />My ideal student-count would be 12-25 students--a small class. I would use both visual and auditory learning techniques to determine which students respond to what. I tend to be a hands-on person, so there would be a lot of lessons where we might go outside or I would bring physical objects into the classroom for a lesson (e.g. different types of leaves, or a bowl of live fish for a math or science lesson). I would keep things basic, but make them fun and interesting to keep the students' attention.<br /><br />As for the parents of my students--they would expect me to respect their children as they do, but also would allow me to punish them if the need arose. They would want me to bring any of my concerns about their children to them, along with suggestions on how we might resolve those problems as a team. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><br />My colleagues would be a support system, giving me advice when I needed it and asking the same in return. We would share teaching techniques that have worked and failed for us, and if I am new among them, they would make an effort to make me feel comfortable and confident in my new role.<br /><br />As for the dreaded punishments, I would be one of those teachers that withholds recess and privileges to the students who refuse to listen to me. If they are constantly being loud or disruptive in class, it is an immediate removal of said privileges. If their language is unacceptable, it will be the removal, along with writing lines during the punishment period. If their behavior continues, it is a visit to the principal's office and a call to their parents/guardians. I am a fun person and I enjoy a laugh as much as anyone else. But there comes a place to draw a line, and I draw a cement one.<br /><br />Finally, my goals for my classroom and students. I want my classroom to be a fun place where the kids can't wait to return to learning. I also want it to be a safe place, where they feel secure enough to allow themselves free reign of their personalities. I want to be able to be a friend to my students, but also an authority-figure they can look up to and not be afraid to approach with their problems and questions. In all, I want my students to be positively affected my me, in a way that lasts for the rest of their lives. Even if they can't remember my name, as long as they remember what they learned in my class and grow from it, that is enough.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123550457120531110noreply@blogger.com6