Hey ya'll!! This post is for an assignment I am doing for one of my classes.
In conjunction with the assignment, I had the opportunity to look at a few educational blogs. They were all awesome and all gave me great ideas of how to use blogs in the education field.
The first blog I saw was Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog. This was a great blog outlining a class of six year olds in Canada. This gave me great ideas, especially using technology with younger students.
The second blog I saw was Mrs. Yolli's Classroom Blog. This blog was very impressive and very interactive. It had great videos and links. It was neat to see how that class gets to interact with people from all around the world using technology.
The third blog I examined was Mr. Longhorst's Web Classroom. This blog was probably my favorite because it was specifically for a History Class in Secondary Education. This gave me great resources for integrating technology in teaching social studies.
I am also following many other blogs (mostly my classmates). These blogs are linked in with my Google RSS reader. This is a great tool!
Two of the links are:
http://its-a-wonderful-life-as-mr-bennion.blogspot.com/2011/09/molding-minds-not-metal.html
http://rustedpleasures.blogspot.com/2011/09/social-studies-blogs.html
These are blogs from two classmates of mine. Very good insights already received from them.
Well, thats it, I hope I covered everything!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Assignment 1: Introduction
Well, a little about me: My name is Shawn Walker. I am a 24 year old married college student currently attending Utah State. Some of my hobbies include golf, watching Aggie Basketball, golf, traveling, and golf. Perhaps to get a better sense of who I am and what I prefer, I have compiled a evaluatory list concerning some very important topics:
Coke > Pepsi
Duke > UNC
James Bond > any super hero imaginable
Red Sox > Yankees
Salty Snacks > Sugary Sweets
Phil > Tiger
I hope this gives you a sense of who I am and what I believe.
My major is History and my minor is Political Science. I am also pursuing a path to become endorsed in teaching Spanish. Although I feel quite confident that the direction I am taking is right, I was not always so sure concerning my educational pursuits.
Utah State is actually the third college/university I have attended. After high school I attended Dixie State College and focused on golf and the fairer sex. My grades suffered and I did not enjoy school. After one year in the sun of Dixie, I spent two years on a religious excursion to Southern California. Upon my return to Utah, I resumed my education at Weber State University to continue my general coursework. My grades improved slightly, but I still did not enjoy school and had a hard time getting motivated. I dabbled with a few ideas of what to major in, but nothing felt right. It was at this time I got married and moved to Logan. I didn't go to school for a couple of semesters because I was finished with all my generals, but I had not idea in what I should major. During this time of confusion and indecision a good friend and dear mentor gave me some invaluable advice, "Do what you love and what you're good at." This was extremely simple advice, yet extremely profound. Needless to say, I did exactly that. I subsequently enrolled in History and Political Science classes and became emerssed. I began to thoroughly enjoy school, additionally, I excelled. It was a whole new world.
As I am in the last semester of my coursework here at Utah State, I am sad, yet excited to move on to the next stage of life. I definitely have a passion for what I study. I am one of those guys who stops at all the historical markers along the highway, has to read all the plagues at a museum, and treats the first Tuesday in November like my Super Bowl.
I am excited to become a teacher, specifically a teacher in the social sciences. I love stories and I believe that we can learn from the stories of the past to better our future.
I hope whoever reads this enjoys it. I really do enjoy writing and I enjoy learning stories and passing them along. With this said, I may be sometimes long-winded... just a warning.
Good Day.
Coke > Pepsi
Duke > UNC
James Bond > any super hero imaginable
Red Sox > Yankees
Salty Snacks > Sugary Sweets
Phil > Tiger
I hope this gives you a sense of who I am and what I believe.
My major is History and my minor is Political Science. I am also pursuing a path to become endorsed in teaching Spanish. Although I feel quite confident that the direction I am taking is right, I was not always so sure concerning my educational pursuits.
Utah State is actually the third college/university I have attended. After high school I attended Dixie State College and focused on golf and the fairer sex. My grades suffered and I did not enjoy school. After one year in the sun of Dixie, I spent two years on a religious excursion to Southern California. Upon my return to Utah, I resumed my education at Weber State University to continue my general coursework. My grades improved slightly, but I still did not enjoy school and had a hard time getting motivated. I dabbled with a few ideas of what to major in, but nothing felt right. It was at this time I got married and moved to Logan. I didn't go to school for a couple of semesters because I was finished with all my generals, but I had not idea in what I should major. During this time of confusion and indecision a good friend and dear mentor gave me some invaluable advice, "Do what you love and what you're good at." This was extremely simple advice, yet extremely profound. Needless to say, I did exactly that. I subsequently enrolled in History and Political Science classes and became emerssed. I began to thoroughly enjoy school, additionally, I excelled. It was a whole new world.
As I am in the last semester of my coursework here at Utah State, I am sad, yet excited to move on to the next stage of life. I definitely have a passion for what I study. I am one of those guys who stops at all the historical markers along the highway, has to read all the plagues at a museum, and treats the first Tuesday in November like my Super Bowl.
I am excited to become a teacher, specifically a teacher in the social sciences. I love stories and I believe that we can learn from the stories of the past to better our future.
I hope whoever reads this enjoys it. I really do enjoy writing and I enjoy learning stories and passing them along. With this said, I may be sometimes long-winded... just a warning.
Good Day.
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