Thing #3

In my classroom, I would use my blog to talk about my teaching experiences. It's important to remember that there are many other teachers out there who have probably experienced many of the same things you have. Some of them might comment and give me advice on ways I can improve my teaching.

I would also use it as a way to simply remind myself of methods I have used, so if I experiment with different methods of teaching, I can keep up with all of my results. In the future, if I ever have a class similar to a previous one, I can see what seemed to have worked the best and the worst that year.

Thing #1

The easiest out of the 7 1/2 things for me to do will definitely be beginning with the end in mind. I'm the type of person who likes to have things well planned. I always like to make sure that things will go smoothly. When teaching children, I think it is important to have your final goal in mind because although you need to be flexible enough to alter it for any glitches, trying to teach children with no plan at all can often lead to failure of teaching.

The most difficult thing for me will to simply view problems as challenges. I am a very optimistic

person, but sometimes it can be difficult to see the silver lining, which is what I believe is necessary in order to change a problem into a challenge. I'm going to try to make sure to overcome this difficulty by using every resource I possibly can in order to thoroughly think about my problem and find multiple solutions to fix it.

Thing #2

How did you decide on your posting name and the name of your blog?

I chose the name of my blog based on the specifications given from our instructor in Education 3040.

What was your experience in creating the blog? Was it hard for you or easy? Why?

I love posting blogs! It came relatively easy to me. It seemed pretty easy for two main reasons. One, I have previously posted a blog to discuss topics that I felt were important discussions. Two, there were a lot of helpful hints in class and on the webpage. The only thing was problematic for me was designing the background more in detail. With a few clicks, however, I eventually figured out the answer.

How does your avatar reflect your personality? Did you create an avatar that looks like your real self or someone totally different? Why?
My avatar seems to sum me up pretty well. It looks somewhat like me, but I put things in there to describe my likes. First of all, I absolutely love the snow and winter. Although the background is for the purpose of skiers, I loved that it had snow; therefore, I chose it. The clothes represent what I typically wear, to an extent. Honestly, I tend to wear blue jeans more than anything, but I often like to wear black dress pants to appear more professional. As for the shirt, I chose it because it was one of the classier ones, and I love blue. Finally, the hat isn't something I would typically wear, but I used it to show my desire to travel. Berets often make me think of France, which is one of MANY places on my list to travel.