I was born in a country town, nestled against rolling hills and a lake, where in the Fall the tall grass blows in the wind. A quick walk grants the best chocolate milk in the world, at the local Dijon Dairy. Growing up, my father (a surfer dude) would regularly gather his family of 5 (I have 1 brother and 1 sister) and head across the Ortega Mountains in search of the Pacific. My mother is from Costa Rica, so she too loves the ocean. I grew up surfing and playing sports, including cross country, water polo, swimming, volley ball, and softball.My educational background has been a journey. Starting out at Wildomar Elementary to David A. Brown Middle school and then to Elsinore High School. After High School, I attended Biola for 1 year, and decided to relax my budget by attending junior college after that. A brief jaunt with 2 JC colleges mixed with full time jobs has found me at CSUSM, en route to a Liberal Studies degree and ultimately a teaching credential. Passionate I am for children and teaching, I want to guide them as they find who they are and what they are capable of achieving.
Technology is an ever changing continuum. Personally I have some issues with it. I feel as if the world is moving too fast with it, and as a whole need to slow down, but at the same time understand the importance for it. I am literate with most technology and am always willing to learn.
Since life is always changing CSUSM's mission statement really speaks to me. The fact that they are dedicated to life-long learning is a superb attribute. Learning does not stop after college but continues and that is a value that I can appreciate. With life always changing and learning I have my sights set on Costa Rica in the near future, where I can teach English. My husband and I recently visited Costa Rica, to spend time with my grandmother, aunts, uncles and all the cousins. It was our second visit each, and definitely not our last. My husband and I live near the Pacific Ocean, just south of the Oceanside Pier. We adore the coast and our little casita.
I chose to explore NETs #3, Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. I scored the lowest in this area. I believe that I scored the lowest because techonology is always changing. With it always changing there is new and better, but there is still good. In this class I have reflected on all the technology that we have used. I think I can grow and learn with knowing where to find good resources of how to integrate technology in the classroom. I explored The Journal to help me in the quest for new tools. I came across the article of the "Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners". Her article gives links and a reason why they should be used. After reading the information I really looked into Glogster. It was an awesome tool to use in the classroom. ost of all it was a safe and easy way to apply everyday knowledge and learning. Love this and will definitely use this in the classroom. Here are the others that made the Top 10 list. Hope you can look into these and hopefully apply them in your teaching. Lovely's Original Article. Below is a idea of what one Glog can look like. Enjoy!
