Thing #3 Blogging in the Classroom

I think one of the most helpful ways I could use my blog in my classroom would be to update the blog with daily notes and assignments. I already use Prezi, to present all my lectures to my class. I could link all of my lectures to my blog. Students that missed class could visit the blog to get the information they missed from class that day, or students could look over all the post for a certain unit to study for an upcoming quiz or test. I could also post a pdf of worksheets handed out in class. Students could print the worksheet from home if they missed class that day or misplaced the worksheet. It would prevent me from having to make extra copies to provide for the students. I wouldn't want to use my blog for extra information that wasn't presented in class due to many of my students not having internet access at home.

Thing #2 Creating My Blog

As a blogging newbie, this is my first experience with blogging. I have many friends who blog, and occasionally I will read their blog. I have always thought it would be something I would enjoy, but I haven't taken the time to sit down and figure it out until now. For my blog posting name I decided to just use my own name. I named my blog KHS Chemistry just in case I ever wanted to use it for my classroom. I created the blog during my first night of my technology class, therefore it went pretty smoothly. Creating the avatar was a little bit more challenging. I had trouble figuring out how to post it to my blog. It took some time, but it turned out I was simply just not coping and pasting the whole html code into the right box. My first posts were petty simple to get started, hit publish and look at me go I'm already blogging. I attempted to make my avatar look like me just because i thought they were supposed to. With very limited options I do not think it really turned out to look like me at all, but its simple and I'm a simple person!

Thing #1 Lifelong Learners

The easiest habit of the lifelong learner for me is setting goals. As a high school teacher, I believe making it though each day is a small victory. I set goals daily, some very short term such as a to-do list, and others more lengthy. Just recently I set out to learn how to knit, and after numerous YouTube videos and lots of pulling apart my mistakes I have made quite a few scarves and head warmers. I fell like many of the habits of a lifelong learner are necessary in accomplishing your goals, such as accepting responsibility, turning problems into challenges, and having confidence.

On the other hand, I seem to struggle most with the 1/2 habit, playing. In the past year I worked as a full-time teacher, went to school for my masters part-time, planned a wedding, got married, bought a house, and remodeled it completely in 5 months. Even though I enjoyed each and every one of those things, they were all work and no play. I fell like the job of being a teacher is never ending and there is always something I can be doing at all times. I don't stop enough to go play and get my mind off my busy lifestyle.