Thursday January 15, 2009

Class began with an introduction of each student. By choosing one M&M of our favorite color, we were given something to talk about. Each colored M&M had a topic to guide our introductions. For example, brown indicated a memory/embarrassing moment, red=family, yellow=why you chose to be a teacher, green=hobbies, blue was a wild card where you could choose what to talk about. This was very helpful in getting to know our peers a little better.

We were also made aware of something that we should all be thinking about very seriously. Most all of us are all addicted to some sort of social networking site; whether it be facebook, myspace, or the latest craze~ We are in our final stages of our teacher preparations, so we will be searching for jobs is in our very near future. In the fall we will attend a job fair and begin handing out resumes to potential employers if not doing so already. Although college may be more fun than we can even blog about, we are facing some serious technological obstacles if we don't clean up our sites. It's very unfortunate that potential employers can pull apart our personal lives through means of the web, but THEY CAN!! Now is the time to start building a better "online reputation". Even if your profiles are set to private, there is a way around this! Although that Kodak moment was something you never wanted to forget, just think, is it really worth not being considered for a job or being let go because your student's parents have uncovered something they deem inappropriate.

Now~On a happier note:

Choose whether you would like to use your facebook and twitter in the class. This is optional, but can be helpful.

Also, Create a GMAIL and SKYPE account!! This is not optional and will be used throughout the duration of the semester!

Go ahead and begin creating PBwiki webpage. This is the first assignment and again, is not optional.

Complete both online surveys by this coming Sunday~

Take a deep breath...week one is almost over!!