Topic 6

In our class on 6-25, we discussed PowerPoints. We created a powerpoint in class, this was not a new concept for me, however the fact that I could hyperlink to another page in my document was. I liked being able to refresh my powerpoint skills. I am sure as an educator I will use powerpoints often. I also like the fact that I can make webpages with powerpoint.

Topic 5

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLYETC/
This website is a resource for teachers. It has clip art images, different fonts, curriculum materials, lesson plans, NASA Educator Resources, and many other resources. I will remember this website for my future projects as a student at USU. The library link will come in handy as a students and as a teacher. Teachers can use the NASA Educator Resources and I am sure that I will use this in my classroom. The NASA site has videos and I am sure these will be entertaining and educational for my students. All in all this website is valuable for students of USU, educators, and parents. So quit checking out my blog and go check out this site.

What a Week

After a week long P.E. class that showed me how to teach students physical activity and in the process kicking my butt, as well as having my grandpa in the hospital, I needed a break. I finally got out and golfed yesterday. The weather was great and I actually did fairly well, better than usual. Now if I could just get my putting down.

Topic 4

In our second class we were instructed to make a lesson plan using resources such as UEN and that we needed to incorporate technology into it. UEN is a great resource for teachers because it allows a teacher to search the core curriculum in the subject area and grade they want to teach, it then allows a teacher to find lesson plans that fit their criteria.

I chose 1st grade math for my lesson plan. My lesson will be called 2D Shapes. I used the following websites to develop my lesson plan:
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=10715

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+Activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+Notebook/United+States/Elementary/K-3/Math/2D+Shapes.htm

Happy Father's Day

Today is Father's Day and I just wanted to give a shout out to all the important men in my life and say "Happy Father's Day". My husband is a terrific father and my daughter is lucky to have such a strong male figure in her life. He will teach her many important life lessons. I love him! I also want to mention my grandpa, without him, I have no idea where my life would be right now.

On Friday, grandpa gave us a scare. He went to the hospital here in town and was taken by ambulance to Provo. He ended up just needing medicine to control his erratic heartbeat, but having him in the hospital really awakened me to the fact that I could lose him. I have no idea what I would do if I lost him. So grandpa, here's to you! I love you!

Topic 3

Our last topic discussed on the first day of our class was "how to create a blog". Well as you can see with some help from my teacher as well as some of the ladies in my class, I have a blog. I am pumped to be a part of the blogging world. Not so sure how the blogging world will feel about that, but oh well.

Topic 2

During our first class we were also introduced to UEN (Utah Education Network). This website in an incredible resource for teachers. It has everything from the core curriculum to lesson plans to links to libraries. The lesson plans are all geared towards the core curriculum for any grade that a teacher may be teaching. We will use this website to create a lesson plan that is due on the 23rd of June.