Hello Friends =)

Thanks for visiting, I am currently a senior at A&M University Commerce where I intend on graduating this December and going on to become a Speech teacher/ track and or cross country coach. I am also taking an online ETEC class that is introducing blogging to all the students so we all get to create our own. The class I'm taking is also showing teachers of the next generation how to use technology in their classrooms. The idea of aiding students learn using something they already know so much about seems to be the right train of action. As I become a speech teacher and seeing a most of the class is about getting students to speak out, it might take a while for some so if they do have something to say and are unable to portray their thoughts in class a blog seems like a great way for them to express themselves. This class is going to be so mind blowing. It is never a bad idea to get new ideas on how to teach your students. I'm sure there is so much to be learned here that I didn't even know I didn't know. How to connect with students from home, how to get more participation out of your students both in the classroom and through technology. One thing I really think would be fun to learn is how to teach my students to only use technology as a crutch and not as their source for everything that they need to accomplish in the classroom or in life. maybe a happy medium. =) Beside all that I am excited to learn so that my students should be able to learn and maybe even one day pass it on to someone else.