Blogs from teachers and students

As I searched the web for student and teacher blogs, I had a little trouble at first because I did not know exactly what I was looking for. I browsed a few blogs and felt that those weren't right because they did not look like my blog. Obviously, that was a naive thought because every blog is different and is used for different reasons.

The first blog I found was a teacher blog called talkingpoints. At this blog, she has questions that appear to come from assignments given in class. I believe that most of the posts are private and only the teacher and class can view them. I viewed this teachers profile and found out that her name is Marci Stern and she is a English teachers. This is what she looks like and the only picture on the blog:


This kind of blog is a good idea and similar to the one Dr. Strange has. It is a list of assignments and other important information that can be useful to the student.

Another blog I came about is called Entrepreneurship . Though there is no picture that I can find located at this blog, I am taking the risk in just not including one because I really wanted to discuss it. At this blog, it too has a list of assignments and instructions every few days for students to check out. On the side of the page there are about 25 links to each of her students in her class. I could not view their profiles, but I believe that their class blog is much similar to the one our class has, except that these are students from Desoto County that are using the blogs.

Adding A Picture

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Pon and Zi are the best! They are cartoons that are in love! Just adding a picture to my blog. :)

Did You Know?

I very much enjoyed the video that was on statistics and random facts about the world. I never thought about it into any sort of deep depth, but the world has come a VERY long way in such a short period of time. Last class period when I had to write 2 paragraphs on any subject I wrote, I wrote about texting messaging. I found it amusing that the first text message was sent in 1992 now an ungodly amount is sent everyday in the world that its more than the population! Also, tv and radio took way longer for the world to catch on to as a fad than internet. Myspace is the most popular evidentally. It was started in 2003, but so many people have joined, if all memebers lived in one country it would be the 8th largest in the world. I believe it! Everybody has a myspace, sometimes multiple ones. I know I do...

I am in love with the fact that there are 3,000 books published a day. I seek to be a novelest one day so this can be good news and bad news. Good news is, anybody can publish a novel because by 2010 that number doubles. Bad news is, will be book be successful? Nonetheless, it still makes my heart smile that there are an incredible amount of writers (and readers as well!) and you can never get too many of those, because technology is coming more and more popular by the nanosecond. The world is advancing at a faster paste as time gets closer to the future. Technology is becoming more common, easier to use, faster, better, and everything else to improve the lives of a human being. "Kids who have never held a textbook will hold the world." Thanks to technology, this quote is incredibly true.

ACCESS

Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide or ACCESS for short is for all Alabama public schools. It gives high school students the incentive to take AP and advanced courses, seek to get an advanced diploma, it provides remediation and supplement resources, and provides teachers with multimedia and technology tools to enhance instruction. This program has existed since October 2005. A few supporters of the ACCESS program is the governor, Alabama Legislature, Southern Regional Education Board, and a few others. Courses can be held during normal school hours or in the free time of the students since it is available online.

On the website, teachers, students, and parents all can access it. Teachers may be interested in the site because they would like to become an educator through the ACCESS program. Students can access the site to see what all the courses and learning enhancements that are available for them. Parents can review the site if they are interested in placing their child in advanced online learning course or to get information on advanced diplomas. There is also a link for resources that has important dates and deadlines listed.

ALEX

The Alabama Learning Exchange, or ALEX for short, is a collection of lesson plans that is created and posted by teachers. Almost any subject can be searched throughout this database. You can find traditional subjects like math, science, and reading to more up to date subjects like technology and computers. On the website (click here) you can conveniently choose which course of study you would like to review. It is broken down by subject, and then by grade once you have chosen your selection. To access the content on the website, you must become a member and log in. Without logging in, you can still see the subjects that there is available, how many lesson plans there are for that particular subject and do a search as well. The Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide, or ACCESS, is a site that is for high school students that want to be in AP (Advanced Placement) courses, electives, and other programs that may not be available to them at their high school.

I think this website can be very useful to me now and when I become a teacher. If I get stuck on something or need to find the perfect assignment or lesson plan for my class, I can come to this site to get ideas. For instance, I decided to check out what was available for my perspective future class, which is 8th grade Language Arts. There is a short description of possible learning tactics and standards, and then a number of how many lesson plans there are those tactics and standards. I also, like the ACCESS website, because I feel that there students in high school that want more options, but do not know where to get help or where to look. This website is definitely useful to them.

All About Christina!

Hello bloggers and anyone else who reads this! My name is Christina (if you did not know already) and I will be 21 in 6 days. I was born in Michigan, but moved to Alabama when I was 7. Some people say I have a funny accent, but I think they are just crazy. I am probably one of the shortest people you will ever meet. I am on 4'11"! I go to South Alabama because it is close to my home and my parents are my best friends, so I did not want to be too far away from them. Actually, I live with them. Music is the water I drink and the air that I breathe. I love and appreciate all music but my favorite is rap. I also enjoy reading, writing, and playing video games. My ultimate plan in life is to finish college, become an English teacher, get married, write an autobiography, and move far away from Alabama. I love to laugh and make other people laugh. Though I may be almost 21, I pretty much only watch cartoons. My favorites are Spongebob, South Park, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Some random facts that about me that I think you would like to know is I have been to Disney World 8 times and I hate the taste of toothpaste. That's about all I can think of to tell you about myself for right now. Have a nice day!

First Post

Welcome readers! I am Christina and this is my blog.