Social Media Tools From ECED 3043

The Social Media Tools that I have been using in this course have been interesting. I was on guard about some the social media tools but as I went through the steps of using them the process was smoother than I had imagined. The Google Drawing Presentation in my opinion was simple and quick. I like  those type of presentations. The Prezi was more time consuming, and more difficult to maneuver through for me, but the end results are amazing. My experience with Prezi is minimal, only from using it in this class, but I was able to preview some amazing Prezi's that more experienced individuals had created. I did also enjoy the Powtoon website. I thought the animations were interesting, and students of any age would enjoy having the teacher present a lecture that way. My daughter was near by watching me make the Powtoon, and she thought it was great. Of course, she thinks everything I design is great, because I'm mom. :) She was so inspired she asked me to let her teachers know about it, because that's how she wants to learn lessons in the future.  Twitter is a great social media tool, because you can see the interesting, and inspiring tweets for organizations, and individuals throughout the world who I share similar interest with. Pinterest, oh how I love Pinterest. In my opinion the creator of Pinterest is a genius. It has everything you may need from a-z. If you cant find something on Pinterest, it probably doesn't exist. Pinterest: How To
Overall, I enjoyed learning all these new social media tools. I plan to bring some of them into my future classroom to keep my students engaged in learning in a new, and  creative way.

My Family..My Life

I want to tell you about my family. I am in my 30's, and I am a returning student to PVAMU. I graduated high school in 2001. I have been an on again and off again student due to what I like to call LIFE. I have two amazing children, and due to having to raise them I had to stop school a few times to maintain work.  I am finally back again and focused on graduating. I have a slight problem with procrastination, its easy to blame it on having to take care of a family, but it is an excuse. A good one, but an excuse. My children inspire me to be a success. My daughter who is 9, is always talking about what she's gonna be when she grows up. I encourage her to be whatever she wants, but I feel like I need to be an example as well. It has been difficult getting back into the routine of homework, and taking care of home, but with the grace of God I hope to accomplish great things.  The best advice I have been given is to not give up. I quit my full time job to return back to school, and am just doing a part time job for now, my mother has been God sent, so I am lucky to have the support.  I hope to make them proud one day.  If anyone else who may be in my situation needs motivation to return to school, useful reasons can be found at the link provided.Returning Back To College

My Career Goals

My goals are to become an Elementary Teacher. I would prefer to teach lower level grades. I was a teacher assistant for a few years, and that's where my love from teaching grew  from. I am just returning back to college to finally finish my degree. I hope to return back to the school district where i was employed  as an aide and have my own classroom.  I want to teach because I feel like education is a must. All careers derive from having an education because you have to be able to at least read, and write. I think teachers do not get enough credit for all they do.  Its baffling how everyone says the children are the future, but yet the people who are teaching these kids to have bright futures are one of the lowest paid occupations.  If it were not for teachers there would not be CEO's and scientists. I hope that in the future teachers are given the benefits and recognition they deserve, and even if we don't we will still teach on.  I worked with amazing teachers who made strides everyday to incorporate fun, and engaging activities into their classrooms, I watched them stress over the STAAR test, and worry about the special need students in their class, and the dedicated administrators try their best to deal with behavior problems and get the equipment needed for students to be a success.  I admire them and hope to one day be as inspirational as they are to someone else.Effective Teaching