Thing #2

Using web 2.0, I am excited to get out on the Internet, in a learning environment, to find some interesting websites for my classroom and for my kids to use in computer lab.
I began using a blog toward the end of last year in the computer lab at school. I hope to become more familiar with blogging so posting becomes faster, and more brainless for me, it was somewhat of a challenge this past year. Even with my amateur knowledge of "the blog" my kids thought it was the coolest thing ever. I hope to learn how to have students comment on other students' comments.
"Digital Learners" are exactly what I am hoping to create in my classroom. Most of the kiddos in my classroom do not have a computer or Internet access at home so I am hoping to flood them with computer access and the Internet so that they will be aligned with the current trends in technology. Computers are such an important part of society, I want the kids coming from my classrooms to be technologically savvy.

Thing #1

I don't think I was a lifelong learner until I became a teacher. I am alternative certified so it wasn't until I began my AC classes that I realized how important growth in all areas of life was. Now I am very interested in all learning, not just psychology. I have found we can find interesting things about people in all realms of academia.
After viewing the 71/2 habits of highly effective people I know that the most important habit to me is to take responsibility for my own learning. Others are always around to teach me, but I must be willing to engage and apply the new knowledge so that it will not be lost. The habit that is the easiest for me is taking responsibility for my learning, viewing problems as challenges, and feeling confident in learning. I know that when we are learning it is okay to make mistakes, learning is the avenue by which we can ask questions, make mistakes, and learn from our questions and mistakes.
The hardest habit for me is to begin with the end in mind, so many times I don't know what exactly I want to learn; I want to know it all. I think if I will become more specific about my quests they will become more fruitful.