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blog post # 13

I explored the web site ALEX, and I found it to very helpful, it gives great information about lesson plans and how to make better use of them. When I first browsed the web site I just looked at all the different information that we can have access to. ALEX showed me how I can better myself as a teacher, by exploring all the web sites it has available. I also like how the site reenterate the importance of the missions that the web site holds every idea is used for the purpose of the welfare of the student. The web site shows information about standard tests and a lot more important facts as a future teacher we will use that will help create a good test. This program is based on helping students achieve the neccessary skills on a local and state level.Tthis web site gives full details on every thing a teacher will need to help  establish a good class room and lesson plans, I know I will benefit from the site as a future teacher.

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I read the blog from Jabiz, and he is a man with very intense words, and he takes his work very serious. I can tell he is a person who puts time and effort into what he wants to say, and I think that is great. He goes straight to the point with his comments, but with a sense of humor. I like his ideas of the connection we need with each other, and to have a open mind with others.

Jabiz's last post was an awesome to me. I liked how he adresses education in Africa, and especially the way he portarayed the country as a place where learing can be attained. I thought it was great how he chose different scenes and music that depicts the life of an average African American who has to work very hard to get a simple meal to eat. He also talks about The Daraja Acedemy, which I think was also a great idea to get education started in Africa. Jabiz talked about one of the students who name was Ester,I like tha fact that he showed me that even though education is not as demanding there as it is here, because the lack of money and educators it is still important in other countries. Ester  was a very bright student who wanted to learn even though it was dfficult. I hope that Jabiz gets all the support he needs to make this learning opportunity a reality for Ester because funding is greatly needed.
 Jabiz is a teacher who is truly dedicated to teaching and educating others, he has so much passion for what he does and it shows through his work and his words.

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Blog Post 12

Visit Ricky Trione's website. Explore who he is and why he is famous. After reading about him go to your blog post and comment about what you have read.http://www.rickytrioneart.com/

Ricky Trione is a man who has become a great artist through his paintings, but do to unfortunate circumstances he lost his eye sight from two separate accidents. Even though this has happened to him, he still continues to paint. Ricky has become an inspiration to others by overcoming his disability. Through his work, he was able to recreate paintings for all to appreciate, especially the blind. He was able to create paintings that could be felt by the touch and it would give the same effect of appreciation to the disabled. Ricky travels through out the United States sharing his paintings and inspiring others with his story.

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Blog Post # 11

First Graders in Ms. Cassidy's Class Today I watched an awesome video form Ms. Cassidy. I thought it was great how she got her class started with technology, and how she decided what would be best for her and her class, and then put it together to create various web sites that could be used in and outside of the class room to enhance their learning.

I think how I would implement technology in my class room like Ms. Cassidy, is to use different sources of technologies like the the nintendo d.s. It would give the students a break from learning, but in the same aspect while they are playing the game they will still be in engaged in the learning process. I would like to be able to also implement blogging in the class as an alternate method of teaching and learning while we are actually sitting in the class room. Ms. Cassidy also made another great point, that technology may not be as accessible as we like it to be.  That maybe due to lack of funding, but she was a teacher that was determined for her class to be a part of the technology world. The benefits of using technology in the class room will allow the students to broaden their creativity as well as allow them to expand their ways to apply what they have learned and use it even further out side of the class room. Ms. Cassidy was very thorough in gathering information before she made it accessible to her students. I hope to one day be able to think of ideas as she did that will help my class stay up to date with this ever so changing world of technology.

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The Hair Style by J. McClung Mr. McClung made a great presentation on fundraiser for cancer, I believe he is a person that shows great compassion for what he is doing,and I think we as a person should be like Mr. McClung in one way or another, to sacrifice something of importance for such a worthy cause is awesome! even though this was a serious fundraiser he took and made it exciting and interesting and some times that is what it takes,you have to think outside the box as a teacher so that your students will be motivated to learn more. I think the best part for his students was when they could actually cut all of his hair off, some times we as teachers must make a sacrifice for one reason or another. Mr. McClung did one of the most awesome thing a person can do, but I hope his class in the reality of it became more educated about the fundraiser and what is stands for, not just all about the hair cut, students need to see that we are not just a teacher, but a person too, and that is what we want for our students to become as educated as possible in school as well as out of school. We all can learn from this teacher's , for he represents as a teacher and a person. Learn to Give!