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Out of all the web 2.0 tools that were presented this semester, there was one websites that I will definitely carry along with me when I began to teach, Pinterest. At the beginning of this semester I have heard of the website called Pinterest, but had no idea what the website consisted of. My first visit to Pinterest.com, I was surprised by all of the trending ideas that could be found in different categories from lesson plans to cooking recipes. I will be able to use Pinterest to generate new ideas for lesson plans, classroom designs, arts & crafts, and IEP’s. Pinterest can be used to discover cool projects that could be done in your class. When assigning a project, the teacher could let the parents know to check out Pinterest to find examples on how to do the project or add a twist to a certain project. All in all Pinterest is an amazing web 2.0 tool. 

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Educator in the Making

This past week I went home for Thanksgiving. I was excited, because this was my first time being back in Warren, TX since August. However, things were quite different. Everyone and everything that surrounded me seemed quite different or had somewhat changed a bit. Since attending school at Prairie View A &M and taking education courses, my thought process has somewhat changed too. I try to look at situations from a teacher’s perspective now. However, On Thanksgiving Day I spent majority of my time sitting outside observing my younger sibling and cousins playing; engaging in social interaction. When they were bored and had nothing else to do, I would help assist them in finding a game that would be intriguing to them. The games that I chose for the little ones to play had a slight learning twist. For instance, we played a simple game with a balloon, in which we would hit the balloon to each other. Every time the balloon would pass to another player, I had the kids count aloud how many times the balloon was hit to another player. On another occasion, I was talking to my sibling about school. He insisted on talking about sports, but my focus was how he was doing academically. Since my visit back home I feel more appreciative of the education that I am receiving at the college I attend.

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