Obstacles

Since I mixed up the dates and didn't do the assignment the week it was suppose to be done I suppose that I will do 2 in a row.

I titled this one 'Obstacles' because I find that this course is going to be a lot of work for me. I picked an online course because I just gave birth to a baby girl on July 12th. She is the best baby ever. I figured that with a new baby in my life, and trying to work, and finish my college schooling as a full time student an online course may be best so that I can stay home. Since you lose that face to face teaching in the classroom it requires a lot of discipline and time management.

Things like blogs and online discussions help can really help other people like my situation. This is where Web 2.0 tools come in handy. Google docs, blogs, and wikis are great tools to help a student learn. In a class of mine where a post was required it was difficult to learn. You never had interaction like these new 2.0 tools allow. With blogs you can create the blog to reflect your personalities and this can encourage others to view your blogs and respond. Google docs allow single, first-time parents(like myself) to collaborate in a group project without having to try and fit in meeting times that work for everyone. It is very difficult and time consuming to try and pack up a baby and go places. Therefore, I really like the online meeting whenever is conveinient. I am not too familiar with wikis but I find it like the blog without the personalized fonts and colors and background pictures.

Like I stated before... I am not too positive how a math educator could use these tools in the classroom but an English or social studies teacher can definitely use these tools someday.

1st Blog Experience

I said I would never blog. I never understood why people would just create a whole blog revolved around themselves. I guess I never thought of it as a teaching tool. The only blogs that I have heard of are from people that just like to trash other people or from people that say they don't care what people think of them and put up just random things and comments out on the internet hoping people will follow them.

I never know what to write about. I am very curious on how I could utilize a blog as a math instructor. I could very well see a blog being used in English courses or maybe even social studies courses.That is all I have to say in my first ever blog. Many more will come