Thursday, January 12, 2012

All About Me


Major: Intervention Specialties Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Intensive                     

  1. I want my friends to describe me as: Caring, Dependable, Fun!                                                                   
  2. Memorable learning experience: When I went into my first Special Education classroom as an assistant I thought it would be fairly easy, but I learned that it's hard work, and it made me excited about becoming a teacher.
  3. My favorite subject at school and why: Math, because I can never understand it! 
  4. Accomplishment I most cherish: I studied abroad in France for six months, and even though I was homesick I stuck it out and stayed the whole time. 
  5. My work habits can best be described as: Hardworking, energetic, dependable, good with people.                                                                                                                      
  6. Three words that describe me best: Kind, Friendly, Caring. 
  7. People may be surprised to know: I graduated high school with six other students!                                                                                                                        
  8. What I hope to be doing in ten years: Working as a Special Education Teacher, as well as helping my family with their ferry boat business and hopefully doing some marketing in that. I would also love to have a family and a house by then. 
  9. What I do in my spare time: Of course hanging out with my friends and family. I also love reading and I absolutely LOVE to travel.                                                                         
  10. Things I can do without:                            
  11. My all-time favorite movie: I couldn't pick just one, the ones I've seen recently that I love are Water for Elephants and the Help.                                                                                                                                                            
  12. BG’s best kept secret: The Cookie Jar!                                              
  13. Three things always found in my refrigerator: Lettuce, Jelly, and Crystal Light!                
  14. Person I would like to meet: 

  1. What are your general expectations about this class? To learn how to use a Mac that will help me in my future classroom to help my students use technology.
  2. How comfortable are you using Windows? How comfortable are you using Macs? I've owned a Mac for the past five years, and I worked with Macs in high school, so I am more comfortable with Macs, but I also know how to use Windows just not as well. 
  3. Which application(s) do you use the most? I don't use many, Microsoft Office, mainly word. I also use Safari and iTunes. 
  4. Which application(s) do you want to learn how to use? Anything to help me learn more about my computer...
  5. Is there anything I need to know about you? I get easily frustrated with technology, but I am learning!
  6. What is your attitude about using technology? I want to learn more about it, but I am not the best at using it. I am always willing to learn!