Creating my blog and avatar was a great learning experience for me. Since I am not tech-savvy, I found it amazing what could be done in creating both the blog and the avatar. I decided on my posting name by remembering that Dr. Wall wanted us to use our last name and I just addied my initials. I kept it simple because there is so much to remember when it comes to usernames, passwords, URL's, etc. I chose "Nanniemary" for the name of my blog because I am "Nannie" to six grandsons and one great-granddaughter and adding my first name to create a unique name.
As I posted previously, creating the blog was an interesting, but scary and anxiety-ridden experience. This was due to the fact that I am not comfortable with all the web applications available which made it a hard, slow process. Of course, that is why we are taking this course and I am confident I will be proficient very soon!
My avatar was created to reflect my real self as much as possible as well as my personality. They did not offer red hair scattered with gray hair, but I look younger this way! I do spend most of my time in t-shirts and jeans and tennis shoes or hiker boots, and I wear my glasses all the time. The laptop accessory and the classroom background are a part of my developing teacher personality and help to define me. The avatar was definitely a fun activity.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thing #1
The habits of the lifelong learner consist of:
1. Begin with the end in mind by setting goals for yourself.
2. Accept responsibility for your own learning.
3. View problems as challenges to learn from.
4. Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.
5. Create your own learning toolbox.
6. Use technology to your advantage.
7. Teach and mentor others.
Last, but not least in importance - PLAY!
The easiest lifelong learning habits for me will be #3, #4, and #7, as I have always lived my life with the philosophy that problems are nothing more than challenges to learn from, confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner is what has motivated my educational venture from the beginning, and I enjoy teaching and mentoring others as it gives me a sense of achievement in myself and whomever I may be teaching/mentoring. The hardest lifelong learning habits for me will be #6, using technology to my advantage as I am not a tech-savvy person (yet!), and the last habit, learning to play, because I have always had to work hard and multi-task with little time for myself.
What I would like to learn by playing with Web 2.0 tools is how to become technology-oriented in relation to teaching in the classroom. I believe that this will enable me to become a more effective and confident instructor. I am hoping to accomplish this goal by exploring options myself and by asking for help from my classmates and professors.
Setting up my blog was a bit on the scary side for me because I am not as comfortable working with web applications as I would like to be. There were many moments of anxiety and frustration with myself for not being able to accomplish the task quicker, but it was still an interesting and educational experience.
1. Begin with the end in mind by setting goals for yourself.
2. Accept responsibility for your own learning.
3. View problems as challenges to learn from.
4. Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.
5. Create your own learning toolbox.
6. Use technology to your advantage.
7. Teach and mentor others.
Last, but not least in importance - PLAY!
The easiest lifelong learning habits for me will be #3, #4, and #7, as I have always lived my life with the philosophy that problems are nothing more than challenges to learn from, confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner is what has motivated my educational venture from the beginning, and I enjoy teaching and mentoring others as it gives me a sense of achievement in myself and whomever I may be teaching/mentoring. The hardest lifelong learning habits for me will be #6, using technology to my advantage as I am not a tech-savvy person (yet!), and the last habit, learning to play, because I have always had to work hard and multi-task with little time for myself.
What I would like to learn by playing with Web 2.0 tools is how to become technology-oriented in relation to teaching in the classroom. I believe that this will enable me to become a more effective and confident instructor. I am hoping to accomplish this goal by exploring options myself and by asking for help from my classmates and professors.
Setting up my blog was a bit on the scary side for me because I am not as comfortable working with web applications as I would like to be. There were many moments of anxiety and frustration with myself for not being able to accomplish the task quicker, but it was still an interesting and educational experience.
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