widgets

In addition to a link to my profile, my blog list and labels, I also decided to add a widget showing what I'm currently reading. I think that as an English teacher it is important to always be reading something that isn't required and to share those books with your class. I think if students see that I enjoy reading they'll be more likely to read recreationally as well.
I also added a picture of my pet rabbit, Sebastian, because I love him and I think he's very cute. He's a siamese sable Netherland Dwarf. He's full-grown and only about 2 pounds. He is adorable. I'm kind of like those obnoxious grandparents who share their photos of all their grandchildren, but that's ok.

goals for this course

First: a little background

I like to think I'm adequately experienced when it comes to technology. I'm fairly willing to play around with new applications or websites until I figure out how to use them. I'm good at things I use (powerpoint, word processing, iPhoto, iTunes, facebook, etc.) but there are a lot of technologies I don't really have much experience with. Although, I do remember making really bad, simple html websites with really bright solid color backgrounds and really bright too-big font when I was in elementary school. However, I haven't really done much with websites since then. (Was it just at my elementary school that everyone did that? We thought we were so cool.) I also tend to just use things personally. I fiddle around with iTunes playlists and organize and edit my pictures a little bit, but with the exception of facebook I don't really use technology to commuicate with anyone. I don't have a flickr account or a twitter. I use stumbleupon, but I don't have any friends. If you have stumbleupon you should be my friend so that I'm not so antisocial.

therefore my goals for this course are:

• use technology to actually interact with other people
• learn ways that I could use technology in teaching English
• be comfortable with technologies I would use to create a class website (like voicethreads or blogging)