Classmates

I really enjoyed this class and I am sad to leave actually! It was a very warm environment. Sometimes we really didn't know what we were doing, but we made it. I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope everybody makes an A!

What I've Learned in EDM310

This class has definately been a learning experience. Before I came to this class I didnt know what a lot of things were. I had never used blogs or podcasts before. Now I can listen to podcasts without even thinking of it as work. I also learned a lot of google. I had no idea that google had so many gadgets and was so people friendly.

I think that this class is a good prerequisite for teachers to take. It helped me learn about spreadsheets and use Microsoft Word in a way I didn't know before. Teachers definately need to know how to use the computer in today's classroom.

There is not really anything that we did not cover that I think we should have. Mrs. Averitt did a great job! This class was very enjoyable.

ACCESS

For my ACCESS project I went to Satsuma High School and Satsuma, Alabama. They were really nice and helpful to me while I was there. The students actually showed me around the lab and filled me in on what they really do.

The students are not actually taking an ACCESS course via smartboard this semester. They said next semester they will begin the classes with another classroom over the monitor. In ACCESS courses it gives students a chance to take Advanced Placement classes. The ACCESS lab provides teachers with additional multimedia and technology tools to enhance instruction.

The ACCESS lab in equipped with Codec. Codec is technology for compressing and decompressing data. It also has cameras, monitors, a smartboard, wireless internet, and laptops for all of the students. They are able to receive all of these things by a grant that provides 12 pilot high schools with all of the needed materials.

Some classes that ACCESS has are Latin, German, Mandarin Chinese, AP English, AP Calculus, and AP Statistics, to name a few. These courses are normally not available to high school students. ACCESS gives them a chance to expand their horizons and begin preparing for college.

For each class that the students take they spend a regular class time in the lab. If the students take 4 ACCESS courses then they could spend their whole day in the lab. The students I talked to really enjoy the lab and say it is their favorite part of the day. The students' teachers send their work to the lab and they complete it there. There was only about 5 or 6 students in the lab while I was there. They receive more hands on time there and have a quieter area to study.

The ACCESS lab definately promotes e-learning to the students. The technology they have in the labs in unbelievable. The students know how to work everything and are able to actually talk to other students at another school via computer. ACCESS labs look like a really good idea from my perspective. I would definately want to take ACCESS courses if it were at my high school.

Pluses and Minuses of Blogging in the Classroom

For this assignment I read my classmate, Joye Wiggin's, blog. We did our podcast together and during that time we shared a lot of the same ideas about blogging in the classroom. There are definately two sides to the equation in this situation.

First off, blogging in the classroom introduces students to technology in the classroom. This is a easy and fun way to get them learning. Blogging is a really easy tool to get them started on. The teacher could have each student have their own blog and write out their own opinions on things. The teacher could either have them do a journal type of blog or an assignment type, like we do in EDM310. By having the students do these blogs they are getting a feel of what its like to use technology with learning. Blogging is especially good for the quiet and shy kids. They can type out what they are thinking instead of having to talk in front of the whole class.

Although blogging has a lot of good things about it, it also has some cons. One thing that is a major factor is the security part of it. With having the students do blogs, they are putting themselves on the internet. We all know that when you place anything you've written on the internet, it is free game for the world to see. Even people you don't want seeing it. Teachers and parents can take the necessary precautions with this issue and it can be overruled. Another con that blogging in the classroom has is that some students might not be readily accessable to computers. Even in this time of technology not all homes have a computer. Those students without a computer in the home would either have to do their work at school or travel to a public place that has computers. This could become a potential problem.

Even though blogs have pros and cons, I think that the cons outweight the pros. Teachers should start getting students used to using technology and blogs are a great way to start. I know while using blogs in our classroom I really got the feel for computers. Before this class I wouldn't have known how to do a lot of things.

Electronic Conversation

For my electronic conversation I emailed Mrs. Mary Garrison from Ocean Springs High School. She is a certified teacher and runs the Career Center there at Ocean Springs High School. She is sort of the "eyes and ears" of the whole school. She helps the students in her learning lab with finding the right University to attend, helps them with schoolwork, and helps them use the technology available at the school. Since she has such a big part in the technology at school part of things I thought she could be a good candidate to ask some questions too. She was really excited about sharing what she knows and has learned while being at Ocean Springs High School. Below I have copied and pasted some of our emails we had between each other.

My first email:

Mrs. Garrison,Hey! My name is Rachel Beaty and I attended Ocean Springs High School where you work. I am a student at the University of Southern Alabama now and I was just wondering if I could ask you a few questions about your school. First off, I was wondering if the teachers use technology in the classroom, and if so to what extent? Another thing I would like to know is if the technology actually helps the students learn or if it hinders their ability to? Does the technology make it easier for students to catch on? At your school I know their are special needs children, do they have access to the technology labs and if so how do they work in that situation? I know you run the Career Center at the school, so how does having the technology lab make your job easier? Do you think technology in the classroom is a good idea? And last but not least, what technology would you like to see used more in the classroom? Thank you so much for helping me out!Rachel Beaty

Her response:

Rachel,It is nice to hear that you are doing well! The University of Alabama is a fine school. As for your questions, I would be more than glad to help you out. The first thing you wanted to know was if the teachers use technology in the classroom, and if so to what extent? Well here at Ocean Springs High School technology is a big part of classroom learning and becoming bigger by the minute. Each classroom has a minimum of two computers. On those computers the students are able to research their studies, type out papers, and complete any assignments given to them by the teacher. The students are also required to visit my lab once a month to keep them updated on college and University information via computer. I help them apply to school online for two reasons. One reason is so that students who are not familiar with computers can get hands on experience, and so that they can someone is their pushing them to apply to college. Technology is a big part of learning here and I would like to see it grow even more. Your next question regarding if the technology helps or hurts the students, I would definately say that it helps 100%. In the world today, technology is everywhere. If the students do not get accustom to using it, they are going to be left to dry in the real world. It is our job here at the high school to prepare the students as much as we can for college and the real world. One major factor in succeeding in the world is to be able to use technology. Our special needs children here at Ocean Springs High School do, in fact, get time in the learning lab. They have special programs on the computers to help them better their skills. They have designated times to come in the lab and they seem to really enjoy it here. Technology makes a world of difference with my job. If I did not have the lab then all students would have to apply to college via snail mail. Nowadays that is pretty much unheard of. Technology is a great idea. I would definately like to see my school using more of it.Sincerely, Mrs. Garrison

My Second Email:

Mrs. Garrison,Thank you so much for helping me out with this. It sounds like technology is really import to you guys over there. I'm glad to hear that the special needs students don't miss out on the lab. For another assignment I had to visit a school here in Alabama to see a lab they have called an ACCESS lab, do you think Mississippi will ever get something along the lines of this? It seems really helpful to students.Rachel Beaty

Her response:

Rachel,I did some research on the ACCESS lab you spoke of. It sounds like a really cool idea. It allows the students to engage in Advanced Placement courses that they would otherwise not have access to. Here at Ocean Springs High School we have "AP" courses available, but we do not have a lab for the students to go to. If the students here score well enough on an exam given at the end of the class, they are able to count that class as a college credit. This seems like it is something along the lines of what they are doing in Alabama. Although we do offer AP classes, I would like to see us get an ACCESS lab. Of course it wouldn't be ACCESS here it would be MCCESS ;).Sincerely, Mrs. Garrison.

My Third Email:

Mrs. Garrison,You are right about the MCCESS ha ha! Thank you for all your help you have given me on this subject. I hope that your students are learning all they can from the technology y'all have available.Rachel Beaty

After this conversation I had with Mrs. Garrison I realized that technology in the classroom is a big deal. Teachers and administrators are becoming more into using technology. I think it is great that the students are getting a chance to use the technology.

Racial Cleansing in America Podcast

The first podcast I listened to was about Thenonious Monk. He is a famous jazz musician from the south. His song "Little Rootie Tootie" has train sounds in it from his heritage. He moved to NYC when he was five, but still remembered the train sounds from his past. He says most people think that Jazz is a cosmopolitan inner city things, but it actually comes from the south. Thelonious Monk lived with his mother from the day that he was born to the day that she died. He grew up playing piano in his church. He says that he learned his sort of "taste" from his mother from her food to her clothing.

The next podcast I listened to was Racial Cleaning in America. Corbin, Kentucky is a very white run town. Laura Smith tells a story of when she was a child and they ran out of gas, so they got picked up by an African American. His mom lied to the man and told them they were actually from Williamsburg. This was because they didn't want the man to know they were from Corbin. Mrs. Boose was born in 1927. She tells a story of getting off the train and being scared to get of because the main train stop was in Corbin. The 1910 census shows that there were a total of 10 African Americans living in Corbin at the time. The blacks commuted there just to work on the railroad. There was a time called Red Summer when there was 25 race riots against the black. After this all but 3 African Americans were sent packing. This just goes to show you how bad the racism was back then.

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper has 40 years of experience being an educator. She created this site to help teachers and let them see her ideas she has come up with in her experiences. She gives numerous ideas to teachers on how to use technology in the classroom. She gives workshops and seminars to help teach the teachers. She also teaches classes as a college. One of her ideas she has come up with is Constructivism. She beleives technology should be used to facilitate learning, not the be the focus of the learning. She beleives students should learn by doing things within a specific context. Learning is reflective and incorporates feedback from the teachers. She believes that students as well as teachers learn from their mistakes.

Another part of her website gives information about Digitial Media and Photography Resource. This is a cool part of her website. She gives ideas and help to teachers who wants to incorporate digital cameras, camcorders, iMovies, podcasts, or digital photos into the classroom environment. This part of the site would be very helpful for up and coming teachers who want to use technology in the classroom. It gives them ideas on how to introduce it into the classroom.

Suggested improvements on podcasts

I listened to my groups podcast first. I think all in all we did a good job, but there was room for improvements. First off, I said "um" entirely too much. Maybe if we were to do it again we could have practiced more and gotten all of the kinks out. We also could have been more conversational in our speech. We all took turns talking about what we had written down and didnt really have a conversation about it. On the lighter side, our information was accurate and thorough.

The next podcast I listened to was group number 3, Access Labs. They did a really great job first off. Their information was very indepth and detailed. They covered every aspect of the Access labs. They could have been more conversational in their talking though. Instead of each person just reading off what they wrote, they could talk amongst themselves about the topic. The fact that Susan experienced access lab is really cool.

The last podcast I listened to was group number 2. They talked about blogs in the classroom and how they can be used in education. They did a really good job also. They spoke clearly and loudly. Their information was very informative. If someone didn't know anything about blogs, then they would after listening to this podcast. The only thing they could have done different would to be more conversational. I think since this was our first podcast we were a bit nervous and just read off our papers. On the next podcast everybody could just talk amongst themselves more.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. Although it is an online "encyclopedia" it is not a very valuable resource. It allows anyone to make edits to the information that is available. People do not need to be informed on the subject at hand or anything. Anyone can go in and delete information or just add anything they want, whether its true or not. All in all I think wikipedia is a very untrusting source.

Although wikipedia does let anybody edit the information they do have a couple of things that they do to try to keep the correct information at hand. There is something called the Wikiscanner and it lets the public see who has edited the information that they are reading. If they can see who has written the information then maybe they can differentiate the true from the lies. Next they have a thing called Wikipedia scanner. Its a search tool that traves the comments and edits on Wikipedia entries back to their source IP address. Even with these tools I still think Wikipedia is not very useful for accurate information.

Using mathematics in the classroom

Judy Chandler is a mathematics teacher and incorporates technology into everyday class. She really recommends teachers using technology to enhance the learning quality of the children. Technology used in everyday classrooms in unison with mathematics can enhance the students learning quite a bit. It teaches the students to use math skills learned in the classroom in everyday life. Nowadays children just learn what they have to in school and don't feel the need to use it. Technology can show them that is fun and very useful. Technology really opens a lot of doors for children that they wouldnt have had in the past. It lets them see how mathematics and other things tie into reality.

Judy Chandler also gives a lot of free resources available to teachers. These websites should be very beneficial for children. Technology has become a really important part of life in today's society. If children are not getting the proper experience with it they are being cheated out of something really wonderful. All teachers should research how they can start bringing in different learning tools with technology.

"growth" vs. "fixed mindset"

I watched this video starring Carol Dweck. She talks about two types of students, those who beleive that their learning capacity is at the max and they cannot learn more, and those who beleive intelligence can be attained overtime. She did an 8 session workshop with students and half of them just had study skills classes and the other half had growth mindset classes. The students who had the study skills classes their grades decreased and the study was show to be a failure. The students who had the growth mindset classes increased intellectually. Their grades rebounded because they learned that the brain is a muscle and the more you use it the more you can learn. The teacher, who remained in the dark about this workshop, could pick out the students who went to the growth mindset workshop compaired the ones that only had study skills classes. Carol Dweck emphasizes that students should keep neurons connecting and use their brain as a muscle.

This movie is a very good thing for teachers. It can show them that if they administer the right kind of motivation for their students that the sky is the limit. If the teachers let the students know that the brain is in fact a muscle and that the more they use it the bigger it gets, the students will want to learn and see this effect happen.

itunes video

I watched a video about the sun and the universe. They consider the sun a "universal work of art." The sun generates enough energy to hold the universe together. That is a lot of energy considering our universe is very large. The sun is equivilent to 1 million degrees fehrenheit. Our sun is 93 million miles from the sun. The sun is powerful enough to heat our earth and give enough centrifical force to hold the entire universe together. It takes 8.5 minutes for light to leave the sun and reach the earth. If one were to leave the earth it would take them approximately 11 months to reach the sun.

My class could definately use this video as a learning resource. They could learn a lot about the solar system and how it works. A lot of people think that the sun is a lot closer and more insignificant than it is. While watching this video I learned different things that I did not know were true. I, for one, thought that the sun was just another star along with the others. I was wrong. The sun actually holds together our universe.

Itunes University

Itunes University is great. It is learning for in the classroom, at home, or anywhere on the go. Students can use their ipods for education purposes. A good thing about itunes university is that is always available 24-7. It gives students access to universities, top colleges, and educational focuses organizations around the clock. All the students have to do is have a MAC or a PC. Students can sync itunes university with any iphone or ipod, which pretty much nowadays everybody has.

College students love itunes and ipods. This helps them learn on their own turf so to say. They can watch movies, download information, and a lot of cool stuff from the comfort of their own home. It also gives information in a more vivid way than just text and pictures. It also gives a chance for schools to open their information to the public to see. Students can download the information they need and listen and learn while they eat, workout, or ride in the car. It is learning of the future and an awesome thing at that.

video podcast summary

I watched a video podcast about the Energy Flow in the Coral Reef Ecosystem. It was directed towards K-5 age group. It basically talked about coral reefs and photosynthesis. It talked about how energy is passed in an ecosystem through the food chain. How the herbavores each algae and the carnivores eat the herbavores. It was a good learning tool for kids of that age.
These podcasts are a great resource for children and teachers. It has a lot of visual effects that are good for the children. I think that it would keep their attention and get them interested in the subject at hand. I also think that is was a very informative video. Teacher could use these video podcasts in the classroom or have the students go home and watch them. They could have little quizzes on the videos and that would be a good way to keep them involved.
I was not aware of how many resources itunes had for teachers and students. The podcasts video and radio are an awesome tool to have in the classroom. I think it is a good thing that schools are starting to incorporate technology into the classroom. Technology is becoming a big part of learning and the students need to learn how to use it.

Mr. Sullivan's Presentation

Mr. Sullivan's presentation is basically instructions and information on how everyone can use the World Wide Web. He starts off by giving some definitions that everybody should know such as web accessibility and adaptive hardware and software. He also talks about The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This says that federals agencies are required to disabled employees and public people easy access to the web. This is a good law to have because it helps the public. He goes on to give guidelines, user agents, a website for the hearing impaired, browsers and plug-ins, and information about software usage. All of these thing are a big help to people who are just getting started using the web.

I could use this as a future educator to help the students that are either handicapped in some way or are not computer literate. The presentation has a lot of good links for teachers to use in the classroom to help get them started.

Alabama Virtual Library

The Alabama Virtual Library is really handy tool for teachers, students, and parents. It is basically an online library where people can access library and information resources. It is an online database where students can access articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals. This is only available to students in Alabama. It is used to raise the level of education in Alabama. There is an AVL council that meets every so often to discuss the library. The public is welcome to come and put their thoughts to good use.

There is a really handy tab on the website that helps people who are computer illiterate. It is the training resources tab. It helps you find a trainer in your area to help you get to know the site and its full usage. It also has age group tabs so elementary school kids are not looking for information on a college level article. It also goes by topics so it is very easy for everyone to use. I think the AVL is an awesome tool to have.

Ipods in the classroom

Ipod use in the classroom has become a unexpected phenomenon. Duke University is a school that uses that quite frequently. The number of ipods in the classroom has quadrupled in the second year of use. They now have classes where ipods are required, they even give them out for free. The ipods are used to enhance the classes lectures, assignments, and quality of learning. Duke now has a program called Duke Digital Innitiative, also know as DDI. They use this program to incorporate the ipods into the classroom. They now have 280 students and 19 courses using this program.
A lot of elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools are even getting into the swing of things with ipod use in the classroom. They use podcasts to help get the children involved with learning. They use the audio tools to enhance their learning. Ipods engage the students and make things fun for them. Children nowadays know how to use technology pretty well, so why not incorporate something they know into something they can learn. This website is a good insight to ipods in the classroom.

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/ipod/

Podcasts

The first podcast I listened to was Kidcast # 56. It was about podcasting in the classroom. It was given by middle school science educators. They talked about how to merge structural technology and science content. The podcasts would be extended conversations of the students answering questions that everybody has. They said to play an exercise called the question game and you are only allowed to talk in questions. This is supposed to help with the podcasting so there is no awkward pauses.

The second podcast I listened to kind of got of subject a lot. It was supposed to be about clouds but they talked about birthdays for a bit. It was SMARTBoard lessons podcast lesson 146. I can see how they just talk about can maybe get off subject, but after awhile they came back to subject and talked about clouds and cloud formations.

The third podcast I listened to was Connect Learning Episode 90. It was a room of 9000 librarians. It was to talk about what they thought about podcasting in the libraries. They talked about collaborating with the teachers on podcasting and getting feedback from each other. They could do research in the libraries, debate it in the classroom, and then when the kids got home their assignment would be online. I think that is a really cool idea and a good way to use the podcasts.

The fourth podcast that I listened to was Connect Learning Episode 96. It talked a bit about web 2.0. This podcast was also 9000 educators. They were not regular educators though they were court community/ community day school educators. They only kept their kids for about 40-45 at the most. Some of their kids only stayed a couple of days. They talked about how the kids coming in their schools already know about technology by using ipods and what not. That it was not a learning environment just a using environment.

Randy Pausche's last lecture

First off, Randy Pausche is an amazing speaker and person. He should be an inspiration to each and every person. This video was his "last lecture" because he was given 3-6 months to live due to 10 tumors in his liver. His lecture was based on childhood dreams, enabling the dreams of others, and how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others. Even with a deadly illness he still seems to look on the bright side of things and see the good in everybody. My favorite thing he said in his lecture was that if you wait long enough you will see the good in everybody. You may have to wait years to see it, but everybody has some good.

His first point was his childhood dreams and how he achieved each and everyone of them through hard work and perserverance. He talked about how when he was a child he was always smiling. There was not one single picture of him as a child not smiling. I think that says something about his character. A few of his childhood dreams were being in zero gravity, playing in the NFL, being captain Kirk, winning stuffed animals, being a disney imagineer, and being an author of the world book encyclopedia. As for the being in zero gravity, he achieved it. He put together a project with some of his students and they were allowed to fly on this jet plane called the "vomit comet." It gives about 25 seconds of zero gravity. For most people this dream would only be a dream, but he made it a reality.

As for enabling other peoples dreams he was a master. He started this thing called The Dream Fulfillment Factory. It allowed 50 students from all different departments of the college to come together and make virtual reality. He gave them 2 weeks to make a project. After those two weeks he was blown away. The students surpassed his expectations by far. This goes to show you to never set the bar too low. After this happened the project grew and grew. It has given students guaranteed jobs.

The roles of his parents, mentors and students played a big part in his life. His dad fought in WWII and won the bronze star for valor, and in 50 years of marriage his wife never knew. That goes to show what kind of person he is. His mentor was Andy Van Dam. He was described as a mythical creature. If it weren't for him he wouldn't have gone to graduate school. One thing he said in his lecture was in life you can either be a tigger or an eeyore, its your choice. I thought that was a really cool comparison to life.

All in all this was an awesome speech. It really made me think about life. I am a big beleiver in karma and so is he. He said "you can't get there alone" meaning if you do good to others, it will come around to you. He also said tell the truth, be earnest, apologize when you screw up, and focus on others, not yourself. Those are words that everybody needs to live by. I would definately recommend this speech to anybody.

Fischbowls post on August 15, 2006

I decided to read the post on the fischbowl's blog for August 15th. It was entitled "Did You Know?" He started off by telling how he was wanted to speak at the annual beginning of the year meeting that the teachers have. He wanted to focus more on staff development than anything else. He tells how staff meeting are actually a really bad place to talk if you have something you want to say, so he decided to make a powerpoint presentation to show to the teachers. His main focus was to get teachers to think about what students today in the 21st century need to learn to be successful in the real world.
His powerpoint was pretty cool. He used a lot of facts that a lot of people, I'm sure, did not know. He starts off by giving statistics about how many new computers his school will have in the new year. Then he talks about China and how many people they have compared to us. He goes on to give many more bizarre statistics that are crazy to think about. I think this presentation got a lot of teachers attention on what is really going on in the technological world. Hopefully they can better prepare their students for this.

International K12 schools using blogs

This blog is about an international debate. They use the blog to debate things with people from other countries. It talks about dates for the debates and other information about them. It shows the winners of previous debates also. If you wanted to see what it is all about it has a lot of links you could go to.

http://www.schoolsdebate.com/blog/2007/01/invitation-to-international-high-school.asp

This website is a support blogging type of deal. They wants students and teachers around the world to get involved in blogging. It has a lot of links you can go to look at international bloggers. It also has info on how to make a blog. This website would be really handy for a teacher or student who wants to get involved in blogging.

http://www.supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers

the fischbowl

This movie was very informative.  It started off giving statistics about the world and how the United States will not even be the number one english speaking country in america.  It went on to tell about how computers are becoming more and more advanced.  That one day the capacity of a computer will exceed that of the human brain.  Students in todays society have to know how to use a computer in order to do everyday tasks.  The movie talks about how children have to learn the necessary skills in computing systems in order to succeed in the world.  This movie made you think about stuff that you ordinarily would not think of. 

Bloggin in K-12 schools

This site is a teachers blog for her students. She includes websites for her children to practice mathematics. She has her assignments posted on her blog also. This is blog looks really helpful to the students. She has the day by day plan on her blog too.

http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/kdodd/

This website shows teachers how to use blogs in the classroom. It has a lot of examples for the teachers to look at. It tells all about blogs and how they can be useful in the classroom. This would be a really good site for teachers new the blog experience.

http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/

ACCESS

ACCESS is a program for Alabama distance learning. It is for Alabama high school students to participate in programs of higher learning that they would otherwise not have access to. It offers online courses, summer courses, and video conferences. The students can take courses in mathematics, chemistry, and more. It also has a very helpful tab for teachers. It gives teachers ideas to motivate their students. It also gives teachers way to expand their teaching knowledge. ACCESS also gives a list of support centers for those who choose to use distance learning.

Another really great thing about ACCESS is the use of technology. It brings new technology into the classroom to simulate what will be used in the "real world." ACCESS seems like it is a very cool and useful program. I think a lot of schools should pick up this program and get their students, teachers, and parents involved.

ALEX

Teachers can use ALEX to plan their day. It has a tab that is called "tips and tricks." That would be really helpful to first time teachers who are new in the classroom. There is a place for teachers who are not good with technology. ALEX can help any teacher from dance to special education. ALEX is a really useful program and I think teachers should definately take advantage of it.

ALEX and ACCESS

ALEX, Alabama Learning Exchange, is a wonderful website for teachers. It gives information from lesson plans to distance learning. It helps teachers set up their lesson plans or look through ones already made. It also has web links for the teacher to use. Through those web links the teacher can find other valuable information.
ACCESS is what Alabama uses for distance learning. It provides technology to teachers through the internet. It gives them a way to find new ways to help kids learn. For the students there is an online Chemistry lab, equation plotter, and math help. There is even a place for parents to go and check things out. These two websites are very helpful for teachers.

Google Presentation

I will cover a lot of things about me in my Google presentation. I will talk about my family, friends, hobbies, and interests. I will show everyone pictures of my wonderful dogs! You will basically have an insight into my life!

Hello! My name is Rachel Beaty and I am a junior here at South. My major is Elementary Education. My birthday is in August, and I just turned 20. I transferred to South from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. What I like to do most is dance. I am a dance teacher is Ocean Springs, MS. I have been dancing for 17 years. I have travelled to a lot of cool places while dancing, such as Rome, Greece, Turkey, and the Bahamas. After graduation I plan to become a Kindergarten teacher. I am the youngest of 3 three children, and the only girl. I absolutely love dogs and I own two of them. I love to go to the beach and hang out with my friends.