The two blogs that I read were fairly short, so I did not have a lot of information to read. One girl played lacrosse and was a huge Twilight fan. I commented about both, and I also am a huge Twilght fan so that was cool that I have something in common with another student in this class. Another person talked about where they were from, which I also did on my blog. Its is very interesting to see where people come from, and actually provides a lot of insight into who they are.

I am not so good with technology. My sister works my Ipod for me. I would like to learn more about how to present materials in class without looking ignorant to my students. I do not have a strong desire to become really computer savvy, but I would like to be profficient with the programs applicable to my subject. I prefer books and other media to computer based ones, so I am a tough sell on computers. When I was in high school, powerpoint had just started to come aboard my senior year (I'm old). My 16 year old sister can do so many more things than I can, because her schools have made room in their curriculum for technology.

I might reach my goals if I could just get an A in this class. It does not strike me as particularly difficult, just unfamiliar. I kind of covered this question in the last paragraph, and I do not want to seem redundant. But just to able to be on a somewhat same skill level with the basics as my students will be.

My first blog

My name is Rachel and I am a student at FSU. I am originally from South Florida, but have lived in Pensacola and Missoula,Montana as well. I am a Social Sciences Education major. I hope to teach World History at a High School level preferably at an advanced level. I love history, and my goal would be to push students to love it as well. I think that to be a good teacher, one must be able to remain flexible in terms of learning techniques and materials. Yes, one must be able to stick to a broad format, but also must be able to embrace the forks in the road that could interest even just one student.