Link to Resume

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1zkfIU0yBA3C88jHIZ0457sJab0tKPD4xCEycEVgVOVk


ISTE NETS-T Standards
I feel the standard that this relates closets too would be 3a. 3a states that teachers need to be able to communicate relative technology using different medias and uses based on prior knowledge of technology. While I never used google documents before I was able to successfully carry out this assignment because of my prior knowledge with technology. I feel this is a big part of being a teacher in the digital age. A lot of what I do on the computer I learn by just getting on and trying it.

Learning Style Test Questions

The results of my Learning Style test were as follows: Visual 2, Aural 6, Read/Write 5, and Kinestic 3. I have to say I guess I am a little surprised at the results. I thought the physical would be higher because I do feel I like to learn by performing things more hands on. I was also surprised that the Visual score was so low, I really feel that I need to see things spelled out in front of me, and that pictures help me a great deal. I see where the Aural might be so high because I could be proven to hear things and learn from them but I still feel I am more visually drawn to things. The one score that did not surprise me was the Reading and Writing. I write everything down and usually in several different ways. I like to recopy things and produce them in ways that I feel are effective. I also am able to memorize things this way. For example, once I have copied down my kids schedules by hand off the computer print out, I usually can remember their schedules verbatim. I remember things like birthdays and phone numbers this way as well. This is another reason while I feel I am visual.

Test Questions:

1. What are the learning styles? There are 7 learning styles: Visual/spatial which deals with images and pictures, Aural/Auditory which uses sound and music, Verbal/linguistic which uses words when dealing with speech and writing, physical/kinestetic involves hands on activity and sense of touch, logical/mathematical using logic and reasoning, Social.interpersonal which involves learning in groups and helping others, and solitary/intrapersonal which means someone prepares to learn alone and work alone.
2. How can awareness of learning styles improve performance in a learning environment? By having a better understanding and awareness of the different learning styles it helps us as educators to understand that not all students learn the same. I feel it can improve performance in the learning environment because if we can find what triggers a students learning and how to interest them it will be easier to teach them.
3. Does any of this matter? I certainly feel all this matters because not only do students who are in Special Education learn differently all students as a whole have different learning styles. The face of teaching is something that is always changing and to be effective in our classrooms it is important that we are finding ways to connect with all our students and trying to reach them in as many ways as possible.

Learning Styles

I feel that I learn different things in different ways. First and foremost I feel I learn things hands on and physically, as in the kinestesic learning style. I have always felt very nervous when I first start something new. For example, when I first went to beauty school I felt I knew nothing about being able to cut hair even though we had trained and practiced for 3 months. Then when I got the chance to work out on the floor for real is when I learned through experience and trial and error. I also feel the same thing has been true for me with teaching. I am finishing up my 3rd year and I feel totally different about my job now that I have experience under my belt. I feel I have learned most of this hands on and being in the field.
I also think I learn things pretty well visually. It helps me to be able to see things in a picture and have the images in front of me. I like to see examples and be able to make comparisons of what I am doing to help check for clarity. I also feel that I can learn a lot by learning things verbally or linguistically, it helps me to write things down and see things in the written word.

Answers to Browser War Questions for EDUC 6305

1. What is a web browser?  A web browser consists of software that is used to help retrieve and present information resources on the Internet.
2. List the most popular 4 web browsers currently? Which browser do you use? The four most popular web browsers are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. I currently use Internet Explore, but have experience with using Firefox for another class in the past.
3. What does the term 'browser war' mean and what drives the competition between web browsers? What is the big deal in having the #1 browser? Browser war is a term that refers to two competitors who are competing for space on the web in order to be known as the dominant browser on the web. The big deal of having bragging rights of being number 1 on the web helps secure advertising rights, space on new computers that are being purchased and often times free advertising my word of mouth.

Well here goes nothing!!!!

I have never posted on my own blog before and I am not actually sure what I am doing but I have created my first blog for this class! I am very nervous about this class, but excited at the same time. This is supposed to be an introductory blog so my name is Lindsay Shockey and I am 32 years old. I have been teaching behavior disorder at Mussleman Middle School in Inwwod, West Virginia for 3 years now. I am working towards my Masters in Multi Categorial Special Education.
My husband and I will have been married for 8 years on June 7th and we have a wonderful 7 year old boy named Jackson who keeps us busy. We also run a youth group with about 25 teenagers!