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I obtained my teaching degree (BA Early Childhood/Elementary Education) from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in December 2003.My student teaching assignment had me teaching sixth grade and kindergarten classes.This was wonderful as it gave me valuable experience working with a diverse group of children. After graduating, I worked as Therapeutic Staff Support for Beacon Light Behavioral Services and substituted for the St. Marys Area School District.I really enjoyed these experiences, both working one on one with children and working with a large class. I have been employed as the fifth grade teacher at St. Boniface for the past five years.I have gained a lot of experience and priceless knowledge through these positions.

= Goal: During this course I hope to learn ways to use technology more effectively when using research and writing in Language Arts. I would also like to develop better skills at identifying appropriate research sites on the internet. According to my LoTi results I need help with using the computer in a more effective way than I do now. I struggle with coming up with new and creative ways in Language Arts and hope to develop lessons that meet both of these goals to teach my students the skills they need by adding much more technology to my everyday teaching with an emphasis in writing. =

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 * End of Course: ** Throughout this course I learned a lot of great new ways to incorporate technology into my Language Arts class. I learned how to use Google Docs for creating forms that could be used as pre, during, and post assessment. I also learned about Voicethread which allows students to add their voice to their work. Bubbl.us and Mind42 were also great tools to help students with webbing. Another great tool I learned was how to create a wikispace which will really help me to communicate and share work with parents. I will continue to practice with these new tools and try and create new and useful ways to enhance my Language Arts class along with my other classes.