My Summer Job.

I am a 22 year old college student who has been so blessed with wonderful friends and family that I thank god everyday for what I have been given. I have had the same job since I was 16, granted I moved around a lot and had other job opportunities but my boss has always let me come back and continue working. That has made my life easy and has taught me a really cool trade. I work on grounds crew for the university where I plant flowers, mow grass, build retaining walls, and in the winter shovel snow. When I started writing this blog I had no clue that I was going to write about my experiences on grounds crew but I'm glad I am. I want people to understand that working on campus is such a rewarding experience because the campus knows that school come first! Of course our jobs are important but as a student worker student comes first. I have had the opportunity to work every summer for 6 years and still got the chance to go on two exchanges and two internships in Washington DC.
This blog I guess is to thank my boss Darrin "Bear" Edison for giving me a job as a young girl and letting me come back when I am ready! The things I learned on Grounds will stay with me for the rest of my life and have really made me a independent female!

Software Resources updated

• Software Title: Toonniversity ( discovering Coin Values)

• Grade/Age level: 1st
• Subject Area(s): math
• Platform: Mac and Windows
• Purpose: The game helps students understand the value of coins as they throw the coin on a slide into a pot. It is a fun way for them to play with money and gives them plenty of practice of finding the correct amount.

• Software Title: Toonuniversity ( Geography of the US)
• Grade/Age level: 4^th grade
• Subject Area(s): Geography
• Platform: Both Mac and Windows.
• Purpose: This website quizzes the students on their knowledge of the US, the game can be played with up to 3 students. The students are given a state and they have to find it on the map of the states. This would be perfect to use right after the students practice their states or maybe a state and capital vocab test.

• Software Title: Virtual Media Center ( Around the world in 80 Seconds)
• Grade/Age level: K-1
• Subject Area(s): Math
• Platform: Both Math and Windows
• Purpose: The students get a chance to act as pilots and use their math skills to fly around the world. The game gives the student the opportunity to pick subtraction, addition, multiplication, or division and the level either easy or hard. This is by far my favorite game from the ones i was looking at and i really think that a class struggling in math would really enjoy the game because it is colorful and has a racing aspect to it.

Software Resources

I found a really fun web site , from Toon university that has a bunch of fun games that my student could use . My first game is a rally fun game dealing with coins this activity was meant for 1st graders with a concentration in math and it is Mac or PC purpose. the game helps students understand the value of coins as they throw the coins on a slide in to the pot. Using the same website i found a awesome geography game for 4th grades, the game quizzes the students on how well they know the US and also lets them play with up to two other classmates. This was only a free trial and if i paid the fee and became a member the students would have a lot more games to play. The game was Mac or PC friendly. The last website from Virtual media center had a wide variety of games for kids to play, the game i chose was a math game called Around the world in 80 seconds, the students get a chance to act as pilots and use their math skills to fly around the world. The game is for students k-1 and gives the student the opportunity to pick subtraction, addition, multiplication, or division and the level either easy or hard. This is by far my favorite game from the ones i was looking at and i really think that a class struggling in math would really enjoy the game becuause it is colorful and has a racing aspect to it. This game is Mac or PC friendly

One to one

One to One

While watching the movie in class I saw how the effective one to one program is and I hope I get the opportunity to work in a class room where students have a lot of access to computers. It would give me the opportunity to be creative with my lesson plans and learn along with my students.

Being only a few years out of high school I am honestly a bit jealous that high school students in my district are getting so much access to their own computers. I would have loved to have my own laptop through out school. The students are getting a head stat on a computer based world and it will really benefit them in the future especially when they attend college. Their research skills will increase and they will also gain a great grasp on technology. Some fears I have about the one to one program is the fact that the students will constantly be on the computer and they could look at unsafe sites. There could also be a lack of tech support in the schools and a student could fall behind with a broken computer.