Our first assignment was to listen to a tutorial titled 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners. After listening to the tutorial I found it gave an informative outlook on tools that are needed to be successful in the teaching profession.
The habit I find to be the easiest is Habit 3: View Problems as Challenges. I strongly believe that in order to stay positive and optimistic about life you must always view the negative aspects of life as challenges. When we experience problems we have two choices: give up or move on. Each experience not only shapes who we are but who we become. Viewing problems as challenges will lead to overcoming things that may otherwise set you back. So in short, don't let the bumps in the road keep you from reaching your destination!
The habit I find to be the hardest is Habit 6: Technology. Although technology can be very helpful, it can also be very overwhelming. Often I find myself in comparison to the search engine commercials: black cat-Halloween-Holidays-Billie Holiday-Jazz-etc..you get the point. What was once limited information is now endless information. My biggest "challenge", so to speak, will be using technology to my advantage and not becoming overwhelmed when determining what information is most useful.
I hope by learning to use the tools available with Web 2.0 I will be able to make planning easier and teaching more interesting. I did find setting up the blog to be fairly easy, however, putting the silly avatar on here was much more challenging.
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