Hello,
I am Richard Davis. I teach Social Studies at Oak Grove High School. I have seven years teaching experience. Prior to working in public education I worked 22 years for a major airline. We specialized in pinpoint, on time delivery of hazardous material to belligerents.
I have a girlfriend I’ve kept for 28 years. I sometimes call her my wife but things seem to go smoother if I act as if she is my girlfriend. I was born in Sulfur Louisiana but raised in d’Iberville Mississippi. Two sons, 24 and 21 both grown and on their own. I know that’s a sentence fragment. We’ve lived in Petal since 1999. My wife teaches English at Oak Grove High School.
This is my first experience with online education. I see there are several classmates from classes I took this summer enrolled so that eases my apprehension. My experience at USM this summer convinced me to pursue a Masters of Arts in Teaching. I am comfortable with word, excel and PowerPoint. The other software Dr. Wang listed I have not been exposed to. I e-mail parents and administrators often with files attached. So that shouldn’t be a problem.
I would like to take from this class new and creative methods to utilize technology in the classroom. I’ve witnessed the throwing of technology into the classroom and business with little thought as to what will be produced other than to say, “We support technology, see it there.”
Ok, well, looking forward to the experience!
2 comments:
Richard,
My daughter is a senior at Oak Grove High. She might have taken your class.
It is great that you know and have been using some of the software because that will make you feel comfortable in learning new skills. The video clips will show you how other teachers use the software listed in the book. If you are interested in using anyone, you can find tutorials from skill build area.
Communication tools used in this class will demonstrate you how you can integrate them into your classroom.
Would you find your own group members to work with since you have several friends in this class?
Dr. Wang
Hi, Richard,
Your peers' blog isn't linked. You have to go back to the page element page. Click Edit and edit each link. Follow the second part of the tutorial to make the links.
Dr. Wang
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