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Discussion Post One
1a. Who are you? Tell us something about yourself. What is your major, where do you live, do you teach, how about a family; got one?, hobbies?
1b. What are your expectations for this course?
1c. Tell us what does it mean to be literate?
1a. Who are you? Tell us something about yourself. What is your major, where do you live, do you teach, how about a family; got one?, hobbies?
1b. What are your expectations for this course?
1c. Tell us what does it mean to be literate?
18 comments:
1a. I'm Chrisheena. I graduated from Spelman College in 2008. I grew up in Niagara Falls, NY. I taught 6th and 7th grade English in the Bronx, last year through an alternative certification program. I am graduating this summer from this Master's program. My concentration is English.
1b. I hope to be able to know how to better use technology in the classroom as well as how to use new literacies properly in the classroom.
1c. I think to be literate is to have the ability to read, write, understand and comprehend. Being literate is more then simply having the ability to read the words on a page.
1a. Hey- My name is Daniel Kolodziejski, I graduated Medaille College with a BA in English in May 2010. I live in Lancaster, NY. And I am readying myself in my Certification in Adolescent Education here at Canisius College's Masters Program.
I hope to student teach in the spring semester of 2010/2011 and get a teaching job later this year.
I currently live at home with my mother, father, bunny and dog and spend a ton of time working on my car.
1b. My expectations for this course is obviously to better my computer knowledge, now that I know what to expect and also to fine tune my computer skills that I have been utilizing the past few years.
1c. Personally, I believe that being literate means to be able to comprehend and understand the written word and be able to reiterate it in real-world activities.
1a. My name is Gloria Cardwell. My major is French studies. I live in Toronto, Ontario and do not teach as of yet. As for hobbies, I love sports, running and baseball. I look forward to becoming a French immersion teacher back home in Canada.
1b. My expectations for this course are to learn more about technology and how it is used by teachers and instructors to assist in the learning process.
1c. To be literate is to not only be capable of reading and writing, but to be able to grasp ideas and analyze information taught.
1a. Kristina Wilkins. I live in the town of Tonawanda. I teach Spanish to grades 5-8 at St. Leo the Great School in Amherst. I love reading crime novels (Preston, Child-fav authors) and watching the Colbert Report.
1b. By the end of this course, I expect to be well versed in new literacies, and I would like to be adequately prepared to instruct in an accessible, interactive, and interesting way, using what I have learned effectively.
1c. A literate person can successfully utilize the four verbal skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) to create meaning based on connections formed from prior knowledge.
1a. My name is Nicholas Shalagan. I have recently graduated from Glendon College and am enrolled in the Adolescent Education Program at Canisius. When I am not studying I enjoy writing music and competing in sports. My family is wonderful, I couldn't ask for anything more than them.
1b. I hope to be able to incorporate media into aspects of my future life, not strictly in the classroom, but also in my own personal learning.
1c. Literacy is the capability to understand and make sense of the information presented in all forms of media.
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1a. I am Kim. Born and raised in the Buffalo area. I live at home still. I am majoring in adolescent education. I graduated from D'Youville college with a B.S. in Biology and a double minor in Chemistry and Sociology. I love animals and work for a veterinary clinic.
1b. I hope to learn how to incorporate modern techniques and media into my lesson plans to grab my students' attention and interest them to explore science.
1c. I think to be literate is to know reading, writing, speaking, and listening and being able to utilize it in every aspect of life that you come across. Once a child knows how to read and learn they can do so for any content area they choose.
1a. Hi, I'm Ellie. I graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 2005 with a BA in English and Film, and I'm finishing my MSEd. in Adolescent Education ELA here at Canisius. I've lived and traveled all over the world, and I lived most recently in Kamuela, Hawaii before moving to New York. My career goal is to become an international school teacher abroad.
1b. To build a strong foundation in New Literacies and learn useful ways to implement them in my classroom.
1c. I believe true literacy is being able to use and be fluent in multiple modes that will allow someone to function in society and their culture. Literacy now means so much more than just traditional reading and writing.
1a. Hello there, My name is Jason. I graduated from Canisius College in 2009 with a BS in Biology, and currently I am finishing up my last Masters course; I plan on teaching middle school biology. I live in Elma, NY with my parents and younger brother and sister, and I also have 3 older sisters and a dog. I am an avid birder and bird researcher and really enjoy playing sports.
1b. I hope to get a better understanding of new literacies out of this course, specifically how to use different modes in the classroom.
1c. To be literate means to be able to communicate both verbally and in written text, and in new multimodal forms such as internet texts and web pages.
1a. My name is Jenna. I graduated from Canisius College in 2006 with a BA in History, UB in 2008 with a Masters in Library Science and this is my final course in completing my MSEd in Adol. Ed. I was born and raised right here in Buffalo, NY but love traveling more than anything, and lived for a while on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. I currently manage a restaurant called Dug's Dive and expect everyone to come visit me this summer! I live right by the Buffalo Zoo and Deleware park with the love of my life, a four year old Boxer named Bundy.
1b. Over the next month I hope to learn to utilize the tools available to become a more effective and interesting social studies teach. Just because I teach about the past doesn't mean I need to live in it.
1c. I believe the meaning of the term literacy is constantly evolving. While 50 years ago it may simply have included the ability to be able to read, write, listen and comprehend, in 2010 it also includes other media as technology expands. Many of my students are far more literate in technology than I am and unless we choose to educate ourselves the gap will only increase as technology evolves.
1a. My name Louie. I graduated from York University in Toronto with a BA in History. My content area is Social Studies. I also hope to get into Physical Education once I find work. I play and coach soccer, along with many other sports. I recently became a father. My daughter is 6months and her name is Irene.
1b. I look forward to developing my computer skills and becoming more computer literate with this course.
1c. I beleive that being literate means having knowledge and understanding in a specific area (reading, writing, computers etc...) and also having the ability to apply that knowledge and understanding.
1a. My name is Melissa. I just graduated from Canisius with degrees in Biology and Psychology and a minor in animal behavior. I am a killer whale and beluga researcher. I love the outdoors and travelling to new places to watch wildlife, especially birds!
1b. I am very excited to learn new technologies in this course and especially how to apply them in the classroom so that the classroom is a more exciting place for kids to be.
1c. I think being literate is being able to express and to recieve information through reading, writing, listening, and speaking through many different forms of media.
1a. Hi, I'm Nick. I recently graduated from Canisius College with degrees in Biology and Psychology and a minor in animal behvaior. I from Boston, MA and came to canisius for its animal behavior program and did reseach for 4 years on Beluga Whale social relationships. Birding (act of intensely bird watching) is an extreme hobby of mine.
1b. I think one of the most important things I want to get out of this class is to be technologically savvy. If I can use this knowledge in the classroom it can be a very powerful tool.
1c. Being literate is to understand. Understand how to transfer information, understand how to receive information, and understand how adapt to different styles to transfer and receive information.
1a. My name is Benny Wong. I am from Toronto. I graduated from York University with B.A. in Computer Science. My content area is Mathematics in adolescent education. This is my last semester at Canisius. I shall be my student teaching in the coming September.
1b. I would like to learn more about new technology and introduce new literacies in classroom.
1c. A person to be literate in a content area is the one who can comprehend, read, write and analyze the subject area.
1a. Hi, my name is Deanna. I'm from Mississauga, a city just outside of Toronto. I have 1 1/2 year old twin boys that are great. I've worked in the telecom industry in Canada for a number of years and recently made a decision to come back to school to become a teacher. I look forward to the year and a half ahead.
1b. I'm very excited about this class and learning to use technology more effectively and not be afraid of it. :)
1c. To me literacy means being able to read, write, and not use the word 'like' as every other word.
1a. Hi everyone, my name is Mohammad Abbas and I live in a small town north of Guelph, Ontario named Fergus. I graduated from Georgian College with a Bachelors of Applied Business-Automotive Management. I currently work as a Events Marketing Specialist for GM Canada, and really enjoy my job. I still live at home with my family, and plan to travel aboard with I finish my course at Canisius College.
1b. I have always been into the whole tech side of things and love to read about what is new and coming to the market. I cant wait to apply what I learn in this class to better help my students learn in a more interactive way.
1c. Literacy to me means having the ability to understand and comprehend the many communication outlets which are available to us today.
1a. I am Baber Abbas. I grew up in Pakistan and came to Canada when I was 9 years old. Currently I live in a small town NW of Toronto with my family. I graduated from the University of Guelph obtaining my Honours degree in Finance. I currently do not teach but would love to in the very near future. I am married and have a wonderful wife and am going to be a dad in approx. 5 month god willing. I have a real passion for cars, whether it's driving them, buying them, selling them or just cleaning and fixing them, i enjoy it all.
1b. My expectations for the course is to gain a better understanding of how to incorporate and make full use of the web through interactive learning with my prospective students.
1c. To be literate means to understand what you read, write and speak and then be able to comprehend what has been said back to you.
1a. Hi my name is Monica. I am from a very small town called Machias. I have two older brothers and two sister. I went to the University at Buffalo and recieved my Bachelor's in Mathematics. Currently, I am taking course to complete my Master's in Education. I love to play sports, exercise and spend time with my family. :)
1b. During the course of the class I exoect to learn more about the new and innovative technology along with how to implement this technology into the classroom.
1c. To be literate means to be able to read and write and express what one has read. They should be able to not only comprehend but also summarize the reading.
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