Thing #3

In the future I might use a blog for my classroom to get their opinions on questions i could post. Most children are afraid like most adults to raise their hands and ask questions. So a blog might be one thing that could help get them out of their shell to propose their ideas about learning and stuff we go over in class. Another way that might be helpful with a blog in future education program would be to post stuff as a teacher of how they conduct the class, keep them involved in learning, and lesson plans. Students that are majoring in education might read their blogs, in which may help them to understand and use some of the same techniques that they use.

Thing #2

My experience in creating my blog and making my avatar was pretty simple with the instructions that were given on the 23 things website. I decided on my posting name by just putting my first name and what class it was but, then I realized that I could have made up a Blog title that would have been different and wasn't so obvious. In creating this blog the process was very simple. Although I did have some problems with connecting a new tab on the internet on a Mac everything else seemed to be very simple.
My avatar that I made reflects my personality by becoming and being a teacher as well. I teach at my church ages 4-6 years old. I feel in seeing that avatar people will know that I am serious in getting my degree and becoming a professional teacher. I created an avatar that looks like me basically except for the hair. I wish i had straight hair instead of curly and a little lighter color so I made my avatar like that.

Thing #1

Lifelong learning in my understanding is anything that people do that keeps their mind open to learning. The habit that is the easiest to me would have to be viewing problems as challenges. I really can't remember when I haven't viewed a problem as a challenge. I feel that this habit is a natural instinct to me. But, the hardest habit for me to do would be having confidence in yourself as a competent, and effective learner. This habit has been a problem for me since I was young. I have always looked at myself as I was not good enough. Now that I am becoming an adult It is still the hardest but it is a work in progress. In school, you always want to fit in and part of me fitting in was making jokes about myself. Which now that I look back on it I am thinking to myself how stupid, which again isn't a good word to think about myself.
In setting up this blog and learning all these tools to do with technology is definitely taking some time but I am liking it. The easiest thing so far in this project was creating an avatar for my blog. The hardest thing in this project would have to be writing what is on my mind and having everyone read it.