I'm outta here! :]

My name is Jennifer Kenner and I am 23 years old. I am from Greenville, TX. My parents are still married. Their names are Kathy and Kevin Kenner. They have been married for 27 years now. I also have a little sister named Ashley. She is a student at Texas A&M University Commerce and is supposed to graduate in 2010.I have a dog named P-Nutt and he is 7 years old. My mom has a dog and her name is Zoey. We include them in our family at all times. I am supposed to graduate this May with a degree in Kinesiology and I have been on a mission to find a job ever since I heard this wonderful news! I come from a long line of teachers. Almost everyone in my family is a teacher. I started playing softball when I was 9 years old and it is now my passion and the reason I want to coach. I hope this helped you to get to know me! :]

What do you think about using blogs?
I think that blogging is an excellent way to communicate with people anywhere! I think that it is an outlet for people to express themselves and in sometimes in a way they couldn't anywhere else.

What and how do you think blogs would be useful for education?
I think you can use blogs in many ways. One way, could be like this; to get to know your students and to help the student understand how to make a blog. You could also have like an online weekly journal for them to fill out about assignments and so on. it teaches the student technology and how to communicate better and more frequently.

Some people think using blogs in classrooms is a waste of students’ time. How would you respond?

Nope, they sure aren't. I think that it is a way for students to share thoughts and ideas about subjects and a way to communicate not only with eachother but with the teacher as well.


What are some ways that you could use the technology ideas in Chapter 6 to support your curriculum and student learners?

I could have the students look up a subject on the internet, study it, and then make a powerpoint show, email it to me, and then i could approve or disapprove and send it back. this incorporates email -> communication, research -> learning, and a project -> showing the teacher what you learned. its perfect! :]