Blogging the classroom

I think classroom blogging is an exceptional idea to implement the use of technology in education. Blogs can be used for multiple reasons like discussing and sharing information about class topics. Blogging would be beneficial because it won't exactly feel like "homework" for the students. As we all know, teenagers today spend enormous hours on their home computers chatting, blogging, and instant messaging so we need to involve education more into their "computer" lives.
Furthermore, blogging can prove to be a useful tool for teacher to communicate with student. We can post assignments and even recieve replies from the postings. Overall, it might prove to be a more effective way to reach our students, while participating with a more "green" attitude.

Technology in school

When I was going through the Kentucky public school systems, technology did not play much of a role in my education. The furthest extent of regularly used technologies were that of computers (usually one per class), overhead projectors, and calculators. While we did have some computers, they were not used in academic ways (i.e. research), but rather for designs and games.
Today, we as educators are faced with an enormous challenge: to keep bringing technology more and more into the classroom. In doing this, it is not for the image of our school, program, or classroom to look "on the cutting edge", but rather we should do this only for the sake of our students. Undoubtedly, students of all ages learn better if more engaged and technology is great catalyst for engaging our young people today.

Who I Be

I was born in Lexington, KY in 1983. I grew up in a well-to-do suburban area. Growing up I played sports and music. The University of Kentucky was right down the street from my house so I went to basketball and football games quite often. I picked up the guitar when I was twelve and haven't stop since. By the time I left Lexington in 2001, I was only focused on music.
I moved to Murfreesboro, TN in fall 2001 to attend Middle Tennessee State University. I began as a recording industry major. I was playing in a few bands and traveling every weekend. In 2003 I switch to the music program and graduated in Fall 2006 with Bachelor of Music with a concentration in jazz guitar.
This summer ('08), I decided to go back to school in hopes of attaining a teaching license and Master's in Music Education. I wanted to make a difference in the community and what better way to do that than teach young people? I still plays gigs all of the time and love to get out and have fun.