Web 2.0

This semester I got introduced to so many new web 2.0 concepts. I enjoyed learning all of them all and I’m sure that in some point in my future I will be using them in some kind of way in and outside of the classroom. One of my favorite web 2.0 tool that I got introduced to was pintrest! Pintrest is full of cool and useful information for almost anything. I will most definitely be using pintrest in my future to get ideas for my classroom, lesson plans and anything else I might need that extra bit of inspiration to complete.

 The next web 2.0 tool I got introduced to was prezi! Prezi is similar to Microsoft’s PowerPoint but it has some special features. Prezi makes your regular PowerPoint slide look boring with all the zooming in and out and different pathways that Prezi can do. For all my future presentations I will have to do I plan on using prezi to jazz it up a bit!

With all the new web 2.0 tools I was introduced to I fill as if I have more resources and ideas going into my future career. 

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Cultural Diversity

Teaching your students about cultural diversity is very important. Not every student is the same and children need to be taught that so they are aware. The goal is to help all students become respectful of the multitudes of cultures and people that they'll interact with daily.

To promote cultural diversity you could:

Provide students with an opportunity to share stories of their home life, such as family holiday practices, provides fellow students with a window into their peer's cultural traditions.

Show students everyday photographs of people of different ethnicity, shapes, sizes, and garb gives students the opportunity to see people that look very different from themselves and their family engaging in the same types of activities that they and their family participate

Welcome guest speakers into the class that hail from differing backgrounds and have all made a positive contribution to important fields can also help dispel any preconceived notions that students might possess about the relative competence and value of people from different cultures.

Here is more on cultural diversity!

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School Uniforms

When I was in middle school I hated the idea of wearing a uniform. But now that I’m older I understand that wearing a uniform to school made life so much easier. Getting dressed in the morning was a breeze. I didn't have to stand in front of the closet pondering on what to wear, I already knew.  But not everyone believes that. When I was in middle school people always use to say “wearing uniforms makes us boring” or “wearing this uniform isn't showing my individuality”. When you really think about it you can express individuality while still wearing a uniform. All you have to do is use different accessories and be creative and you’ll definitely be expressing your individuality. Here are reasons why students should wear uniforms.

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