Journal #1

1. My son
2. My husband
3. My family
4. Friends
5. God/Going to church
6. Life
7. Spending time with loved ones
8. Making people I love  happy
9. Husband not being deployed
10. memories
11. Birthdays
12. Health
13. School
14. Finishing a semester
15. Holidays
16. Technology
17. Helping someone in need
18. Seeing a new day
19. Waking up next to my husband
20. Home-cooked meals
21. Sushi
22. Hawaiian Pizza
23. Having a car
24. Watching movies
25. YumYum Donuts
26. A clean house
27. Going shopping
28. Laughing
29. Making people laugh
30. Zumba
31. Swimming
32. Step Aerobics
33. Spanish Literature
34. Good poems
35. Cooking
36. Playing Wii
37. A new year
38. Christmas
39. Learning new things
40. Teaching others new things
41. Going to the beach
42. Music
43. Going to concerts
44. Going clubbing
45. Traveling
46. Vacations
47. Being Lazy on Sundays
48. Not doing homework on a Saturday night
49. Being able to afford things
50. Sunny days
51. Cuddling
52. Dancing
53. Parties
54. Getting pedicures and manicures
55. Going to a spa
56. Getting flowers
57. Getting gifts
58. Not feeling overwhelmed
59. Being relaxed
60. Making new friends
61. Husband getting home early from work
62. Being spoiled
63. Breakfast in bed
64. Kisses
65. Feeling loved
66. Having private time with husband
67. Sleeping
68. Taking long baths
69. Hugs
70. Honesty
71. Fairs
72. Surprises
73. Going to the park
74. Hiking
75. Singing in the shower
76. Getting good grades
77. Making a difference in someones life
78. kids
79. Peace
80. Not gaining weight
81. Feeling confident
82. Being a good role model
83. Going to Disneyland
84. Going to the zoo
85. Watching TV
86. Reading a good book
87. Going to sleep after a long day
88. Passing exams
89. Getting things for free
90. Sales at the store
91. Rainbows
92. Bunnies
93. Going on walks
94. Air conditioner
95. Nature
96. Security
97. pictures
98. living in California
99. Being Mexican
100. karma

Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0- NETS-T II & V

Using the School 2.0 site, I was able to use the reflection tool to self-assess my current level of skill in technology integration based on the 2008 ISTE NETS-T. When I was finished with the assessment I investigated one of the resources provided in the Reflection Tool Results. Through this assignment I not only learned about my technology skills but it also allowed me to engage in professional growth.

After completing the technology self assessment, the NETS-T module I chose was #1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. The reason I chose this module was due to its importance. The key word here I think it would be “Facilitate”, if there is a way I can help my students when it comes to their learning, I find that to be magnificent. At times learning can be a very difficult task and facilitating this process is something a teacher should do for their students. Creativity can be a great tool when it comes to facilitating a students learning. It also gives a sense of individualism to students, while inspiring to learn. In a way it is all interconnected. For the sources given, I chose “Rock our world”. This is a project based on the idea that “music can change the world”. Rock our World is an international collaboration where students and teachers are able to compose music, movies, and interact with each other through live video chats. Using Apple’s GarageBand as their tool, a 30 second drum beat is created within a country and that beat rotates around the world virtually. As the beat comes back to the country of origin, it has traveled all over the world and been modified by many students from different countries. I think this project is a great example of how to incorporate creativity within a classroom. It is not only exposing students to explore its surroundings but also what’s going on around the world. Beats do not have a language and this is a great idea of bringing students together for such a creative cause. The only downfall I saw was that not everyone can be part of this great experience since it is limited to the usage of apple’s garageband, other than that I found this source to be very eye opening for me, I learned how such an easy concept such as music can be put at use for students to learn something out of, and just like music there can be so many other things that we can use as tools in a classroom.

A little about me

Hello everyone, my name is Maricela Milpas. I was born in Mexico City, but I've been living in California since I was nine years old. I attended a private school in Mexico City, Instituto Cultural Derechos Humanos, from preschool until half way through my fifth grade. Since I was still in fifth grade when my mom decided to move to the U.S, I was lucky enough to be able and finish my school year at Oak Hill Elementary School in Escondido, CA. From there I was enrolled at Hidden Valley Middle School (6th-8th grade) then off to Orange Glen High School (9th-12th grade), where I discovered my love for Spanish Literature during my sophomore year. Soon after graduating high school in 2006 I became a freshman at Cal State San Marcos that same year during the Fall semester. I entered CSUSM with dreams of becoming a teacher and majoring in Spanish. This semester will finally be my last semester as an undergraduate and I will then hopefully be admitted into the teaching program Fall 2012. I am still not sure whether I want to teach elementary or high school. Throughout my teaching career I would also like work with ELD students, since I was actually placed in ELD classes from 6th-8th grade, I developed a lot of respect and admiration towards the teachers that helped me be where I am today and my goal is to one day create that same feeling in many of my students.

When it comes to technology, I would have to say that technology and I are well acquainted but I wouldn't consider us friends. When we meet our encounter is civil but we are not as close as I would like or as I should be given that today a lot deals with technology. Our first class session was the first time that I had ever worked with a Mac. The closest I come to dealing with technology is my IPhone and my laptop. I find them both very easy to use. I also own a Tom-Tom but up until today I still find that thing very hard to use and I still get lost everywhere I go, it has since been in the trunk of my car. I think of myself as a fast learner and aside from being very impatient and dislike "slow" computers my experiences with computers  overall have been positive.
 

Having read the CSUSM/COE Mission Statement for the first time I think it's very brief but yet really highlights the key points of what it means to be part of the College of Education. After reading this I do believe my decision to apply at CSUSM was based on what the mission states to "prepare thoughtful educators and advancing professional practices". It was the good reputation of the teaching program that made me want to attend this university in the first place which is pretty much what is written on the mission statement.