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This is a photo taken at Machu Picchu, Peru,(http://sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html) in Dec of 2009. It was a dream come true to be able to  experience this wondrous place and country. The people of the Cuzco region were very friendly and  a lot of them spoke English. In the past twenty years the region has become a huge tourist destination. I hope you take the time to follow the link and learn a little bit more about this beautiful and enchanting part of the world.
 As I mentioned in my profile I love to travel. I look forward to sharing more photos of places that have great history and cultural significance.

Creating a Voki

Voki is a free service that allows you to createpersonalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. (Voki.com) Now that you know what they are; I can tell you how it could be beneficial in the teaching career. 


1. Students and educators can use them to introduce projects and assignment on social medias and blogs. 
2. Can be used to create greeting messages for loved ones and special occasions. 
3. Are a fun tool to use to get students excited about subjects such as, science, math and history. 
4. They can be used as a tool to introduce team members in a group assignment. Allows for individuality within the   group environment. 
5. Allows teachers to send personal greetings and words of encouragement to students that might be sick or did great on a test. 


I would have never known anything about this site if not for my EME2040 class. As I was completing this project I felt like a kid back in art school. It was a refreshing change from all the reading in all my classes this semester.


I look forward to the other challenges ahead this semester. 

Blogs I liked

A enjoyed reading the blog 'Principle Page" by Michale Smith. Mr. Smith uses charts and graphs and great visuals to illustrate his points. He also does not hesitate to give his viewpoints with section on questions and answers. I also liked "Kindel's Classroom" . This blog also has great visuals and interactive components such as the gingerbread houses judging post. The author utilized the blog to post information about the midterm review. This is exactly what an educator should do to assist their students succeed.  

More to come.

The Beginning

As a digital immigrant I look forward to using this blog to chronicle my successes and challenges at UCF. There are so many new technologies that I need to learn  and in time use in my profession. Just like my future students , a blog is a good tool to share my personal and professional experiences about  technology with others. The interaction with other individuals and the potential to gain insight from them is very exciting. After reading some of the sample blogs it is my view that the most effective use for a blog is to have a collaborative relationship with your fellow students or peers. The blog should motivate students to do further research on a topic of interest to others in the class. The blog should also allow the parents to see the what their children are learning. Parents should also have the opportunity to add to the discussions in class with insight from their own past education and professional experiences.
I look forward to continuing the dialog...