Creative Technologies

I could really see myself using all of the Technologies shown in the Creative Technologies video. The one that interest me the most however, is the interactive table. As a social science teacher I could load the table with different activities that test historic facts or have students get into groups and write their own constitution in Government classes. There are so many fun and creative possibilities for all of my classes with that table.

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's were for the most part a fun time in American History. This will be a fun way to introduce the time period to my class. Animoto is a very useful and fun way to have students make presentation and to present to them.

Wade Bass 101

I grew up in Nampa my entire life with my two sisters (one older one younger) and my parents. I attended kindergarten through high school at Melba, A very small town of 800 and even smaller school. My Graduating class had 64 other kids. Throughout my life so far I have developed a love and passion for sports and competition. My favorite sport is Basketball which I one day hope to be a coach for at a high school level. I am currently the manager for the Boise State Woman’s Basketball team and am a freshman here at Boise State.

Being a high school basketball coach would really just be a bonus to the career I truly am pursing which is being a high school teacher. Growing up I never thought I would want to teach but over time I realized that having an opportunity to inspire and mentor people was something I would love to be able to do. My best teachers helped me become a better person in and out of the classroom. I believe that if I can help young people discover who they are and improve them as individuals I will have lived a successful life.

I want to teach History, American Government, and Sociology to start off my career and probably work towards being certified in other areas as I go. I want to teach at a smaller high school so that I can teach multiple subjects, plus I like how smaller schools tend to have a more connected feeling with everyone involved. History and political science have always fascinated me from an early age. I love thinking about how things were and how and why things have changed to the way they are today. I hope to be able to spread my excitement to my future students because I will definitely try whether they want me to or not.