Caitlin's Dance Story

Dance studios are all around the world. There are so many of them it is too hard to count. But, there is this one studio in Mississippi, named Donna's Visual and Performing Arts Studio that a young girl Caitlin attends. In this story, I will explain to one what Caitlin does and what this studio tries to teach each and every one of their students.
At Donna's, Caitlin has many dance teachers. Her teachers are: Mrs. Donna, Mrs. Jenelle, and Ms. Priscilla. From these teachers she learns: Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, and Contemporary. Caitlin absolutely loves to dance. It is her passion.
Caitlin is also on the competition company. This is where dancers have to audition and if he or she make it they are on the company. This person will be able to travel all over to different places, learn choreography from many famous dance teachers, and taking their own dances learned by their teachers and competing. This is where Caitlin's teachers have their ups and downs about dancers. Her teachers try to explain it over and over that, "If you dance with your heart you are the best dancer you can be." Caitlin's teachers do not want dancers in their company if they are only in it to win. "Nobody can win all the time." her dance teacher's say. When dancing with your heart on stage, it shows so much more, than if you are on stage just to win.
Caitlin attends these competitions every year, more than once a year. She enjoys is so much. After taking classes all day, known as convention, Caitlin gets ready to compete. She gets huge butterflies in her belly every time before going on stage, as if she has never been on the stage before. Her teachers sometimes think she is silly for getting so nervous! After a couple competitions go by, Caitlin starts to win with her solo. Of course she gets excited, but everyone would get excited when they win right? She started noticing how other dancers, not from her studio, were getting upset walking away when they did not win. To Caitlin, this was a suprise. "Why be sad?" Caitlin would ask herself . "It is just a trophy."
Some people only do certain things because they want to win. People sometimes forget about how great their talent is because they just want rewards in the end. But, this is the whole point of the story. Caitlin never cared about her trophy and nobody should. All Caitlin wants to ever do is get on that big stage and dance. She wants people to watch her do what she loves. Because like her teachers said, "If you dance with your heart you are the best dancer you can be."

Meta-Search Engines

I had no clue what a Meta-Search engine was before we talked about it. It seems that they do provide you with more information and material than a search engine. When you use a Meta-Search engine you get a list of different engines you can click on. This helps you a whole lot more than a regular search engine.

Cramberry

I would definitely use Cramberry in my classroom in the future. I think it is a great way for students to get online to make flashcards. The teacher can also get on there and make the cards and then the students login and study. Cramberrry is a good website.

Second Life

I think second life is pretty cool. It is a great and different way of using technology. I unfortunately could not get my character.. go figure. I have tried and tried. It keeps telling me that my name can only contain numbers and letters. Well, I know that. All in all, I do think second life will be cool when I can actually create my character and get to play around with it! I just want to be able to do it!

My Opinion on the ACU IPhone

I think the IPhone is a great idea! It shows and tells you everything on the phone that you need to know, with the campus. With the way they have the IPhone programmed, you won't have to worry about getting on the computer all the time to check for updates. I also think it is great how you get updates from your teachers too. That way you don't drive all the way to class and then it is canceled. It is also really cool how the IPhone being like a computer, you can have some of your classes be online. The only thing I see that could be any kind of wrong is that I do not think all of your classes should be online. Students need some kind of interaction in the classroom.

Concept Mapping : Things I Love

THINGS I LOVE

1. DANCE
   I think everybody knows by now that I have danced my whole life. Dance will always be apart of my life. I love it and I love going to competition. Now my nephew takes hip-hop and my 5 yr old niece takes everything and competes!!
   1. NYCDA
   2. MASQUERADE
2. FOOD
   
   Food is awesome! Ha. I love going out to eat. I eat out almost everyday because I am always on the go.
   1. PASTA
   2. CHICKEN
3. SHOPPING
   I absolutely LOVE to shop! It is my mom and I favorite hobby. We go shopping every pretty much every weekend.
   1. SHOES
   2. PURSES
4. WORK
   I have worked at Donna's for many years now. It seems like too many to count. I have worked at the Hard Rock since April of '08. I love my jobs and I wouldn't trade them for anything.
   1. HARD ROCK
      1. PAY CHECK
      2. HARD WORK
      3. PAY CHECK
      4. HARD WORK
   2. DONNA'S DANCE
5. FAMILY
   My family is the greatest thing ever. I have a nephew and two nieces. My nephew is almost 9, one niece is 5 and the other almost 10 months.
   
   1. VACATION
   2. HOLIDAYS

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Web 2.0

According to Penn State Learning Design, Web 2.0 is short for "Web Log", this is a site where people post their reflections on whatever they like (not necessarily technology or education). Two key features are the ability for other people to post comments to another person's blog and the ability to subscribe to new posts in a blog using RSS. http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/web20glossary

The two websites that I found were Web 2.0 and I think can be a great way of using in the classroom are Kidoz.net and kids.audible.com. Kido'z is a protected environment made for young kids that enables children to surf sites, watch videos, and play games. The system blocks links, scripts, and any other attempts that lead to sites and content which have not yet been approved preventing them being viewed by the children. Audible kids is an engaging fun story telling system through audiobooks online. Listen to books, read, and share your thoughts with others. I picked these two out because one day I hope to teach little kids and I think these sites will be great to use!
http://www.go2web20.net/