YOGA

This semester we were asked to spend ten hours or more acquiring a new skill or trying something we had never tried before. Some of my friends do yoga and love it and I was interested in it as well. I had never tried it, or even really knew what it was like. So for my ten hour project I decided to take a yoga class here on campus. It was every Tuesday and Thursday nights as well as Saturday morning.

Yoga (Sanskrit, Pāli: योग, IAST: yóga, IPA: [joːgə]) refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India.[1] The word is associated with meditative practices in both Buddhism and Hinduism.[2][3] The goal of yoga may range from improving health to achieving Moksha. In Indian religions, Moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष mokṣa) or Mukti (Sanskrit: मुक्ति), literally "release" (both from a root muc "to let loose, let go"), is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence (Wikipedia).

In the beginning my main reasons for doing yoga were first to be healthy, and second because I was curious about it. As the weeks went on I found that it truly was a source of release and an excellent way to find peace after a long day. I would go to yoga right after 6 hours of class and it would be so soothing. It pushed my physically in realms I’ve never been pushed in before. It also confirmed my belief that I’m quite possibly one of the least flexible people out there. The more I let myself go and really was engaged the more I got out of each session. At the beginning I thought that the breathing and things were not quite so necessary. However, after trying everything the best I could, I really improved. I loved the class and found that I really enjoy yoga. I in no means stopped after 10 hours and will continue to do yoga in the future.

Money Mastery Jeopardy!

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Internet Safety

Reading:

• For my fourth article I read William C. Porter, “I Have a Question,” Ensign, Mar. 2001 that talked about what to do as a parent to have internet safetly in the house.


• The most important things I learned from the readings was to be aware. To know how to use filters, and teach children about the internet and that it is good but can be abused by some people and used for bad things.


• As a parent and teacher I will make sure my children know internet safetly. I will put my computer in a high traffic area and talk to my children about various internet safetly points. I want them to not be afraid of asking me anything.


• For my family and friends, I can simply encourage them to follow the same guidelines set out by church leaders about internet safety. It's important to stay up to date on technology, especially technology that our children and students are using.

Watching:

Watching the clips and personal accounts about identity and safety on the internet made it all much more real to me. It is so important that we take all the measures we can to help our children and students understand what is out there. We need to be aware adults and know what are children are up to.

Money Mastery!

My grade one class has been learning all about coins and their values, what they look like, how to add them, do problems with them, count them, etc. They finished their unit this week so I created a review jeopardy game all about coins. I used the school projector to play the game. The students really loved it and it was a great way to review. The teacher had never used the projector in the classroom so the students were especially interested. After I found out this was their first projector experience I wanted to use more technology and teach another lesson using technology.

Money Mastery!

The technology available to me in my cohort is a laptop and a projector that we can use in the classroom. I'm teaching grade one and the students are learning all about money, especially pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. For my technology lesson I compiled a "Money Mastery" jeopardy review game including facts and questions that will help the students with their money mastery. Since the unit is almost up it provides a good review opportunity as well as a little heathly competition while using technology.

Classroom Technology Inventory

In doing my classroom technology inventory I found that our classroom only has 1 computer for the teacher. It really isnt that good at all, the screen flashes the entire time and the moniter is hanging off the counter. It is also very slow. The only other technology I noticed in the classroom was an overhead projector. However after asking I was informed that there is a lap top that you can hook up to a projector in the room that the school shares. There are also video cameras available.

Sports Across the Country

Go to my google site Sports Across the Country for a virtual tour of the homes of successful sports teams in the past year.

This tour can help children learn about teamwork. This skill is emphasized in the state core

Standard 6
Students will value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

Objective 2
Recognize that physical activity provides opportunities for challenge, enjoyment, self-expression, and social interaction.
Celebrate successes and achievements by self and others.
Participate in activities that are personally challenging and rewarding.
Identify appropriate risks in activity selection.
Appreciate how physical activity can provide social interaction among people of varying ability levels in team activities.
Understand the role of constructive criticism or feedback in learning.