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Obviously Every Day Isn't Going To Happen

I really had a great goal of posting everyday, but it just isn't going to work.  Right now I'm sitting at a Hilton hotel in San Antonio waiting on room service to deliver me some dinner.  I have to prepare for tomorrow's training with my current company and do homework for my degree!  I have driven approximately 7 hours today and class starts at 7am tomorrow... I'm tired thinking about it. 

However....

This morning I woke up bright and early to do some homework.  This girl is NOT getting behind.  Today I worked on issues discussing internet safety and really why it is important.  I discovered that Texas is currently revising the technology TEKS which is a VERY important thing to know.  Internet safety is something I really have a heart for, and there are many reasons.  I have 5 at home with me right now, and the dangers of children not being safe hit a little too close to home this past year.  In the neighboring community a young teenage boy was killed by someone he met on the internet.  He thought he was going to meet a girl, and a grown man showed up.  That man killed him and a family's heart was shattered.  Regardless of what kids think, IT CAN HAPPEN TO THEM.

I try to stay on top of what my kids are doing as far as texting and what they are doing on the internet.  I have their passwords so that I can view messages and I monitor them to make sure they are staying on track as far as not going to inappropriate websites or chatting with unknown people who claim they are kids.  My children are the most important thing on this earth to me.  Jesus of course is the most important thing EVERYWHERE.  But I truly believe that one of the duties I have to God is to ensure my children are raised correctly, and to ensure that I maintain their safety.  This type of attitude translates in the classroom.  At least I believe so.  I can remember a few select teachers when I was growing up.  I really don't remember the horrible ones, I remember the one's that I loved.  I want to be that kind of teacher for my students.  One that inspires them, one they look up to, and one they respect.
This upcoming week I have some big projects due.  One of them is a presentation in my Legal Issues class.  I'm going to do my presentation with the help of Prezi, Microsoft Movie Maker, and a microphone.  Incidentally I used Microsoft Movie Maker when I was an undergrad in a couple of courses and I really liked how easy it was.  You should check it out!  I also am responsible for the court cases my group is going to use for our group project that is due in week 4.  Since I won't be in class on Tuesday I need to brief the cases and email my partners so that they have something to work with in class.  I also have a power point presentation for the technology class, a Prezi to work on for my end of month project in the technology class, and case briefs and journal annotations to do.  Wish me luck!

God Bless You!
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