Tagxedo. Yay or Nay?

Today in class we played around with Tagxedo. Funny name huh? What exactly is Tagxedo? Do you know what a word cloud is? Maybe you have heard of wordle? In class, our professor instructed us to type out 15 words to describe ourselves, pick a shape, and be amazed! I chose a coffee cup because at this point in time, I am basically surviving on the stuff. I love this site! Not only is it fun, but what a great way to learn about your students! You get to know them and they get to have a blast creating something awesome you can display in the classroom! Now get to it teachers! Show your class how fun school can be! http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html ***Helpful Hints. You must install silverlight. Click create, load, and enter your text. Click options for shape, and theme for different colors. Save your image or share it! Check out this cool apple I made. I hope someone describes me in these words when I become a teacher!

Hello World!!! My name is Rachel and I am a "Teacher in Training". What exactly does that mean? I am a student who desires one day to BE the teacher. I'm a work in progress. I am a mom to three kiddo's, so I've taught a few little people a thing or two. I also taught preschool for a couple of years, and decided it was time to go back to school! Two years in and I can finally see the light, hallelujah! Maybe I'm crazy, but I sure am having fun. Is this my first Blog? Yes. Why on earth am I blogging in the first place? I mean, every SuperMom/ Student out there knows I have just loads of time on my hands! But, seriously...I am taking a technology class at the University of Montevallo for my Elem.Ed. major, and this is part of my assignment. Cool class, huh? This semester I am going to learn about all the neat things that teachers are incorporating in their classrooms (or should be), and in case YOU are interested, I will blog about all of it here! I will list the things I like and the things I don't. YOU can make your own judgement. I am pumped about becoming a teacher, and I believe education should be fun! Students should enjoy learning. I mean, why not? I am totally having fun in school right now. :) Until the next blog.....