Introduction:
I am in my 2nd semester at USM, I plan on graduating in December of 2019. I am working toward a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology. I have taken IT 648, HCD 675, ITD 709, and ITD720. I am currently enrolled in ITD 645 and ITD 780 as well as HCD 643. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education in the area of Social Science from the University of South Alabama in 1998. I have taught history to students in Alabama and Mississippi. I have been a computer teacher, as well as a history teacher at BWMS for the last 13 years. I love teaching technology to my students. I recently was selected as a facilitator for Code.org and I was also selected to be a facilitator for RCU at Mississippi State. I will be teaching the Methods of ICT1 class this summer. I am skilled in all of the Microsoft Office programs: Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher. I also have experience with several Adobe programs such as Photoshop, Flash, and Acrobat Distiller DC. I have also experience with HTML and CSS. I am now in the process of implementing Code.org. It features a visual block-based programming language that allows students to build programs via a drag-and-drop interface in App Lab. It also allows the user to see the text based code as well in a side by side feature. The students are learning JAVA Script in the program. I use electronic based communication on a daily basis. I am very familiar with Canvas and I use it in my classroom with my students. I have incorporated discussion boards in my own classroom. I have used several tools in my time as an online students such as Screencastify and Weebly. I have had some trouble editing videos so if anyone wants to give me some pointers I would greatly appreciate it. I love to incorporate new technology into my classroom and into my personal repertoire. I am familiar with pod casts, blogs and WIKI's but I have not used or incorporated them into my life or classroom. I love to incorporate video clips into my class as a motivator, they can be great attention grabbers for my students. One of my favorites is the moon-walking bear. My philosophy as a teacher is: Everyone in the classroom makes a contribution either as a student, teacher, and/or thinker. I feel that students learn from each other as much as they learn from me. I believe we never stop learning, and I want my students to know we can learn from each other no matter what their age or ability. Everyone in the classroom is there to make the class better. I look forward to learning new skills that will assist me as a teacher and that will help me become a leader in technology. I enjoy learning and implementing new programs that will assist me and my students. All rights reserved © 2019 Gina Pepperman.
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Jena
6/7/2019 05:33:52 pm
Gina, I loved reading your introduction. I especially liked your philosophy, because there is something to learn from everyone! This past semester I taught code.org to my students and they loved every minute of it. The dance party was their favorite. I think code.org is a wonderful for our students because it engages them in learning a difficult concepts while they feel like they're playing. Great post.
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Brandon Warden
6/10/2019 11:44:05 am
Gina,
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Merita Evon Swan
6/12/2019 06:05:47 pm
Hi, Gina it is nice to see you in yet another class! I always enjoy reading your post, they are always interesting from an instructors point of view.
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Shane Seal
6/23/2019 06:24:59 pm
Look at you being the pace setter and getting the shout out from Dr. Wang. I am glad that you, Brandon, Merita, and myself were able to get a group together early. I look forward to working with our group this semester.
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