I use ebsco as an academic search site.  I use various periodical newssites, avoiding excessive propaganda.  If I have a question about anything I will use the internet to find a credible source.  I like NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others.  I use many academic sites as springboards for information.  I have loved the internet as a resource for information.  I have not, until now, been involved with too much social media.  I am a private person and have some discomfort with social media though I can see many benefits to staying up with contempo

I work in Adaptive P.E. helping students with a wide variety of disabilities.  In this field my greatests strength is the patience and humor I bring to our students.  Aside from the physical rehabilitative aspects of our classes, some of the most enduring qualities that students take is a sense of community and belonging that many in our classes struggle to find.  What I bring to the class is laughter, motivation, and understanding.  From students who are post-stroke, to students with ms, to students with muscular dystrophy or chronic back pain, I have a good ability to connect with them in a positive way.  What I can improve on is in acquiring more condition specific details, in terms of rehabilitation that can enhance what I have to offer.  I love my job because I feel like I help people, I think you can't overvalue that.  Loving your job is a strength in itself.

Microblogging in athletics has given rise to a 24 hour cycle of exposure.  Athletes can communicate to fans, media, and other players and vice versa.  As with all communication there are examples of sportsmanship and there are examples of uglier forms of discourse.  It has an effect of abbreviating the thoughts of those involved to varying effect.  I think it important to use the same social graces that one would employ face to face. 

-I like Marjorie Duffy's PWP as an example of an educator giving access to resources regarding her classes.  She allows students to peruse her philosophy on education and gives potential students a sense of what her class will entail.  She clearly recites her educational background and gives a overview of who she is as a person.  I think this is a very effective way to communicate with students.
-I thought the graphic layout of her sight could use some enhancement, but she did blend text and pictures well.
-Professor Duffy had a even blend of personal and professional components on her site.  She exhibited a biography of her educational and occupational path.  Her path to becoming a professor of computer science was circuitous, which exhibits to her students that opportunities will open up to people willing to take risks to enhance their lives.
-I think my PWP, as an educator, would need more attention upon the professional aspects of my life.  I spent more tim

I'd like to say hello to my classmates, and to Professor Sailor.  I look foward to this introduction to the art of blogging.  Being a somewhat reticent person, this will be a brand new experience for me, therefore all the more valuable.