Here's the scoop on me!

Hello everyone! My name is Cindy and I'm a student Cal State Northridge. Like many other students at CSUN, I transferred from a community college. Even though I don't lead the most exciting life, I still try to have fun in my own ways. There's nothing I love more than going to the movies, visiting the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, and catching the latest episode of "Ghost Hunters" on the Sci Fi Channel. Also, when I have time, I'll have lunch with a few of my friends from high school. Well enough about of how I spend my free time. You're probably wondering what I'm doing at Cal State Northridge, right? Well maybe not, but I'll still go ahead and tell you why.

I'm currently attempting to pass the English Subject Matter program in hopes of eventually becoming a middle school or high school teacher. Even though I remember what a tough time some kids gave the teacher back when in school, I still want to be a teacher. I have to admit though that I'm well aware that not every student will like my class or care what I have to say. This may be because they think that English is a boring subject. After all, many figure that it consists of nothing but reading "boring" stories. Then again, I can't blame some of the students for thinking this, especially with the tendency of some schools to use the same stories over and over again. Despite this though, there are some students who will fall in love with reading and may even go on to be the teachers of tomorrow! There are other students though who may never have read a non-school related book before. There are also some students, who might do the reading but feel confused and are too shy to speak up. Even though I don't want to sound idealistic, I think that it is possible to reach out to different learning ways in which students learn. Luckily technology is able to lend a hand.

Aside from reading out loud or showing film clips, Power Point presentations may combine the best of both worlds. A Power Point presentation can allow a teacher to put up not only written text, but visual and auditory text as well. I'll never forget how helpful it was when my Shakespeare teacher showed video clips from the play "Richard III". Not only was it entertaining to see the action and hear the dialogue, but it helped me to better understand the play. So through the use of a Power Point presentation that consists of pictures, video clips, and audio clips, a teacher might be able to better help their students understand the text. So even though I'm not exactly the most technologically saavy person, I hope I can learn enough in order to create Power Point presentations that will help my future students.