Film Tactics

First of all, I have to admit that I love old movies. And so the educational video "Film Tactics," despite being created as a training film for the US Navy in World War II, was extremely interesting to me from the start.

As the film progressed, the relevance of the film quickly revealed itself. Here was not only a way to teach students the "Counter March" method, but an instructional video on how to be an effective teacher.

While the failed attempts to teach the "Counter March" was humorous, the message of the importance of being a effective teacher was not lost. In a way, it was a reminder of the goal that every teacher should have - to motivate and encourage the learning abilities of students.

Well, enough on this subject for now....

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Thoughts on the Scavenger Hunt...

I have to say that I love Googling. I mean, it is unbelievable that we have so much information at our fingertips in a few seconds.

I think that is the biggest advantage of Google - the speed and vast amount of information available to us. I can barely count how often I use the internet to solve different problems during the week - from finding a recipe to use those veggie which are looking on the slightly overripe side to how to get pen stains out of clothing - which just so happens to be saturating the spot with either hairspray and letting it dry before laundering or using rubbing alcohol.

Another nice thing about the internet is that you can access the most up to date information on certain topics, whereas it would take you a few months to receive the latest book on a topic.

While I certainly use the internet frequently, I still am a traditionalist when it comes to libraries or books. While you can now access many publications online, I still like to have a print copy in my hands - to be able to mark and highlight in. I also like to make copies of my assignments to keep in a file folder, because I still do not trust computers after losing a paper to the Black Hole of Failed Memory.

Well, I am sure I can think of another two points, but I will move on to my next post.....

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A formal introduction into blog society...

Salutations!

My name is Steph Kaethler and I am a first year Education Student in the Early Years stream at the U of Manitoba. But before I begin expressing my future aspirations about my chosen profession, I shall lay a little groundwork as to how I came here.

I started my academic career in Saskatchewan, in a small town of 800 people. After completing Grade 10, my family moved to Yorkton, a city 45 minutes away. I graduated from the Yorkton Regional High School in 2003 and began post secondary studies at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, MB. After a first year filled with interesting and diverse courses, I quickly realized that my strengths had not changed from high school - History and English were still my forte. I graduated from CMU with a General Arts in 2005 and the U of Winnipeg with an Arts degree - History major and English minor - in 2006.

My interest in technology has increase in the past two years - mostly because I married a man who could could be adequately described as a "techie." Since then, I have become quite excited not only by the up and coming technological advancement post on digg.com but also with science fiction movies.

Finally, my interest in teaching. I am excited to be working with the Early Years stream as the students are naturally curious and (mostly) excited to learn new ideas. As well, most of my gifts, such as storytelling, singing and creativity, fit better with this age group.

Well, this post is getting lengthy and time is growing short.....

Goodbye for now.