Learning from the Past

July 11, 2012 Nicole Cesar Issue 9 Volume: 11 A teacher affects eternity she can never tell where her influence stops.

Welcome to U.S. History!

Hope you all had a wonderful summer and are ready to start the year off with some fun! I am so excited to begin the year with all of you and I am eager to learn more about each and every one of you! My name is Ms. Cesar, but you can all call me Ms. C (if youd like). I am your 11th grade U.S. History teacher. Let me start by telling you a little about myself. I grew up in Northern California, in a tiny little town called Vacaville. From my high school in Vacaville, I went on to Sonoma State University. This is where I received my Bachelors of Arts in History and my Minor in Art History. I then continued my education at California State University San Marcos, where I received my teaching credential. I grew to love history in college, but Ive known that I wanted to be a teacher since I was in middle school. It is what I have always wanted to do. I love history and my hope is that I can teach history to you in a fun and new way, so that you love it too!

fun and innovative ideas and implement those ideas into our class work. For the purpose of this class, I want each and every one of you to think of the word technology and transform it into one that we will use in the classroom: TEACHnology. Teachnology is going to be one of our mottos in this class and I cannot stress enough the importance of the meaning that it will hold in this class. Teachnology is the phrase I use to refer to teaching and learning technology in the classroom. Teachnology can refer to teachers teaching students about technology or even vice versa. We will be using teachnology in the classroom through use of powerpoints, making websites and more!

FUN FACTS
The shortest inaugural address in U.S. history (135 words) was given in 1793 by George Washington. His dentures hurt, and he wanted to get it over with. John F. Kennedy is the only president to have died before his parents. Did you know that the U.S. anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, was actually a poem written in the War of 1812? And it wasnt made our national anthem until 1931.

Technology in the Classroom!

There will be many ways in which we will use technology in this class to improve our yearlong experience together! We will use