Introductions.

Hi y'all!  I am so excited to unite two of my passions- teaching and communication design- as I embark on the pursuit of a classroom in the cloud.  I am even more excited to share my passions with the TOOL digital learning community and any other educator who might happen upon this little blog.

While I have been blogging personally for a few years, it was not until recently that I have begun developing a plan to blog professionally.  My interest in Georgia Virtual School and the TOOL community gave me the perfect opportunity to put that plan in motion.

Designing the blog itself is a fun, creative challenge that I wholeheartedly accept.  I am very familiar with the Blogger platform and use it for my personal blog.  I love the excitement of building something new and enjoy graphic design as a creative outlet- often loosing myself in the process.

I believe this is the same mentality that we as teachers want for our students... to loose themselves in the process of creating a new understanding of the world by connecting their passions with our content.  This has never been more true than right now, in this 21st century of education.

As a history teacher I am always searching for new, innovative ways to bring technology and design to my students.  To connect how they experience the world of today with the extraordinary story of yesterday.  Merging the two- technology and history- continues to be one of the most exciting aspects of my job.

It is my sincere hope that this blog will serve to showcase my professional development through the TOOL digital learning community as I pursue an opportunity to join the exciting things happening at  GAVS.  Thank you for joining me on this adventure of Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of a Classroom in the Cloud.