Cell Phone Etiquette

Task 1: quiz results...
You could be worse
You know proper cell phone etiquette, but you don't always practice it. With just a little more effort, you can avoid the evil stares of strangers and save yourself the embarrassment of revealing private details on a quiet bus. Remember to use the environmental settings on your phone, excuse yourself from a conversation if it is necessary to make or take a phone call, and brush up on your cell phone etiquette here. And really, talking on your cell phone in the bathroom? That's just plain gross.
Task 2:
class discussion..
Task 3:
My supervisor at my service learning is very kind. She is very helpful, and she is always eager to help me if i have any problems or concerns. All of the children adore her, and I can see why! She is a very nice woman. Yes, she does give clear instructions. All of the information that I get from her is very helpful to me. And yes, she is willing to answer any questions I have with no problem. I have no problems communicating with her at all. Some qualities that I would like to portray someday if i were i supervisor, that she has is her kindness, knowledge of the children and the field, and her attitude. I have learned through my experience at my service learning, that becoming a supervisor at a daycare, or at a school, or being a teacher for that matter can be very difficult at times. That is why I am happy to have the experience here, because it makes it easier for me to figure out what my strengths and weaknesses are, and what I may need to work on. I love my service learning a lot though, because it really is preparing me and giving me a lot of insight on the profession of working with children.

Communication Skills

Task 1:
-Written: email, texting, or facebook. Problems that could arise from written communication is that the person that you are talking to may not be able to understand the tone of your voice, so if you are in a certain mood, they may have a harder time understanding what is going on...how this can be solved is by maybe using punctuation, for example if you are mad about something, you can use all caps to express that you are "yelling". You may also just tell the person how you are feeling too.
-Verbal: speaking directly to the person. There could be problems through this kind of communication only if you are being rude or something. When talking to someone you should try to make eye contact, and when the other person talks you should be attentive and listen to what they say.
-Non verbal: body language, eye contact, gestures. Problems that could arise from this form of communication is someone could get the wrong impression or get confused, because you are not speaking directly to that person. For example, if you look at someone, and roll your eyes, that person is going to assume you are upset with them. This could be solved by clarifying that you are not upset, and directly speaking to that person.

I personally think that my communication skills are fine. I am a very attentive, and outgoing person, and I like talking to people and stuff, so I feel like I know how to talk to people. I think that I could work on my encounters with my family though, sometimes we all do not see eye to eye, and i have found that talking things out with them, really does better the situation. Rather than just bottling everything up. Communication is very important to me. I don't think that i communicate differently with different groups of people. Maybe i would talk differently to a cop, than I would to my friend...thats about it :)


Service Learning Weekly Journal:

My experience at the daycare thus far has been good. I am really starting to get very close to everyone, especially the children. I have a lot of fun, and it is a blast.
All of the children are great, each one is different, and unique in their own ways. Which makes each one of them adorable! But there are some hard parts of the job. I have noticed that when it is towards the end of the day, each child kind of gets a little fussy, which can be difficult. But i am learning ways to take care of them, and treat them, and make sure that each one is safe!
Communication is crucial at the daycare though. The way that you interact with the children is sooo important. Especially the tone of your voice, for example if a child is doing something wrong, you want to be a little stern, and let the child know by the tone that they are hot to do what they are doing. It is very important to be gental and kind to each of the children, so your tone of voice is everything.
Ms. Janey is awesome, I have so much fun with her. She has so much experience with children, so she is a really good "mentor", and guide for me. We all have so much fun.

7 Habits of Successful PLC Students

Task 1:
I think that I could work on my study habits. I have a very busy schedule, so I never study outside of school. I think that learning how to review what I have learned can really help. I need more motivation to do this though, because finding the time to do this is hard!
Task 2:
I think that positive students also have a strong mind, and are stress free. Learning can be very hard when you have negativity and stress in your life. I think that learning ways to deal with hard stuff that comes up in your life could really help a student manage the way they think and learn. Which could have a very good outcome in the future. I know from personal experience that stress can interfere with school, work, and the people in your life.
Another habit that I think a positive student should have is turning in all work on time. It is eaasy to get side tracked, and forget to turn in assignments on the deadline. Better organization, could help with this. I am a very organized person, so I know that it really does help.
Task 3:
I have already filled out the student information...