Reflection: I enjoyed working with the First Week assignment. Throughout this assignment, I was able to self-reflect about the importance of the communication and expectations from the online instructor to the online learning community. Throghout this assignment, I was able to create an Ice-Breaker activity in order to promote interaction with other online learners. I was also able to create a "Welcome Email" for an online class. The goal for the both items shown in this page is to demonstrate the importance of the communicational skills for online instructors not online in faciliting the students interactions, but also in setting the expectations and guidelines for the course and the online communication. I also receive positive feedback from my instructor in regards to this assignment.
Let's go the movies...
Please write a summary of a movie that had made an impact in your live. In your summary, please share your thoughts about this movie and in which way this movie had impacted you. Would you recommend this movie to someone else? Finally, share something interesting about where you live and what you do for a living.
Please post your summary in the discussion board by 11:59 pm CST on Wednesday, November 30th. As a gentle reminder,
please respond at least three other post from other colleagues.
Hello All,
This is a difficult choice; there are many good movies to just choose one. Since I have to pick one I would choose “Soul Surfer”. In this film, a young surfer in Hawaii Bethany Hamilton loses her arm while she was surfing with her friends. The scene of the shark attack is quite graphic and I can’t imagine how she was able to survive the attack (this movie is based on a true story) and to recover from this awful accident. Throughout the movie Bethany is portrayed as a competitive surfer with Christian values, she is the youngest of the siblings and the only girl. After losing her arm she goes through a very difficult time that makes her question her religious values and her dream of becoming a professional surfer.
I watched this movie with my family and we were impressed with Bethany’s character, she showed mental toughness and perseverance throughout her recovery process. In addition to that, she volunteers to go with her church group to Sumatra, Indonesia after the horrific tsunami that hit the island back in 2004.
Somehow she is able to make a connection with a little boy that was afraid to get back in the ocean (the little boy lost his entire family as the tidal waves hit the city) after the tragedy.
This film is special to me because it shows a young girl; a terrific athlete going through extremely tough situations. I was really impressed in the way that she overcame the amputation of her arm and how she became a role model for many people worldwide. I will definitely would recommend this movie since it based in a true story and the has a powerful message.
Currently, I live in McKinney, TX which is one of fastest growing cities in the country. During the school year I find myself teaching Spanish full time at a high school level and when I am not at school you will find me coaching at the tennis courts or searching for the latest technology available to use in the classroom.
I look forward to work with you all!
¡Hasta pronto!
José A Salas (McKinney, TX)
Welcome Email
Greetings All,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to this online course. I am José Salas and I will be your instructor/facilitator throughout this course. The course is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 28th. However, you are welcome to access the course at this time. It is important that you get familiar with our LMS. Our LMS is very user friendly and it also accessible through different platforms.
According to my records, an email from the university has been sent to you explaining how to access Canvas and how to complete the orientation. In addition, you have also received the information about how to access the online textbook for this course. This information was included in the email that was sent from the university. In the event that you have not received this email, would you please let me know at your earliest convenience? I will be happy to forward you this email once again. It is also important that you check the system and software requirements for desktops, laptops and mobile devices. If this is your first online course, I would like to encourage you to watch the video below about "Discussion Boards". The "Discussion Board" is an important component of the online learning environment. Therefore, you are expected to contribute and to share your experiences in the discussions throughout this course.
Finally, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns. If you contact me via email, please include your last name, the name of the course and the topic in the subject line. In addition, please include your full name, your contact number and the time zone when closing your email. Starting on Monday, November 28th you are expected to use the email address that you have received from the university in future electronic communications. In the event that you have access to this email address, please start using it immediately. As a professional courtesy, would you please reply to this email at your earliest convenience? In your reply, please include your name, the name of the course, current location and time zone in the subject line. Please close the email as it has been previous indicated and avoid to reply to all.
It is my most sincere hope that this online learning experience is one of the best learning experiences that you have had.
I look forward to work with each one of you throughout this course and to help you to reach your goals.
All my best!
Respectfully,
José A Salas
Office hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 8 am to 2 pm CST
Contact number: (324-778-0098)
Please write a summary of a movie that had made an impact in your live. In your summary, please share your thoughts about this movie and in which way this movie had impacted you. Would you recommend this movie to someone else? Finally, share something interesting about where you live and what you do for a living.
Please post your summary in the discussion board by 11:59 pm CST on Wednesday, November 30th. As a gentle reminder,
please respond at least three other post from other colleagues.
Hello All,
This is a difficult choice; there are many good movies to just choose one. Since I have to pick one I would choose “Soul Surfer”. In this film, a young surfer in Hawaii Bethany Hamilton loses her arm while she was surfing with her friends. The scene of the shark attack is quite graphic and I can’t imagine how she was able to survive the attack (this movie is based on a true story) and to recover from this awful accident. Throughout the movie Bethany is portrayed as a competitive surfer with Christian values, she is the youngest of the siblings and the only girl. After losing her arm she goes through a very difficult time that makes her question her religious values and her dream of becoming a professional surfer.
I watched this movie with my family and we were impressed with Bethany’s character, she showed mental toughness and perseverance throughout her recovery process. In addition to that, she volunteers to go with her church group to Sumatra, Indonesia after the horrific tsunami that hit the island back in 2004.
Somehow she is able to make a connection with a little boy that was afraid to get back in the ocean (the little boy lost his entire family as the tidal waves hit the city) after the tragedy.
This film is special to me because it shows a young girl; a terrific athlete going through extremely tough situations. I was really impressed in the way that she overcame the amputation of her arm and how she became a role model for many people worldwide. I will definitely would recommend this movie since it based in a true story and the has a powerful message.
Currently, I live in McKinney, TX which is one of fastest growing cities in the country. During the school year I find myself teaching Spanish full time at a high school level and when I am not at school you will find me coaching at the tennis courts or searching for the latest technology available to use in the classroom.
I look forward to work with you all!
¡Hasta pronto!
José A Salas (McKinney, TX)
Welcome Email
Greetings All,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to this online course. I am José Salas and I will be your instructor/facilitator throughout this course. The course is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 28th. However, you are welcome to access the course at this time. It is important that you get familiar with our LMS. Our LMS is very user friendly and it also accessible through different platforms.
According to my records, an email from the university has been sent to you explaining how to access Canvas and how to complete the orientation. In addition, you have also received the information about how to access the online textbook for this course. This information was included in the email that was sent from the university. In the event that you have not received this email, would you please let me know at your earliest convenience? I will be happy to forward you this email once again. It is also important that you check the system and software requirements for desktops, laptops and mobile devices. If this is your first online course, I would like to encourage you to watch the video below about "Discussion Boards". The "Discussion Board" is an important component of the online learning environment. Therefore, you are expected to contribute and to share your experiences in the discussions throughout this course.
Finally, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns. If you contact me via email, please include your last name, the name of the course and the topic in the subject line. In addition, please include your full name, your contact number and the time zone when closing your email. Starting on Monday, November 28th you are expected to use the email address that you have received from the university in future electronic communications. In the event that you have access to this email address, please start using it immediately. As a professional courtesy, would you please reply to this email at your earliest convenience? In your reply, please include your name, the name of the course, current location and time zone in the subject line. Please close the email as it has been previous indicated and avoid to reply to all.
It is my most sincere hope that this online learning experience is one of the best learning experiences that you have had.
I look forward to work with each one of you throughout this course and to help you to reach your goals.
All my best!
Respectfully,
José A Salas
Office hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 8 am to 2 pm CST
Contact number: (324-778-0098)