Every good start has a good teacher!

A short but very inspiring video.. cause we need inspiring reasons!

What are we teaching at all?

When you plan your class, you know maybe it doesn't go as well as you think, but as least part of it should. What happens is we're dealing with people, who come from different families and who were raised by different opinions and values.  You stat talking about "interesting places" and end up teaching "how to behave in those places" because you notice they need it. That's it. Teachers have a defined role in the society, but most misanderstand this concept, and think we are the ones to teach good manner, not to say improper words, reliability, commitment, responsibility, loyalty, partnership, and so on. And I do that. Not the whole class, but somehow during it there's a time I spend trying (I say trying) to make them understand the importance of those teachings.  They may not get it all, but I'm sure I did what I was supposed to do ano more: teach for school and teach for life.

Let's get it started!

Days are never the same. Why should classes? Everyday you have a world to explore inside your classroom. News, events, shows, people, nature... but, let's face it: that takes a lot of time (and effort) to select and use all this information in a useful and creative way. That's right. It's difficult, but not impossible, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT. Sometimes we lack a bit of motivation and that first step needed to every great beginning. 

That's why we're here: to help each other in finding good ways to use technology and all that stuff.

First: you better like using the computer. If not, start it right now.

Second: You have to manage ways to take advantage of everything you see. In other words: don't spend time on useless data. Get focused. 

Third: take a deep breath and keep on...