All About Me!

      My name is Ashlie Moran. I am twenty-two years old and have four younger siblings. I am currently working toward an elementary and special education degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. I am currently employed at Delisle Elementary School as an assistant in the special education self-contain class. This is my dream job and I love working with children. Last year, I was employed with the college internship program at Walt Disney World, and worked with Disney for seven months. This opportunity changed my life and I am very grateful to have had the chance to experience working for a Fortune Five-Hundred Company. When I worked for Disney, my role as a cast member was as a character attendant. In this position, I had the chance to work with multiple different characters. My favorite characters to work with were Aladdin, Jasmine, Ariel, Marie, Alice and White Rabbit, and the fabulous five. The fabulous five include Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, and Goofy. During my internship, I met many people from around the world. Disney provided the college internship applicants with housing through out my stay. I had five other roommates. The two roommates that I became best friends with were from Japan and Ohio. My experience at Disney helped me grow as a person and become more independent.

 

      I love my faith, friends, and family. My faith is very important to me. I attend mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church and help out every Sunday night with mass and Lifeteen. Lifeteen is a time for teenagers ninth through twelfth grades to become closer to God, learn more about God, and grow deeper in their faith.

 

I am pretty good when it comes to using technology. I am a fast learner and can figure out how computers, phones, cameras, etc. work. I took technology classes in high school and also classes in my second semester of college. In the class I learned about Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access. These classes taught me many features about these programs that I would have not known on my own. I love using technology and it amazes me how much it has changed from when I was in high school.

I think all educators should use technology. It is a great way to help children become involved. I also think it allows children and young adults to be creative in creating documents. Technology is a great tool in which to teach children when they are young because they will remember and become familiar with the different features of the computer. Teachers can also use Promethean Board in classrooms. Promethean Boards are a great technology tool to use in classroom. These “smart boards” have multiple uses for classroom settings. The smart board is a great interacting tool to use with students to have them become involved. Teachers can show PowerPoints, movies, music, graphs, and so much more on Promethean boards.

My career goal is to one day achieve a full-time teaching position with special needs children to improve their quality of life. I work in a classroom with special needs children and I love every minute. I have found my calling and this is where I feel comfortable. I also want to obtain a degree in elementary education. I love children and I love to help them strive for their dreams and goal.The purpose of a Blogfolio, is for someone’s personal use to look back on down the road or in the future to help remember things I have done. A Blogfolio can be for school, family, our personal life, hobbies, and anything you like. My personal Blogfolio will be for my computer applications class for elementary teachers. This Blogfolio will help look back when I become a teacher to help me prepare lesson plans, computer related things, and become more creative in how I will present and create lesson plans.