A big hello and class expectations

I am an artist, teacher, mother, wife, gardener, outdoors woman, and in general, a very busy lady!  I have been teaching art at Morristown-Hamblen High School East since 2012, and prior to that taught college regionally for six years, most recently as an Assistant Professor of Art at Lander University in Greenwood, SC.  I am finishing the last two classes I need to complete my transitional licensure at UT and will be thrilled to be "official" as of August.  My husband and I have a little daughter who turned one in April of 2014 and we will be welcoming little bit number two in November.  We live on a little over 50 acres in Jefferson County where we grow and harvest as much as we can to support ourselves.  My surroundings are very influential in my artwork as well.  You can learn more about my creations by viewing my website, so please support your local starving artist!

Integrating Technology into the Classroom (TPTE 486) is a class that I feel confident with.  I have used technology extensively in my own work, both personal and professional, for a number of years.   In the classroom, I strive to include technology with projects, whether it be using iPads and applications such Prezi and HikuDeck, or having students create sharable/editable presentations and handouts through our school's Gaggle site, which is essentially a Google that can be monitored.  Technology, both understanding and application, have in general come easily to me and I am very quick with picking up new tricks.  I am looking forward to learning new tricks this semester that I will be able to bring back into my classroom in the fall.