Blog Entry 2: Creating a Professional Facebook Page

For this weeks assignment we were asked to create our own professional facebook page.  The idea of it is that it poses as an online resume for future employers to take a look at.  Resume's are very imporant as they help employers filter job applications quickly into who they think is qualified and who they think isn't qualified for whatever job they are posting. This new way of showing off your assets and experience makes it much easier for your future employers to check out what you have to offer.  With workplaces already starting to post positions online and requesting an e-mailed resume, this professional Facebook page looks like it'll be the next step!

I was skeptical at first about this professional page because, being a regular facebook user, I most often see 'pages' being used for promoting restaurants, bars and stores.  But now, I realize that this could be a great way to get my name out there with easy access to future employers, just like it's so easy for these facilities to get their names out there with consumers.  The fact that it is so easy to update makes it very appealing as well, and not wasting paper because of noticing a typo or adding an additional detail about yourself is a plus also.

This is the link to my professional facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ales204-Student/329398010434019#!/pages/Ales204-Student/329398010434019?sk=info

My classmate Paige Powers also has a very impressive facebook page if you'd like to check it out, she has a link to it in her blog, http://paipowers.blogspot.com/ .

Intoductory Post! January 20th.

Hello!
My name is Rebecca Miller.  I am a second year human ecology/combined education student with a minor in special education.  So far I have really enjoyed my experience at the U of A and I don't hesitate to inform others about human ecology because I've learned that not very many people know about it! Anyway my goal at the end of my 5 year degree is to become a high school Food Studies teacher.  Just as I was graduating high school they were starting a Special Needs Food Studies class and with my minor being special education I would love to get involved with something like that. Other classes I can teach with this degree are Fashion Studies, Health, Special Education, and CALM (Career And Life Managment) to name a few.

I would say that communication is a pretty important part of my daily life, having had facebook and twitter for many years and an iPhone with constant access to internet, checking updates and posts has become as automatic as checking my text messages and email.  I feel that being technology savvy is going to be extremely important by the time I start my teaching career.  Some high school teachers are even starting to have their own class websites making it easier for students and their parents to contact them, which is great! With all the new ways that students can go about doing assignments I'd really like to incorporate the online aspect more often in my classrooms than not, and I strongly feel that other aspiring teachers should consider this path also. Because of this, ALES 204 seems to be a great tutorial for those who don't use these great aspects of our technological world (and a good refresher for those of us that do!)

Since we are asked to start our own blog for this class I am pretty excited because hopefully it will give me the push to start my own food blog! I am an avid follower of food blogs (I am becoming a foods teacher so that's normal right?) and have a few personal favorites such as: http://lickthebowlgood.blogspot.com/ and http://www.skinnytaste.com/
I love how easily accessible they are and being able to read the comments of others who have tried the recipes and tweaked them almost always end up with success! These blogs will be a great tool when coming up with lesson plans and recipes in my classroom.
My friend and classmate Paige Powers loves food blogs too if you'd like to check out her blog too. http://paipowers.blogspot.com/
I've included a picture of a menu cover that I took while in Flagstaff, Arizona just a few weeks ago.  The reason why it was so exciting was because this restaurant was featured on the Food Network program "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives", so I was thrilled to be able to eat somewhere so famous!
Well that's enough about me!
-Rebecca