Blogging Impressions

Well, I think I am starting to get the hang of this blogging thing.  At first I wasn't sure how this could work instructionally. I do see the value in it now. I think for my programs, this would be very beneficial in posting new videos and articles related to the field of sports medicine. I think I could even post video's of my own from injuries we have in the training room and on the field. This would be great hands on learning with out getting their hands dirty, so to speak.
I do find it frustrating to do this work and have spoken with others in the class who have such excellent ideas on how to use this within their classroom, only to have it blocked by the district. I understand that there need to be limitations on some of the technology but to limit the teachers from using such a new and innovative tool is disappointing. Hopefully the district will see the value in this and allow its use in the future.
Thanks Ann and Brent, I think I have learned alot!

The Athletic Training Profession

Classroom expectations

My classroom expectations are fairly simple. 1) Be on time.  2) Be prepared.  3) Be respectful 4) No cell phones or Ipods 5) Clean up after yourself.
We try to keep things simple so that it's easy to remember and easy to follow. For the most part my students do a great job. Being on time seems to be the biggest issue!!

picture tour

The therapy side of the training room

My Champion

The Chieftain head in the Senior Commons

The hallway to Guam aka my classroom

Senior commons hallway

The treatment side of the training room

Instructional Blog Class

Hi,
My name is Jen Carda, and I teach at Bellevue East High School. I have been at East for 8 years and my first year in Bellevue I spent at Logan Fontanelle. I teach Sports Medicine, Health and Aquatics.  I am a mother, wife, Certified Athletic Trainer, Teacher and I am Canadian. I grew up on the East Coast of Canada. I am from Newfoundland, a big island in the North Atlantic. My parents live in New Brunswick, which is right above Maine and I went to Acadia University in Nova Scotia for my undergrad. I did my Masters in West Virgina. I am  planning on beginning a second Masters program in K-12 counseling in the fall. I am also the Certified Athletic Trainer for all of the high school athletes. This means that I am the health care professional who takes care of the injuries and rehabs all the athletes and tries to kept them healthy and safe.

My experience with technology is somewhat limited. I am not very savvy when it comes to technology. I get frustrated easily. I would say that I am a Mac person. I have a Mac at home and I love it. I am learning to use iphoto and I have a me.com website and gallery for my pictures. There are so many more things that I need to figure out with our mac but I just haven't had the time to play with all the gadgets. In my classroom I use alot of powerpoint in my discussion with my students. In my sports medicine program I try to use video clips to help illustrate injuries and the mechanisms that cause them. My students really appreciate the visual demonstration but I would like to be able to embed those videos into my presentations.

Finally, I have two children, Jack and Annie. Jack is 4 and quite a comedian and Annie is 19months and she is very determined. My husband is John and he is also a teacher and athletic trainer in another school district. Last year I accomplished a life long dream of going to the Olympics. I was selected to work at the Vancouver Olympic Games as part of the medical staff. In the summer we leave Nebraska around the 1st of June and drive east. We spend some time in Pennsylvania at the International Gymnastics Training Camp, where my husband and I work as Athletic Trainers and then head on up to Canada to spend the rest of the summer with my family. We usually head back to Nebraska at the end of July. I am looking forward to starting our journey to head "East to the Sea". (one of my favorite bedtime story books).