Thing #2

• I will DEFINITELY be using this blog in my High School Spanish classes next year, which is how I decided to use the blog name ¡Hablamos español! (we speak Spanish!). This way, my blog is established and ready to use in the fall. Woo-hoo! My posting name is Señora Tejeda which my students will recognize since that is what they call me.
  
• I have many friends with children who use blogging as a way to share photos of their families and tell us what adventures they have been on, so I have seen numerous blogs before. I had not ever created my own, though, and I thought the whole creation process was quite simple and fun. It was exciting to design my blog because I wanted to make sure it comes across in a fun fashion for the students to enjoy visiting, yet also a professional manner when the parents read the posts.
• My avatar was chosen by finding a close resemblance to myself so the students can laugh at who I created for myself. I think the hair style is spot-on and I liked the "classroom" background I found, quite fitting for the way in which this bog will be used. I would love to experiment more with other avatars, I think the choices were limited. I will try to incorporate having the students create an avatar of their own if I can find a wider variety of options. I think getting students excited about their avatar will encourage them to post more frequently, therefore practicing Spanish more!