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=PED3119: What I've Learned to Date = __** About me **__ ==

So to start, I'm a History major with minors in English and Religion. I studied at the University of Toronto, at St. Michael's College. I was born in Mississauga and have lived there all my life. The purpose of this site is to document how my knowledge of technology has progressed thr oughout the course and to show what I was able to achieve on a weekly basis. As such I've chosen this notebook theme because I like how it will in essence be my digital notebook. The teaching career is an exciting one and one that can benefit greatly from the use of technology in the classroom. I look forward to helping build my computer skills and implementing many new strategies in the classroom.

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 * __My Pets__**

I have three pet turtles. I've had six over the years but between old age, accidents and raccoon attacks I'm down to three. The large turtle, named Schumi after Michael Schumacher I've had since I was about 13 and he was named for his incredible speed. Since he has aged however he has become considerably lazier and slower except when he goes to hunt. He has a poor temper and will attempt to bite pretty much anyone but me. During the summer months my turtles live in a pond in my backyard. For the most part they eat anything that they can get their beaks on and it doesn't matter whether it's meat or vegetable matter. While the turtles live in the pond they eat insects, fish, plants, and birds (which gets to be a problem because their feathers clog the filter pump. The downside is that raccoons apparently consider turtle meat a delicacy and they go fishing for a meal pretty much on a nightly basis and two of my turtles have become unfortunate meals. : ( During the colder months my turtles live in an aquarium in the basement and survive off turtle pellets, fish, and vegetables. They live a rather comfortable life full of suntanning, eating and sleeping. Two of my turtles were recently given to me and I've yet to name the little fellows. I tend to name my pets after spending some time with them and like to give them names that reflect their behaviours and because I haven't spent enough time with these two fellows because they are back home and they'll have to wait for names I guess!