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    Hi, my name is Hanna Warak. I am in my second year of teaching and currently teach 7th and 8th grade science at Valley View Middle School in Elkhorn, Nebraska. During some of my free periods I also help out with different math support classes in our building. I went to college at Wayne State for my Bachelor's degree in Middle School Education with a focus on math and science. 

    I have been using technology the entire time I have been teaching. I am lucky enough to have a multitude of technology devices to use in my classroom through the district as well as our students being one-to-one with Chromebooks. I am constantly finding myself growing and pushing myself to learn more about technology and use it in new and exciting ways for my students. I am a PC person mostly since this is what the district issues us to use but in my personal life I do have an iPad and iPhone so I know a little bit about Apple products. In our classroom I have an Epsom projector that is hooked up to a document camera for me to project onto the whiteboard. This is system is probably what I use the most whether I am demonstrating with the camera or projecting presentations and activities on the screen for the class to see. I also use google classroom religiously to organize materials for my students and give them a place to stay updated on all that happens in science. I post all of my materials here for them to have access to outside of class. I also publish the agenda for the day on this site as well. The district has given us Microsoft 365 accounts to use as well as google drive.

    What inspired me to pursue my Master's degree at Peru State College was the fact that I wanted to challenge myself and push myself to do something on my own that would benefit not only me but also my students. I wanted to model for them what lifelong learning can look like in a sense. I like how affordable Peru's program was and liked most of the topics that would be discussed within the program. With this degree I plan on using the resource I have gained throughout the course to continue learning new things and having an in with the educational world outside of my district. 

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