Reflection: Weeks 1 & 2

The first week of class we did the "Star Wars" activity.  The core purpose of this activity was trying to get ourselves to think in a different manner and also realize that people make assumptions before thinking about situations in a different light.  Secondly, we learned how to create and manage our own blogs.  It was a little overwhelming at first, but I think I am getting the hang of the whole thing.  I can't believe how many blogs there are out there and that some people are "bloggers" for their living!  Seems crazy to me. 

During the second week of class Dr. V. posted quotes related to Environmental health and we discussed them as a class.  I thought this was a good exercise because it got the students thinking on their feet and people got to express their own ideas.  It showed me that people can have completely different views of what something means, but both of their opinions can make sense.

I feel that this class is going to benefit me greatly. This class is expanding my knowledge on blogging and aspects of environmental health and I believe what I learn in this class will better me for the rest of my life.

Intro Post

Welcome to Paige's E Health Blog!  I thought of something a little more creative, but now I can't figure out how to change it, so I guess I'm sticking with this title.

My name is Paige and I turned 20 years old in July.  I transferred to UMD last fall from a community college down in the cities.  I am majoring in Psychology, but not quite sure what I want to do after I graduate, I guess time will tell.  I have two younger sisters and a dog named Scout back at home in Plymouth MN.  I don't know much about Environmental Health, but I'm hoping my blog covers a variety of topics of how we can make the planet a greener place.

There are 6 possible types of posts on my blog. They include:

-Advocacy Project

-Eye Openers

-Reflections

-Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change

-Read 'n' Seed

-Share and Voice

If you notice at the bottom of this post, the categories will be listed as labels. This post is has been labeled with all five kinds of posts.  You will also see the number of each kind of post in my Labels Gadget at the top of the page.  All post titles from now on will begin with one of the categories above.

The members of my web group are:

1. http://mediterraneanmelissa.blogspot.com/


2. http://ashleysgreenlilypad.blogspot.com/

3. http://paigesehealthblog.blogspot.com/

4. http://malsrainforest.blogspot.com/


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I am looking forward to this course and hoping to become more environmental friendly throughout the semester.  I want to gain knowledge on the environmental troubles the world is facing and become familiar with ideas of how people can change their habits to make the world a cleaner place.  Happy blogging and have a good day everyone!

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