GeoChem

__**Introduction**__ My name is Kirsten McFadin and I am a math and science teacher at King's Ridge Christian School. This is my second year teaching full-time and teaching is my second career. I started out as a chemical engineer but decided to go into teaching after having my son.

__**Favorite Things**__ spending time with my family traveling- the only state I have not been to is Alaska dancing (swing, ballroom, Zumba) reading watching the sun set watching movies with my husband and son watching my son's face light up when he learns something new!

__**Thing 10- Creative Commons**__

There is so much information out there and it is often difficult to find quality information, videos, and photos to use with my classes. I have never known the correct way to use and cite the work of others found on the internet so I usually made everything up myself from scratch. Creative Commons will open the doors for me to use work others have created to enhance my instruction. Khan Academy is a site that I have used personally to review concepts I have not previously taught. I plan on sending students to this site if they are struggling with a concept. Sometimes listening to another voice explain a concept will help it make more sense to a student.

I was very excited when I saw that MIT had a website with tons of great resources for high school teachers. There are even labs, videos, and lecture notes. This is another resource I can use with my classes as part of my instruction or as a tool for students who need reinforcement.

Although I am excited about all of these free educational sites I now know about, I am still confused how to find out which license is being used and how to cite these resources. Hopefully, I will learn more about this throughout this course! media type="custom" key="20510512"