Thursday, September 24, 2009

Reflection Post: Weeks 1 & 2

Reflection: September 14, 2009 and September 21, 2009

             The first week of Environmental Health was a lot of fun. We first did an activity with the entire class, where we problem solved to fit everyone in a circle. It was a great activity to get to know people and work together. I was also able to learn a lot about how to set up a blog for myself. At first I was a little nervous and thought it might be hard to figure out. I have discovered the more I use blogger, the more I understand it. I learned that although I am not always that open to trying new things, once I put my mind to it, it’s not always as hard as I thought it would be.
                The second week of class we discussed a few quotes and what we thought they meant. My favorite quote from class was, “Where flowers bloom, so does hope,” -Lady Bird Johnson. I think this quote can have many different meanings. The first thing I think of is how flowers grow in living areas. Living plants are essential to our earth and contribute to the environment it so many ways. This quote makes me think more about littering and trash in out earth. If I start doing what I could to pick up trash, there would be more hope for flowers to bloom. I have learned that even though I am just one person my impact can make a difference and hopefully others will see what I am doing and follow. Other quotes were discussed in class and many students had really great comments. The second part of class I learned about how to set up my first blog post. It was really exciting and I think I am starting to get the hang of it.
              Have a great weekend everyone! 

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Intro Post to Amanda's Water Bottle Watch

TITLE: Welcome to Amanda@Amanda'sWaterBottleWatch!

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PARAGRAPH 1:
Hi my name is Amanda, I am a health care management major. My blog is about plastic water bottles and reusable water bottles. Plastic water bottles are a big part of waste and could easily be reduced by using reusable water bottles. Above is a picture of a reusable water bottle in nature. My blog will be about my switch to reusable water bottles and how you can do your part to change to reusable water bottles also.

FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS:
There are 6 possible types of posts on my blog. They include:
  1. Advocacy Project
  2. Eye Openers
  3. Reflections
  4. Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change
  5. Read 'n' Seed
  6. 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. Amanda@AmandasWaterBottleWatch
  2. Kristin@KristinsGreenWorld
  3. Jacob@GettingGreenWithJake
  4. Keith@KeithsGreenBike
You can subscribe to my blog by clicking the subscribe gadget in the gadget column. You can also follow my blog by clicking "Follow this Blog" in the gadget column. I am subscribed to all the blogs in my blog list gadget. You can see my complete profile and all the blogs I am following by clicking on "See Complete Profile."

LAST PARAGRAPH:
This was my first post, I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for visiting, I hope you come back and learn more about water bottles!

Blogged for the Welcome Linky Party hosted by Amy@Eco-Chic with Amy.