Anastasia's Educational Blog

Hello,

This is my first blog entry. I have spent some time in the past reading other people's blogs. Mostly famous people like Rick Mercer, etc. But now I have my very own blog! It's rather exciting!

I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name is Anastasia Rioux. This is my third year teaching, however I am currently on maternity leave so I am home each and every day with my first baby, whose name is Noah.

Before teaching, I worked as a reporter/editor/newsreader for CBC Radio in Sudbury and Toronto. In 2003, my husband got a job in Parry Sound as a computer technologist and so we moved here. I didn't want to dabble in private radio, so I opted for teacher's college and I am glad I did! Teaching has been a much more rewarding career. Teachers often receive complaints and praise from parents. Reporters, well ... they usually only hear the negative!

I love computers so I thought it was due time that I work towards gaining my specialist in this area. I am somewhat of a techno junkie. I have my own digital camera, and a Palm Pilot. Our house has all kinds of techno gadgets. I even have my own classroom website for when I return to teaching in the new year. I am moving from grade four to grade eight. Here is the link, if you would like to check it out: http://home.cogeco.ca/~arioux/

That is my introduction. I am looking forward to a great course. The one I took over the summer was terrible but I won't go there!

Anastasia Rioux (riouxanastasia@gmail.com)