Mary+Jacqueline+O'Neal



Hi! I was born in Greenville, SC and absolutely love it! I have two brothers- one is 24 and lives in Columbia and my little brother is 15 and a sophomore in high school. I really enjoy spending time with my friends and family and getting to know new people. When I have free time, I typically spend it reading trashy celebrity magazines and watching Oprah or the Bachelor, running, or doing something active with my friends. On campus I am involved in TriDelta sorority, FCA, and CEC. I am so excited about Clemson football this season and cannot wait to go to all of the home and some of the away games. I am really looking forward to my senior year and everything that I will be learning and and doing in the classroom, but cannot believe I'm going to be graduating soon! I hope to teach as a part of Teach for America in a large city in the US once I graduate.

I have very limited skills when it comes to technology. However, I am really interested in learning various ways to enhance my classroom instruction through technology. I'm currently not comfortable with a lot of programs on the computer, but would love to learn more. I feel that I could better help my students if I was more comfortable with technology, and I could help my cooperating teacher.



Online Math Manipulatives Fraction Garden is a fun activity for students to use to help learn about equivalent fractions. Even though this acitvity is for 3-5 graders, it would be perfect for my students in middle school. In this activity, students focus on vocabulary (denominator, equivalent, fraction, greater than, less than, numerator) and fraction comparison. They learn to estimate where the certain fraction will end up in the garden and which fraction is larger. It makes fraction comparison and learning fun. In Pattern Finder, the students will focus on vocabulary words relating to patterns and will learn to make observations and hypotheses. The vocabulary includes experiement, hypothesis, observe, prediction, and theory. The students observe the frogs jumping from lily pads and try to determine the pattern. This activity helps them to observe more complex patterns and make predictions on where they think the frog will land and what color it will be. It incorporates math and science concepts.

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