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My name is Sarah Norath. I live in St. Louis, MO with my husband, 2 year old daughter and our 6 year old beagle-boxer. I graduated from Westminster College in 2012 with my bachelors in Middle School Education with an emphasis in mathematics and science. After graduation, I subbed at Pattonville Heights Middle School for a year. I then taught 8th grade science at Riverview Gardens Central Middle School for 3 years before moving to Hazelwood Southeast Middle School to teach 8th grade science for another 2 years. Currently, I teach 6th grade science at Francis Howell Middle School.

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We met our Freshman year at Westminster and have been together ever since!

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My 2 year old, lovingly and appropriately nicknamed "Monster"

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Last October Zapoto had emergency surgery for a herniated disc that left him with no feeling in his hind end. This video was taken in January, a few months after his surgery

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After Zapoto's surgery he was unable to move on his own and had to stay on his bed. Since he couldn't come to us, Ellyn would take books and "read" to him

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This video was recorded this past week (ignore the mess, its the play room so who cares?!) Zapoto has gained so much function over the last year, its crazy to think! He can now do everything he used to do, stairs included, except control his bladder. We're so thankful the vet was able to save his life so we could share moments like these

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I'm looking forward to learning more resources in which I can use to incorporate technology into my curriculum. I'm familiar with google classroom and the basics, but I do not have a reliable source of computers I can use in my class. So, finding awesome resources and awesome resources that will work with my students' devices can be a challenge

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I think my use of technology at home and school is pretty basic. At home, I use my iPad, phone and computer as sources of information and use it to organize things such as recipes, address book and when I have to throw the occasional party. At school, I try to incorporate technology where I can. I'm comfortable with google classroom and remind. I enjoy using virtual labs and other online simulations. Beyond the basic functions, and of course, streaming of TV and movies my technological world is limited.