The most interesting topic that we wrote about was the web tools we would incorporate into our classrooms. I thought it was cool to see all of the web tools that people found like discovery and national geographic, and how they would use them in their classroom. Everyone seemed to find things that were unique and hadn’t been used a ton.
The technology-related skill that I want to learn next is Excel. Which is good since that is our next topic. I do not think it is going to be fun but I have never used Excel and I am going to need it in a lot of classes soon for final projects. I think learning how to use Excel will really benefit me and be very useful.
My future technology-related goals are just seeing what all there is available to aid in teaching. Discovering technology that can help make the classroom more fun is important to keeping things interesting. Ways to keep up with all the new technology are looking on the internet and watching the news for updates on new products.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
An interesting web based resource is www.discoveryschool.com. On this site there are many useful tools that make creating a fun lesson easier. On the site there is a puzzlemaker where you can create your own crosswords, math squares, and word searches. There is a lesson planner where you can create your own lesson, include links to puzzles you created, and then store the lesson plan so you can come back to it later. There is a worksheet generator where the teacher can make their own worksheets or use pre-made ones.
However, the most useful tool on this website, in my opinion, is the "quiz center." Teachers can create their own quizzes and save them on the site for future use. The quizzes are administered online so they are graded by the computer right after the student finishes taking the quiz. This reduces the amount of time that the teacher has to spend on grading papers, allowing more time for teaching. This also saves paper which is always good.
Link:
http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
One tool that I could not find online was a lesson plan builder that incorporated the Florida education standards into the lesson. There was nothing that checked if the lessons that teachers were using were actually preparing the students for future standardized tests like the FCAT. Although I don't personally agree with this type of testing it is required and not all students are being adequately prepared for the test. I think if there were a lesson plan builder that checked for relevancy students would preform better on these tests.
However, the most useful tool on this website, in my opinion, is the "quiz center." Teachers can create their own quizzes and save them on the site for future use. The quizzes are administered online so they are graded by the computer right after the student finishes taking the quiz. This reduces the amount of time that the teacher has to spend on grading papers, allowing more time for teaching. This also saves paper which is always good.
Link:
http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
One tool that I could not find online was a lesson plan builder that incorporated the Florida education standards into the lesson. There was nothing that checked if the lessons that teachers were using were actually preparing the students for future standardized tests like the FCAT. Although I don't personally agree with this type of testing it is required and not all students are being adequately prepared for the test. I think if there were a lesson plan builder that checked for relevancy students would preform better on these tests.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Blog # 8
Everyday when we go online we have security risks, which are events or actions that cause a loss of or damage to any computer equipment, software, data and information, or processing capability. A virus negatively alters the way that a computer works. Most viruses are designed to destroy or corrupt data. The common terms for viruses today are worms and trojan horses. Since viruses are such a threat to the information you store on your computer it is important to have anti-virus software that can detect and destroy viruses that could harm your computer. These types of programs work by looking for programs that attempt to modify the boot program, the operating system, or any other programs. Whoever started sending out viruses really needs to be stoned. They are really annoying. One thing that you never want to happen especially right before you have a huge paper due is hav computer system failure. Failure occurs because of electrical power problems, hardware component failure, or a software error. Sometimes these types of things can be fixed and you can recover all of your information but sometimes all is lost.
In regard to education the most important aspect of this chapter were the educational controls. These controls prevent students from accesing sites that are inappropriate. Schools use filtering software, acceptable use policies, use of curriculum pages, and teacher observation. Curriculum pages are pages that the teacher creates using information only from acceptable sites. I think that these are the best idea because teachers are not always going to be able to moniter every computer that a child is using. Emerging technology will continue to advance education and make learning more exciting and fun.
In regard to education the most important aspect of this chapter were the educational controls. These controls prevent students from accesing sites that are inappropriate. Schools use filtering software, acceptable use policies, use of curriculum pages, and teacher observation. Curriculum pages are pages that the teacher creates using information only from acceptable sites. I think that these are the best idea because teachers are not always going to be able to moniter every computer that a child is using. Emerging technology will continue to advance education and make learning more exciting and fun.
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