post 10

While reviewing my classmates' blogs, I found many things very interesting.  First, I saw how we have all learn so much since our first post on the first day of class.  In almost every post, one my classmates said they learned a new tool.  Also, I thought my classmates' post 9 was the most interesting to read because everyone had different web-based tools that would be helpful to teachers.  I am going to consider them all when I start teaching.

I think we have covered all the basic technology skills in class.  Each of these has been extremely helpful.   Next, I would like to learn about Word Notebook.  I've never used it, so I'm wondering if there are any special things about the program.  Maybe next semester the students in this class can learn about it.

I think I will achieve my future educational technology goals by using all types of technology in my classroom.  As I've stated before, I think technology is the future of our education system.  I think by the time I'm a teacher, each student will have their own computer and most of their work will be on it.  I will have a classroom website, online homework, and worksheets on the computer to do.

Post 9

A web-based resource that I might use as a teacher is Youtube.  Some of my college professors, and teachers in the past, show us short clips that help us learn the material.  These short clips are usually funny and entertaining and they get their point across.  This is a fun way to teach because short videos keep children interested.  The link to this website is: www.youtube.com

Some of the web-based resources my classmates thought would be useful are facebook and Google images.  These are both resources I might use as well.  I think there are many web-based tools that teachers can use to keep children learning in interesting ways.

Excel is a great program to use as a teacher, especially a math teacher.  It is very useful when using mean, median, mode, and scales of measurement.  It’s also helpful when making charts and graphs.  Its very easy to input numbers into Excel and the program creates a graph for you.  For example, third graders can calculate mean, median, and mode by themselves and then with a click of a button they can calculate standard deviation.

For my final project, we will be writing to get new telescopes for the astronomy classes at our school.  We will need computers and other technology equipments. We will create a budget.

Post 8

I think my Powerpoint 2 assignment was very good.  I enjoyed learning how to make a game on a powerpoint; I had always been interested as to how people had made them.  My screen designs were interesting and so were my questions.  The navigation is easy and my spelling was correct.  Overall, I think I followed all the guidelines almost perfectly.

There are many ways to teach with computer-based technologies.  In the past, my teachers have used projectors and DVD players to teach.  I think I will use scanners, copiers, and cameras to teach when I become a teacher.  The pictures taken by cameras could be inserted into projects done by the students. 

In the last week, I learned to create a standalone hypermedia program.  I will use this as a teacher to create games to teach the students in a fun way.  I learned how to make navigation buttons so I can jump around to different slides.  Powerpoint is a very useful tool and I know I will use it several times in the my teaching career.  

Post 7

There are many positive and negative things about using presentation software in the K-12 classroom.  Some advantages are that you can edit and format the text and information you are presenting to the classroom.  A teacher can also make a slideshow and use graphics to teach using presentation software.  Some disadvantages are that the teachers don't learn the material they are teaching as well because they figure they can just read off the slides.  If the teachers do have a lot of information on the slides, students wont listen to them because they are too busy trying to read the slides themselves.  Also, sometimes technology messes up, so then it's hard to redo a lesson plan on the spot.

Powerpoint is a very useful tool.  With powerpoint, students learn to see relationships among facts.  This is helpful because when students organize isolated facts into a presentation, they remember the facts better.  Also, when students see relationships among facts, they often generalize and come to understand some problem or process more deeply.  For a project, I will make my students use Internet resources to research the information.  Then they will put it onto a powerpoint and present it to the classroom.  Powerpoint can be effective at any age and grade level.

I think technology in education is the future of our classrooms.  I have a few questions as to why educational institues aren't spending more money to make sure the students are using techonolgy daily.  I think teachers should use more technology in their lesson plans.

Post 6

I think Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 education is a positive thing. I believe I would use them in my classroom. Web 2.0 technologies allow the students to do more than just retrive information from the Internet. Web 2.0 websites usually included these things: Search button, Links, Tags, Extenstions, and Signals. All these are helpful when using the Internet.

I think Wikipedia is a great learning source. Most of the articles are short and include a great overview of the topic. Whenever I am curiouis about a topic, I use Wikipedia to learn. Although anyone can write on it, I still think its alright for students to use it. The only time I wouldn't allow students to use it is during a formal project or paper, where they need to site their sources, because then they need 100% reliable sources.

In the past week I have learned so much with technology. All the things in the past 3 months I will use in my classtroom when I teach. The powerpoints are a main thing I will use in my educational career because its easy for students to learn off of them!

Post 5

I think the Internet is very useful to use to support student research.  There are times when it is not though.  Some useful parts are the information is not limited to text and pictures (as in printed books), it has animation, audio, and video.  Two things that can complicate student research is that the quality of information on the Internet is highly variable and it can be copied directly into a word processor.  

There are many other ways I will use web-based recourses to support student learning too.  One way will be using search engines, such as google, yahoo, and dogpile.  I also might use virtual classroom if a student is ill and cannot make it to class.  There are several web-based resources that are helpful to support student learning.

I think it is very important to be a teacher who supervises their students in a technology environment since there are so many bad things that can be put on the internet.  No matter what their age, I will make sure they don't put any personal information on the internet such as address, age, phone number, etc.  For elementary and middle school students, I would show them search engines such as KidsClick and Ask Jeeves for Kids.  For high school students, I would show them Google and Yahoo.

post #4

As a teacher, I plan to use several of the concepts presented in Chapter 7, like outlines, idea maps, and flow charts. I will have to have computers in my classroom to teach my students these skills. These concepts can be used in several different ways.

I will absolutely require (and encourage) my students to develop outline, idea map, and storyboarding skills. I believe technology is taking over our future so all students should know the most that they can. These are also ways to stay organized, and many students need that. I believe these skills will help them in the future.

In the past week, I learned how to use Inspiration. I find this tool extremely helpful. I can organize information quickly, and it is easy for others to read. I will use this tool in my educational career when I'm teaching lessons because I feel students can understand it.

Post #3

I plan to use technology in several of my lesson plans once I become a teacher. One example of a lesson plan for an elementary language arts classroom would be organization. I will teach my students how to map concepts using the program Inspiration. Inspiration converts concept maps to outlines so the students will have both and become organized! I will also use spreadsheets to solve story problems and teach estimation. I will use internet & email to collect data, research, and class discussion. Finally, I will use Presentation software to illustrate steps in procedures of processes.

website: http://fsu.edu/
Florida State's website is overall very good. They have pictures and words on their home screen that are close and correspond with each other. The text is very brief and easy to read. There are only 2 basic colors: white and garnet. Each object on the screen has a meaning so its not distracting. The placement of the items on the screen is clear. FSU's website is also organized!

I think it is great that teacher's have special privaldges when it comes to copyright rules. My teachers have copied textbook chapters when not every student in the class had the book yet. I think it is important to teach the students about plagarism and copyright infringement so they do not do it themself. As a teacher, I will use proper citation when using multimedia materials and I will make sure my students know how to properly cite their own works.

Prompt 2

I have used MS Word several times throughout my educational journey. My teachers have used MS Word for tests, homework, and newsletters. As a student, I've used it to write papers, take notes, and complete homework assignments. It has helped make my assignments more organized and neat. It has been a great tool so far.

I will use MS Word like my teachers before me have, yet I feel like I already know so much more than they did. I will use it for newsletters, homework, and tests. I will hopefully have a monthly or weekly newsletter to keep the parents updated. I will teach my students how to use this tool, because it has been so helpful to me throughout the years.

I have learned so many new skills in this class so far. Some that I think will be especially useful in my educational career are: Inserting pictures and word art, inserting columns, and creating a mail merge document. All these are useful in creating a classroom newsletter and sending it to parents. The biggest tool is the mail merge document because I feel like it will save me a lot of time.

Prompt #1

I believe computers are a very important part of the educational experience when used correctly. When they are not being used correctly, they get in the way of learning and have more negative effects than positive. Computers help the educational experience in many ways, like having a classroom website. Having a website allows teachers to to update assignment information and report to parents. A concern about computers is that they are not as common as pencils, so it takes effort to make sure the students who need the most time on the computers, receive it. I agree with the issues raised in Chapter 1, because as stated above, my reasoning shadows it.

There are many ways I will use computers in my classroom. I will teach the students the basics of computers, such as turning it on and opening programs. Then I will teach them how to use instructional software and internet use. I will also prepare my students for the world of work.

I would like to tell all my classmates that I am very excited to teach. I think technology has helped education come a long way in the past few years. teachers and students are learning at light-year speeds because of all the benefits technology offers us.

Introduction

Hey everyone! I'm Melissa and I'm an education major. I'm a beginner with my technology skills, all I use my computer for is facebook, itunes, email, and class assignments. I have never taken a 3 hour class before, so I'm nervous that this will seem like forever. I love to play tennis; Ive been playing since I was 6!