Tuesday, May 11, 2010
5/4/2010
As a teacher I feel like I will let my students use Wikipedia to a certain degree. I feel like this is a great site to do class discussions and open discussions on. To allow studnets to conduct their own opinions on their research helps them open up and explain their thoughts which as a teacher helps me allaberate on thier personal ideas. I think as far as writing essays this isn't a site that should be used for a work sited. Although it is great to create pro an con discussions exct. Teachers have to be careful that their students are learning facts and not opinions. Which is why I feel that classroom discusions allow me as a teacher to make a call on the information and help research facts and explain the information better.
Monday, May 3, 2010
4/29/2010
I choose to valiadate the website on Martin Luther King the website URL is: http://www.martinlutherking.org/. I think this site will be good to validate because it is a .org which means this is an organization.
Domain name/extension- There isn't an actual domain name or extension. It siply says: Attention Students: Try our MLK Pop Quiz, at the top of the web page. This automatically shows the lower standard of the site.
Author/Authority- There isn't one set author listed, in fact no ones name is put down on the web page to reffer the information or creator to.
Purpose of the site- This seemingly innocent web site address calls for the abolition of Martin Luther King Day and promotes White Pride. Content is inappropriate for all ages.
Date of page creation/updates- There isn't a set date on the development of the website. There really aren't even dates to back up the infromation posted in the "facts" page.
Domain name/extension- There isn't an actual domain name or extension. It siply says: Attention Students: Try our MLK Pop Quiz, at the top of the web page. This automatically shows the lower standard of the site.
Author/Authority- There isn't one set author listed, in fact no ones name is put down on the web page to reffer the information or creator to.
Purpose of the site- This seemingly innocent web site address calls for the abolition of Martin Luther King Day and promotes White Pride. Content is inappropriate for all ages.
Date of page creation/updates- There isn't a set date on the development of the website. There really aren't even dates to back up the infromation posted in the "facts" page.
4/27/2010
Sometimes the information on the internet may not always be facts. Majority of the time information provided is a persons opinion about a certain topic or fact alone. I think after reviewing the internet sites it is obivous through the type of language and set up of a web page as to rather or not it is lagit.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
C. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
This is a good activity because it helps students understand what a site consists of.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
C. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
This is a good activity because it helps students understand what a site consists of.
April 22, 2010
One new thing I learned about SmartBoards from my peers is the actual benefit that smartboards really have in a classroom. I think these boards may tend to be priced a little high but in the future in a classroom they tend to pay off. I also think it helps bring in more technological skills which I noticed from the activities we covered.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
4/15/2010
White boards help teachers meet the ISTE NETS throuhg the fact that it is involving a different tool for learning in the classroom. The standard that relates to this is the standard: 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. I think this would be good to use when I teach to keep students interested and focused on new technology.
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. I think this would be good to use when I teach to keep students interested and focused on new technology.
4/20/2010
After doing the reading and reviewing the smart board the question that remains is that are smart boards worth the inverstment. Although the smart board can be expensive, I find it a very unique and good investment. It is important in classrooms that all students are able to see the board and clearly read what the teacher is teaching. Sometimes students are unable to view or make out what it is the teacher is writing. With smart boards the letters and writting are very clear and visiable to all students. With that being said if teachers find ways to use the board they will get the moneys worth out of it. Also students will engage in the new "toy". There are many different uses for it which allows the teacher to mix up the lessons which is nice to.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
4/13/2010
Today in class we review articles about whiteboards and how they help students. One way I found that these whiteboards help students is that whiteboards support many different learning styles. To me this is important because not all students learn the same so if teachers are able to make adjustments through a whiteboard this is great. Also whiteboards have been said to successfully help students employed in hearing and visually impaired learning environments. This mean they are accessable for special and regular learning students.
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