Thursday, October 4, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Blog #4
Internet services are things offered through the world wide web. This includes web search, web browsers, emails, and blogs. The guide to the world wide web at the end of the chapter separates websites into different groups. The groups are resources, auctions, travel, finance, fun and entertainment, government, shopping, weather, sports, news, learning, and environment. (There are more, but I don't want to list them all.) Search tools are things used in order to search the internet for specific information since the internet is so large. It makes information a lot easier to find. Search engines include google, yahoo, and metacrawler.
This week I learned more effective ways to search for things on the internet. I have been using search engines for a while now, but now I know that the more detailed and concise I can be, the better. Filling out the webhunt, although tedious, taught me a lot. I also learned about some cool websites during the webhunt.
I am still really excited about being a teacher. I recently went to a Teach for America information session and am seriously considering applying for that. It seems like it will be a lot of hard work but definitely worth it in the end.
This week I learned more effective ways to search for things on the internet. I have been using search engines for a while now, but now I know that the more detailed and concise I can be, the better. Filling out the webhunt, although tedious, taught me a lot. I also learned about some cool websites during the webhunt.
I am still really excited about being a teacher. I recently went to a Teach for America information session and am seriously considering applying for that. It seems like it will be a lot of hard work but definitely worth it in the end.
Post #3
Entering data onto your computer is done by input devices. This devices include keyboards, pointing devices and scanners. Output devices are things that turn data on your computer into information that is used as output. Example of output is text, graphics, audio, and video. These devices include monitors, printers, and projectors. Storage media are devices used in order to transfer files or programs from one computer to another. Examples of storage devices include disks (floppy, zip, and hard), compact disks, and jump drives.
The farther I get into these education classes, the more excited I get about becoming a teacher. For some reason I always said that I never wanted to be a teacher, but I honestly think that I would be great at it. These 2 education classes that I'm in right now are some of the best classes that I have taken so far at college.
I have never created a concept map before so this is definitely something new that I have learned. I believe that I will use this knowledge later on in life.
The farther I get into these education classes, the more excited I get about becoming a teacher. For some reason I always said that I never wanted to be a teacher, but I honestly think that I would be great at it. These 2 education classes that I'm in right now are some of the best classes that I have taken so far at college.
I have never created a concept map before so this is definitely something new that I have learned. I believe that I will use this knowledge later on in life.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Post #2
The category that I chose to research is the Language Arts field since my major is Creative Writing. The first site that I read was "University of Victoria's Writing Guide." I am actually really excited that I found this site as it is extremely helpful. It breaks everything down in a clear and concise manner. For example, if a student had to write an essay, they could go to this site and click essay and read about the different types of essays. (Informative, Persuasive, Expository, etc...) They could then see how each should be broken down and receive helpful hints along the way in order to make their essay the best it can possibly be. (I swear I'm going to use this site again.) The other site that I read was "Reading Aloud: Is it worth it?" I found this site interesting because I loved story time when I was a kid. I agree with the site that it has it's positives and it's negatives though. It is a positive because student's can actually hear the story but also emotions from the teacher's voice. It allows them to become more active in the story itself and to maintain attention. But it is a negative in the fact that some student's need to physically see the words in order to maintain them.
I, again, learned a ton on Microsoft word this week. Seriously, that whole page that you showed in class was amazing. I didn't know you could put text balloons and graphics in Word documents. It is also nice to see that you can use something other than Excel to organize things. (Which is what I usually use.) It is nice to see that some programs semi-overlap each other.
The site that I visited for assistive technology is software titled Kidspiration. It is a cool way for kids K through 5 to organize their thoughts. It allows them to use pictures, text, and sound in order to learn. It's amazing because it appeals to everyone of every learning ability. They can also be creative. The kids will have fun putting things together and hopefully it will help them in remembering and learning thigns.
I, again, learned a ton on Microsoft word this week. Seriously, that whole page that you showed in class was amazing. I didn't know you could put text balloons and graphics in Word documents. It is also nice to see that you can use something other than Excel to organize things. (Which is what I usually use.) It is nice to see that some programs semi-overlap each other.
The site that I visited for assistive technology is software titled Kidspiration. It is a cool way for kids K through 5 to organize their thoughts. It allows them to use pictures, text, and sound in order to learn. It's amazing because it appeals to everyone of every learning ability. They can also be creative. The kids will have fun putting things together and hopefully it will help them in remembering and learning thigns.
Post #1
I believe that John M. Keller's ARCS motivational model is pretty dead-on. Technology is so important in student's lives today and tying technology with the classroom should spark student's interest more. By using digital media in the classroom, you focus not only on auditory learners but visual learners as well. This is important so that all student's can focus and not help just one specific learning group.
Since my first post, I have learned some new things about Microsoft Word that I never knew existed. I have used Microsoft Word for as long as I can remember, but used it only for papers for school. Every now and again I would add a table or a graph to it, but that's about it. Now I know how to add pictures, hyper links, columns, and page breaks. This will all be helpful in the future in order to make handouts more interesting for my students.
I am actually really excited about this class and am looking forward to seeing what other new things that I am going to learn. Although, I am not excited that it is at 9 am, but I guess I'll survive. :)
Since my first post, I have learned some new things about Microsoft Word that I never knew existed. I have used Microsoft Word for as long as I can remember, but used it only for papers for school. Every now and again I would add a table or a graph to it, but that's about it. Now I know how to add pictures, hyper links, columns, and page breaks. This will all be helpful in the future in order to make handouts more interesting for my students.
I am actually really excited about this class and am looking forward to seeing what other new things that I am going to learn. Although, I am not excited that it is at 9 am, but I guess I'll survive. :)
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Assignment #1
I have very little experience when it comes to technology and computers. I write papers for my classes and I send emails regularly. I research for my papers through the internet. I check my facebook and myspace accounts daily. I use list-serve through my co-ed fraternity. I talk on AIM every now and again. This is pretty much my experience with computers. I don't know how to create or design web pages. It's not that I'm not interested in learning it, I just don't have the time or necessarily the urge to learn it right now.
I hope to learn more about computers and how I can use them in the classroom if I do decide to teach. Using a blog to communicate with parents is really interesting to me and seems like it will be a useful tool. I know the bare minimum about Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and I am excited to learn more about them. I feel that these tools will be useful to me the rest of the time I am in college and in life.
The test that I took told me that I am a visual learner. This is definitely true. Whenever I take a test, I visualize my notes in my head and I can see (and practically read) my notes to remember the answer that I am looking for. This is another reason that this computer class will be helpful for me. I will be able to actually create the things and be able to visualize them later. The test also stated that I learn things by experience. This is also true. Once I actually do something myself, I am most likely to remember doing it, and how to do it, for a while afterwards. This isn't always a good thing thing though, as sometimes in order for me to understand something, I have to learn it the hard way. My family sometimes wishes that I would just listen to their advice instead of trying everything out for myself.
I hope to learn more about computers and how I can use them in the classroom if I do decide to teach. Using a blog to communicate with parents is really interesting to me and seems like it will be a useful tool. I know the bare minimum about Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and I am excited to learn more about them. I feel that these tools will be useful to me the rest of the time I am in college and in life.
The test that I took told me that I am a visual learner. This is definitely true. Whenever I take a test, I visualize my notes in my head and I can see (and practically read) my notes to remember the answer that I am looking for. This is another reason that this computer class will be helpful for me. I will be able to actually create the things and be able to visualize them later. The test also stated that I learn things by experience. This is also true. Once I actually do something myself, I am most likely to remember doing it, and how to do it, for a while afterwards. This isn't always a good thing thing though, as sometimes in order for me to understand something, I have to learn it the hard way. My family sometimes wishes that I would just listen to their advice instead of trying everything out for myself.
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