Post 10

I really enjoyed reading what other people thought about the materials covered. Everyone has such different opinions so it's good to read what other people have to say. I also liked finding out how other students wanted to integrate technology into their classrooms. I also liked reading about what people had done in the past week.

I want to learn how to use Excel better. Since it's not my favorite program, I have never really taken the time to figure it out. It seems like it would be very helpful in averaging grades and things of that nature.

To achieve my technological goals, I just need to keep practicing. I also need to stay on top of what is new in educational technology, since it is always changing.

Post 9

I found this website that lets you make your own worksheets. They even have worksheets pre-made for certain subjects. I think this is really useful because it doesn't take a lot of time and it saves money (you don't have to buy books with worksheets in them.) I liked this website because it has several different types of worksheets available. You can choose from matching, fill in the blank and many others. I think this is something I would use throughout the year. The website is http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachingtools/worksheetgenerator/

I think it would be interesting to learn to make a webpage. In highschool some of my teachers had webpages. This was an easy way of posting important dates and information. You can even post pictures from field trips or fun activities for parents to see. It's all useful for communicating with parents and relaying information to them.

To achieve these goals, I just need to practice making webpages. I also need to figure out how to make one by using instructional websites.

Post 8

In chapter 8, I liked the part on "The World Wide Web." I thought it was interesting to see how much the internet will change in the coming years. I liked the fact that students and teachers will be able to access to tens of thousands of interactive educational software that's web-based. I think this will be very helpful for both students and teachers. It's also great that the internet will increase in speed dramatically.

I'm not a big fan of Excel, so I didn't do the assignment (because I had the bonus points from the research prompts.) For some reason Excel is the hardest Microsoft Office program for me. Maybe it's because I'm not a Math person.

I'm excited that I only have one final this week. But I can't believe this semester is over already, it went by so fast. I'm really excited about next year and the classes I'm taking (but that might change once classes start.)

Post 7 (extra credit)

I found the section on "computer integration" the most interesting. I agree that the most effective way to integrate technology is to place the technology at the point of instruciton- in the classroom. I think that technology is becoming so prevelant in our society that we have no choice but to put it in our classrooms. This way students will become more familiar with the newest technology.

Since the last post, we used Power Point. While I've used Power Point before, I wasn't familiar with all it did. I liked making the Power Point fo a lecture. I think I'll enjoy using them in my lectures.

I'm really glad that Christmas Break is coming up. It will be a great time to relax and chill at home. Hopefully I'll get to see my cousins. One of them is pregnant and is having her baby in January, so I'm excited about that. Unfortunately she won't make it back for Christmas because she can't travel. But thankfully all my other family will be in town!

Post 6 (extra credit)

In chapter 6, I liked the ASSURE Model. It is really beneficial to use. I think it is something that I would use in my classroom. I like the final step "Evaluate and Revise" because it can show you how effective the lesson was.

Since the last post, I learned more about forms. This was probably the least enjoyable thing I've done so far. Making the form was somewhat confusing to me. I don't know how many forms I'll be making since it was time consuming. But it was still good to learn.

When it came time for me to sign up for classes, I had my whole schedule planned out. When I got on to register almost every class I needed to take was full. This made me kind of stressed because my last education pre-req was full. So now I have to take the class at TCC. But at least I got in the class, so it's all good.

Post 5

I thought that Chapter 6 was the most interesting chapter in the book so far. I liked it because it showed that technology is becoming very important in the classroom. I liked the KWL Charts idea. I had never heard of it until this chapter. I think it helps the teacher because he/she will know what their students are most interested in learning.

Since the last post, I've learned how to make a form. While I knew how to make a basic checklist, I never knew how to add drop down menus. So I thought making the form was interesting, it just took a while.

I went to the NC State game this weekend, and it was my first time sitting on the student side for the whole game. Usually I sit with my family because we get season tickets. I don't think I've yelled that much in a long time. Aside from the rain it was awesome..although the rain did feel good since it was so hot :P

Post 4

I think this chapter provided the reader with a good history of the Internet. While I use the Internet everyday, I never really knew the history behind it or how it works. While I am still a little unclear as to how it works I know more then before.

I think the search activity in class was a little basic, but it would help someone that had never used Google before. However, I use Google just about everyday so it was somewhat redundant.
Right now I'm trying to figure out what classes to take next semester. I still have to take the Teaching Diverse Populations class. I'm kind of excited about that because it will be my last pre-req. for Elementary Education.