UEN

I think it's important to use the internet in education because there are so many resources on it. This way all the information the studetns need is right at thier fingertips and they can get it so much faster. Also I think that there are so many fun things that the internet has to offer! There's games and activities and so much more that can help students learn. The internet is important in education because it offers so many different mediums to students so each one can learn at their own individual pace. We should evaluate the sites we use because not everything we get on the internet is good or helpful. There are things that might come up that we don't want or that is not pertinent to what we're doing. It helps us to see if the source is credible and whether the information is fact or opinion. By evaluating these sites we can determine which ones will be good for our students and which ones will not. The quetions that I will ask myself are;

1. Is this article taken out of context?
2. Is the author one with authority?
3. Is this an objective website?
4. How current was the last update of this website?
5. How accurate is the information provided?
6. How much is covered about this topic?
7. Is the content pertinent to the topic?

One way I can keep my students safe is by having a internet guidelines paper by all the computers in use. This way they will be able to see what is acceptable and what is not. It will also remind them of everything we talked about and went over. Another way to help keep my students safe is by discussing all the computer rules in class when we first use the computers. But not only then, I think it will be important to do this everytime we use the computers, this way it will always be fresh in their mind! I think its nice how Kathy involves the internet in her work because so many more things are opened up to you that way. I also think that it's very cool how we can get ideas from her to use and incorperate them in our teaching!

UEN website

Okay honestly I think this whole UEN website thing is a good idea not only for the students but for their parents as well. I think this is a good way for the parents to get to know their kids teacher a little better and to also keep up with the students. This way they can know what is going on in class and any homework they might have. I think also it is a good way for us as teachers to keep organized. This website has everything you need on it in one convievnent location and is user friendly. I like how this program allows for different personalities to shine and that each one you come across is different. I also think it will be good because if any other teachers want to know what you're doing you can just have them come here and they can see everything that you do. This is a good way to incorperate; beg, borrow and steal. :) Not only will it be good for parents and students as well as other teachers it will be good for me as a teacher. This way I can have a hard copy of all my curriculum and whatever else I may need. It's a central location for all my stuff and it is easy to access. Another reason i think it will be good is because it shows parents and students that I am amped about their education and learning. It will help them connect to me more and relate better to their dear old teacher. I think it's important to be able to relate to the students because this way they will respect and listen to you. It will engage them more in the learning process and that is really what I want to trigger in kids. I want them to be excited about learning and the fun that they can have with it. I think this will be a good way to do that because it will show mpre pf my fun side. I'm excited to sit and play with it some more but I think that once I understand it better I will like it more. Right now I'm just confused at how to set everything up and get it going. But once I figure that out then this website will be really cool and helpful to my students and me.

Microsoft Word

I think that microsoft word would be a great thing to use in my class. I like the fact that there's more to it then just writing papers because that's usually what I do on it. It was nice to see that there was more to it then i knew previously. It would be good also to use in presentations to my co-workers. There is a lot of cool ways to liven up meetings with pictures and I think that not only could you use them in the meetings but also in the classroom. This way the students will not be bored with the same old stuff. It's interesting how using new things in the classroom can make the kids attention stay and can keep them engaged in the class.

When I taught preschool I saw this all the time. Of course they are not old enough to use the techniques we will learn but I had to do new things to keep their focus. That is why it will be good to incorperate microsoft word into the students lessons. This way they can learn new ways to learn, ways that they think are fun and exciting. In art we use different mediums so I think it's great that we can do that also in other aspects of teaching. Also I think it's important to use microsoft word when teaching people because it opens thier eyes to new ways of learning and I love that! It's really cool to be able to learn new ways to teach and I love learning all the tricks of the trade!

Incorperating Blogs

Okay all this is my first blog ever so bare with me! I'm excited to use the technologies we'll learn in this class for my future teaching. I think it's very cool that there are so many ways we can incorperate computers into our teaching. Honestly I don't know how many computer technologies I'll use in elementary school but so far I think it would be fun to use any of the ones we have already talked about. Although I've never blogged before I think it would be cool to incorperate that into my lesson plans. I remember when I was in elementary school we had to have this journal type thing for reflections and small one page papers so I think that I could use this for that instead of the good ol' pen and paper. This way not only I could read them but the parents too. Also I think it would be a good display of their personalities. :)