Favorites of literature

I am a big fan of quotes, my favorite quotes is also the title of my blog it is from Mahatma Gandhi, "You must be the change you want to see in the world." I think Gandhi was one of the greatest people to have ever lived. On the last day of one of my TE classes my teacher gave each student individual quotes that reminded him of us. Mine was from Alan Curtis Kay, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." Like me, my teacher loved quotes. This is something that I would like to do with my students. I know many won't care very much, but I hope there will be one student who like me often thinks about this quote and even has it on their desktop as a constant reminder almost three years later. I think it is important to do little things like this for your students. It lets them know how well you know and care about them. I would also like my students to learn the poem by by Martin Niemöller, "In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up." I think this poem is incredible. It is about standing up for what is right, even if you are not the one being persecuted. I also want to share with my students my favorite book, The Giving Tree. I like that people have different interpretations, whether the tree is selfless or merely self-sacrificing, and whether the boy is selfish or reasonable in his demands of the tree. I think it is important to see the story from both sides. I am excited to have my own classroom, when I get to share my favorite things with them and they can share their favorite things with me!

Go Green

One of the best things about using technology in the classroom and for work is the reduction in paper use. I think it is important to green and I think this is a great way of doing it. The worlds population is growing at an alarming rate. In 1800 the world population was just over 1 billion. 1922, 2 billion and by 2000 over 6 billion. The estimated world population for 2050 is 9 billion. We are no getting more natural resources, but we are using much more. The world only has so much natural resources, many of witch are almost depleted from human use. On a go green initiative I found that "For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following is saved: 7,000 gallons of water; 380 gallons of oil; and enough electricity to power an average house for six months." That is incredible, think about how big of an impact we can have on the environment if everyone stops wasting paper! If you want to learn more about going green here are some great websites, treehugger, world watch, gogreeninitiative,plantgreen, go-green and gogreenmatter. As a future teacher I want to play my part in conserving the planet and set a good example for my students.

CEP 416

This class has opened my eyes to many different types of technology. I never though I would enjoy blogging! I also am so excited that I can confidently make my own website.One technology that I still do not like is twitter. I have tried, but I don't think there is hope for me. I would like to have a blog as well as a website for my future classrooms. As a future teacher I also want to make sure to include technology into my future lesson plans. It is so simple, and so important. I will continue to update my portfolio, because I think it is a great resource to let interviewers, parents and students to learn more about you. I have enjoyed the freedom of this class, I have learned more than I ever thought I would. The structure was unlike any other college class I have taken. I was able to take about topics, make lesson, and learn about things I was interested in! I have learned so much, and I will definitely take it with me into the classroom!

Blog, Wikis and Websites... Oh my

Through the course of this class blogs, websites and wikis are the technology I feel the most comfortable using. Blogs are a great way to share your ideas with the rest of the world. They are extremely easy to use and allow for a lot of creative freedom. There is a feature that allows readers of your blog to comment, you can respond to these comments as well with another comment option. I use blogger for my blog which I really enjoy, I tried wordpress as well, but found Blogger more user friendly. Blogs are technology that anyone could find useful. It could be used for work, to relay information, or just for fun. I could see myself blogging beyond this class.

While I feel pretty comfortable with wikis I do not know how how much I like them. I made a wiki using wikispaces. Through one account on wikispaces you can have numerous wikis similarly you can have numerous blogs on one account of blogger and numerous websites on Weebly. A wiki is basically website pages that anyone you invite into your wiki can edit. In some cases like Wikipedia you do not even have to be invited into the group to edit the page. I could see a wiki being useful as a teacher, you can have a class wiki that you can post homework, have discussions( which I have done for many classes), get feedback from students and even work as a class on a project. Wiki can be used for business,nonprofits, and even for fun! Wikis are easy to use and like most technology the more you use them the easier they are to navigate.

Creating a website was my favorite technology of the semester! I created my website using Weebly. I must admit I was intimidated by the idea of making a website and assumed it would be extremely difficult. I played around with the website, a lot because I thought it would be such a useful skill to know how to do. I changed my website almost daily when I first starting using it until I finally found a formal I loved. I am proud of my website and feel that a website would be a extremely beneficial thing to have for a class. I will use one with my future classroom. I want to keep up with this site, I think it is a great way to display your work. This is something I could sent to future jobs, so they can see some of my work and learn a little about me.

The Bare Necessities

The bare necessities
I am the Vice President of an MSU's campus chapter for TOMS shoes. We organized a bare foot walk to raise awareness for the children around the world who go without shoes each day. We urged people to go barefoot all day not only to raise awareness. but also see how difficult a day without shoes really is. April 8, was World Wide day without shoes. Social issues are extremely important to me and something I want to instill in my students. The State News wrote an article about our walk and our chapter. I was extremely happy about this because more people could learn about this issue I am very passionate about!

Brain Pop

I think it is very important not only to use technology in the classroom, but also show the students technology they can use outside the classroom. Brainpop is a great educational website. It is broken up into Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts and Music, Health, and Technology. One of my favorite features on the site is a section where you can select the state, subject and grade level and it will tell the academic standards that the activity in the games cover and you can select them. I think this could this feature could be very beneficial for the teacher so they can tel the students which activities they want them to complete.There is a feature that allows helps parents learn what their child is doing. I think this is great way to make sure parents are involved with there children. Another great feature is BrainPopEducators Blog which features research, lesson plans, video tutorials, curriculum calender, classroom tools, professional development and standards. The site offer tips tool and resources for teachers to share with one another which I think is very important. There is also BrainpopJunior, which is geared toward younger children. One of my favorite things about the site is Brainpopesl this part of the animated educational site is geared toward students who do not speak English and to help them learn with animated movies, study tools, quizzes and fun games. Since I am majoring in TESOL, I thought this was really exciting there are not too many sites that I have found for ESL students. This site is a great tool I would want my student to use!

Teaching English Abroad

I have always been interested in the idea of teaching English abroad. One site I found Teach Abroad really interests me. You can search the country that you are interested in teaching in and they will show you the programs and jobs that they offer there. Since TESOl is my minor I think that this experience would be especially rewarding and allow me to work with my students more effectively. The opportunity sounds really appealing to me also because it allows you to be submersed in another culture. For most of the programs you are required to have a TEFL certificate or TESOL certificate. Since I love travel and teaching, I feel combining these two parts of my life would be very exciting.

All Questions Answered

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I found a site that I think could be very beneficial for students. The site is called WolframAlpha . WolframAlpha's computation knowledge engine is pretty incredible. You can type in a math problem and it will explain it in numerous ways. it will show step by step hoe they got to the answer as well, which I think is very helpful. The answers given are broken up in many parts, the concept, components, linguistic disambiguation, real-time results, immediate additional information, links to more computations, source information link,additional formats and popup copyable content. While playing around with the site to see if it could answer a question like, where is the Berlin Wall it gave me the answers populations, map, local time, temp, humidity, wind, elevation, near by cities, nicknames and notable people connected to Berlin. I think this site would be a great search engine for students. It it much more filtered than typing that question in to google. Recently WolframAlpha launched a WolframAlpha for Educators . There are lesson plans for math, science and social studies. You can also submit lesson plans so other teachers can share ideas. There are applications that help to create visual aids for presentations, handouts and graphs. Teachers can you the site to assign homework based on info from the site, as a reference in computers labs and for research papers or projects. I think this site is great, it is something I would use in my own classroom.

Digital Story Telling in the classroom

I really enjoyed making a Digital Story. I had to use a few sites before I found one that worked for me. I tried Joggle first, but I had some trouble with it. I ended up using PhotoPeach, which I really liked. There is a photo limit for free use, But you can pay to get unlimited use. While you can not upload your own music from an mpg for free, you can use a YouTube video with music. I was able to find the music that I wanted to go along with my pictures. I think that the digital story telling is a great tool for children to use. It allows them to be creative make learning fun. This is something that I would like to use in my classroom.

Digital Story Telling

New Orelans, Katrina Releif on PhotoPeach

Free Rice

FreeRice will ask a question about vocabulary,math,science,geography, art history of languages and for every answer you get correct they will give 10 grains of rice to those who have no food. While this may not seem like a lot it adds up. It also inspires people to play more to and learn more to get more rice. Since its start in 2007 they have generated enough rice to feed millions. I think one of the best things a website or business can do is be socially conscious. Free Rice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program. It has two incredible goals, first to educate people for free and second to provide rice to hungry people for free in effort to end world hunger. This site allows educatation to help stop world hunger. This is made possible from the sponsors who advertise on the site. They make a statement about education that I think it great! They say, "Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your education can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself." It is true education is an ongoing process and it is great that this website recognizes this.

New Technology, The iPad

The iPad combines Safari,mail,photos, video,youtube,itunes, ipod, ibooks, app store, maps, notes,calender, contacts,spotlight search, iwork, keynote,pages,numbers, too name just a few. This portable device weighs 1.5 pounds, has a screen 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches, and is .5 inches thick. The product combines apples best product and features into one revolutionary product.Jony Ive, Senior vice president says, one of the greatest features about this product is that you do not have to change yourself to fit this product changes to meet your needs. They have created applications made to fit the ipad and are constantly working on more. They have over 150,000 and they have have improved them tremendously from the old applications. The Large screen makes it easy to use. The screen is completely touch, and is the largest multi-touch apple has every made. There are over a 1,000 sensors in the screen. The back lighting system is LED, which gives the crispness and color quality. Another great feature is the great battery life, it gives you ten hours. Apple wanted to made sure that this advanced technology was affordable,and it is sold for $499. It is said to be the most advanced piece of technology and even considered a new category of technology. I think that product could be very beneficial in the classroom as well. I think it would be a great technology for students to have.

iPad Video

Shoes and Education

This last Monday I attended a talk by the creater of TOMS Shoes Blake Mycoskie. TOMS is a shoe company that is socially responsible. It was created to give shoes to children who do not have any. For every pair of shoes purchased they will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. Not only is this important for health reasons, but it is important for a reason I did not think of, education. When Blake was talking he said that shoes are a part of many childrens uniform in other countries. Without shoes they are unable to attend school. He told us a story about a mother in Argentina. After her three children recieved shoes she started crying. Blake was confused and asked a translater to ask her what was wrong. She said that her three children have been sharing the same pair of shoes so each children could only attend school every three days. This story was heart breaking to me. Children are not recieving an education because they do not have shoes! Education is the most important thing a child an recieve. I truly believe in the TOMS shoes cause, as Vice President of the Club at Michigan State I want to make sure people know more about this cause and try to help in any way they can!

Alternative Spring Break New Orleans

This past spring break I particpated in Alternative Spring Break. My group when to New Orleans and did disater relief. We worked on the houses that were destroyed by Katrina. This is a picture of my group with Miss Betty infront of her house which we worked on all week. The trip was very eye opening. I did not know how much work still need to be done! It seems that many people have forgotten that there is still so much to do and much more help needed. This experience was one of the best of my life. I learned so much not just about New Orleans, what it taked to build a house, but also about life. I met people who had survived the storm and lost loved ones, but still were incredibly opptomistic. As a teacher I want to stress giving back to your community and others. I want to make sure that as a class we do community service. Community service has always been important to me and I feel that is it one of the best things you can do. Not only are you giving back, but you are getting even more back in return. It is important that students are not only taught how to score well on a standarized test,but also lessons in humanity. Lessons about life. Giving back is important and it is easy to get trapped in your bubble and forget about the problems of the world. New Orleans opened my eyes, there is still so much to be done, if is anyone gets a chance go down and help rebuild the city, it will be an experience you will not forget!

Skype... Learning of the furture

While skype has been used for people to keep in touch around the world for years, I feel that this technology could have many benefits within the classroom. I personally have just recently become a skyper. I have three friends studying abroad this semester and it is the only way we really communicate while they are gone. I think this could be used withing the classroom, for example my classroom could link up with a class in a different country and we could learn from them or do a lesson on another culture or we could just learn together. I also think it could be used to work with classrooms within the United States and even within the State. I think it will engage the children with the video and telephone like feature. I also think it is great the skype is free! I think another way that I could use skype in the classroom,is by making an account as a teacher and having hours that I will be on to assist them with homework or go over anything that we did in class. I think it is important as a teacher to be a teacher to your student outside of the regular school hours. I think skype is a technology that I would like to use or at least try out with my future students.

Personal Learning Network

The blog is the person learning network that I seem to gravitate toward the most. I would have never thought how much I would like the blogs, but I think that blogs are a great resource. I have found a lot of great information on other blogs. When I am a teacher I think that the website will the the tool that I use the most. For now I just don't have a lot of use for a website other than for this class. I think a website has many practical uses for the classroom. I would make a classroom website that my students can get information, have links to educational games, do homework, have a page for parents or guardians etc... I need to keep in mind that not all my students will have a computer in the reach, so I will not make homework due on the computer. I may put aside class time and have them complete work from the website.

I do not see myself using Twitter beyond this class. I can appreciate that other people enjoy this site, but no matter how much I try to like this site, I really don't. I don't like that when people update their status it shows up on my wall. I'm not even sure if those are the correct terms. HOWEVER I am learning many new wasy to incorporate technology in the classroom.

Zoho Presentation

Endangered Species Presentation

I have used stumble upon for a while and I think it is really a great idea. It is a little like delicious. When you go to stumble upon you are asked to check off your interest. The stumble button is added to your browser and you can "like" or "dislike" sites. This way they know what you want to see more of and what you do not want to see more of. I think a site like this could be very beneficial for students. In the classrooms that I helped in Language Arts and promoting reading was stressed. Most of the site stumble upon sends you to involve reading the text. Since ideally the sites are geared toward your interest you will want to read the articles. I think it would be great if students did this in there free time. This way they are using the internet productively as well as promoting reading for pleasure. I think reading books are important, but I also think that reading doesn't just happen in books. I think this may help the child who isn't as confident of a reader or who dislikes traditional reading.

MORE Google Docs Fun

I found this blog on Google docs. This blog showed all the cool things that Google docs can be used for. The blog talked about google docs as a tool for the 21st century classroom. It shoes how to use Google Docs to make a webclip board. I could see this being beneficial in business as well as a science of math class. The owner of the blog also talked about how to use it to plan a big party, he used Google Docs for his wedding. As a first time Google doc user, it was really nice to see this blog and see how a more experienced Google docer takes advantage of all that this great program has to offer.

I am also now realizing how beneficial blogs can be. There are blogs for just about any subject matter!

Google Docs

For this week we had to upload our resume to a Google Doc. I already had a resume in a different format and I had a hard time finding where to put things in the MSU college of Education format. Editing my resume once it was in Google docs seemed to be difficult as well. I had to re-upload a Google doc that I edited in word.I think it is a great idea to use Google docs if you need people to look and edit your document and don't have access to your own computer, but it does mess up the formatting. I tried uploading it as a rich text and plain text and both really changed the formatting.

I do however think that Google doc's could be very beneficial in a classroom setting. I wish I knew about this a while ago, it would of made group projects and paper much easier. I could see it being used more for older grades than younger. I had heard of a similar website called Etherpad from a fellow table member. I used this site in my TE class it was very effective we all collaborated and wrote a reading response on the same document. Each computer was in a different color. Sites like Google Docs and Etherpad are great and will help children with group collaboration or if they do not have access to their files on their computer.

Cool Technology

In terms of TPACK I think that scriblink! would be a great technology to use in the classroom. Scriblink is a free digital white board. One of my favorite features is that you can invite other people to view the white board and there is a chat room on the right side. I think this would be a great way for teachers to help students with their homework or explain something when they are not in school. There is also a voice conferencing feature. This allows for free talking, which may allow for a better explanation.

Scriblink allows you to transfer files, save, email or print them. I see this program being very useful. In email it is often hard to explain concepts this allows for drawing, text, pictures etc... If I were to use this in my classroom I would make a few hours a week that I would be available on Scriblink to talk to my student and help them with any classwork.

One problem would be that I have to invite members to join the whiteboard and I think you have to start a new one each time you log on(inviting members wise). I think that may cause a problem because I won't know who to invite and who may need help for that session. I need to play around this site a little more and see if there is any way that I can keep people invite and they can just sign on.

While it says it is free for a "business option" you have to pay for it so that is kind of misleading.I'm not sure how extensively me students and I could use this site without a subscription. The site had pros and cons, but I think that the benefits definitely out way the drawbacks.

I think this would be a great site to use with students. It is very easy to use and is actually very fun. I think as a teacher it is important that students know you are a resource always available to them not just in class. I think this will be a great way for them to get a better grasp on concepts they may not have understood in class.

I think as a teacher I could also have pre made whiteboard pages and use them in class. It's important to be looking for new technology as a teacher. I also think this is a great way to cut down on paper! This is something I could see myself using as a future teacher and a present student.

Chatting

I was talking about this class with one of my friends who is teaching in Chicago. He told me that in his classroom technology plays a large role. A few times a week for an hour or so there is a chat room type website for the students and teacher to go over homework and any questions that they may have. I think that this is a great idea. For students that need assistance with homework, this seems to be a great solution. I also feel that this allows the students the opportunity to form a closer bound with their teacher as well as more opportunities to learn. Technology does open many doors for a better education. As a future teacher I could see myself doing something like this with my students. I feel that it is our responsibility to our students to available resources to our students.

Toms Shoes

I am a campus representative for an organization called TOMS shoes. For every pair of shoes purchased TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. Since its start in 2006 TOMS has given over 400,000 pairs of shoes away. The reasons they give shoes is because, in most developing countries walking is the primary mode of transportation and most children grow up barefoot. Many people are unaware that the leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted parasites. These parasites penetrate the skin through open sores. Another reason that shoes are so important is that uniforms are often required for school, and shoes are often part of the dress code. Without shoes these children and not able to receive an education! Education is very important, it should not be a luxury it is a right. There are over six billion people on this planet, out of those four billion live in conditions that are inconceivable to us. As a future educator children and education is very important to me. If anyone is interested in purchasing them I can give you a 5 dollar off promotional code!

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Still not Liking Twitter.....

I was hoping that I would start to like twitter the more I used it,but I don't. I really dislike how twitter is set up, all the #, and the websites and usernames really bother me for some reason. I don't like that people's status are constantly coming on my twitter wall(not sure if that's what it is called). A lot of the things I am interested in update so frequently I would have to check them hourly to be up to date on them. I can not see myself using this in the professional setting or social setting. I think a reason I dislike it is that I can not navigate it confidently. This is because I do not go on frequently, I do not go on frequently because I don't like it. It is just a vicious cycle. I think I just need to make myself go on, MAYBE I will start to kinda of like it eventually!

Flickr Fun

Playing Around With Flickr, I thought it would be cool to use the same picture and change it.

Flickr Pictures Slideshow

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I took this picture this past summer while I was living in New York City. This photo however was taken in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They block off the main street on the weekends. This weekend the people were performing interpretive art and there were local bands. The band you are barley see in the picture had written in chalk DANCE HERE. No one had taken them up on their offer,until and little girl ran up and started dancing. This little girl reminded me of how carefree children are. How willing they are to try new things, even if they fail. After the little girl danced more and more people slowly began to join. I think as a teacher I need to remember this child like ideology. I think teachers have the power to rob children of this attitude and I feel it is imperative that the education system doesn't do that. I also think it is important for all of us to remember that attitude toward life we had when we were children. We can never succeed if we are constantly scared of failure. So next time just DANCE!!!

A Pictures Worth 1,000 Words

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I think photography can be very useful in the classroom. We often say pictures are worth 1,000 words, but rarely take advantage of this idea. In high school I took a class called imaging. In this class we used digital cameras and programs like photoshop. I loved this class. We learned about composition, the history of photography and how to effectively take pictures and change them. This class was unlike any other I have taken. While I do not plan on teaching a photography class I think it is a great way for children to use their creativity or just learn the many uses of pictures. Pictures are often able to explain ideas much better than just words. I think that this is a great way to use technology in the classroom that may not be so intimidating for students because they are so familiar with it.

Technology in the Classroom for a Better Planet

I never thought of benefits besides educational ones, for using technology in the classroom. By using computers and other forms of technology in the classroom setting and elsewhere we are also reducing our use of paper. We could eventually create a paperless classroom. As teachers we have an obligation to prepare our students to be responsible citizens of this globe. I think that by using technology and saving trees students will be more responsible about energy and recycling than past generations. So much paper is used in the classroom and very little of it is recycled. If we can use technology to cut back on the amount of paper we use, than I think we should.

To Tweet or not to Tweet

I am still having a difficult time finding Twitter as useful tool for me. I downloaded the TweetDeck, but I still an not a fan. I could see the TweetDeck being useful for an avid Twitter,but for me it seems unnecessary. I looked at the video on how to use it on youtube, but am still a little confused. I tried to add #edchat, but I think I am just following a guy named Ed who likes to chat right now. I think that blogging is a better tool for talking about topics in education. It is the format of Twitter that I dislike the most. I can appreciate that people may enjoy this medium of technology, but I really don't see myself using in beyond this class. The blog and the website on the other hand I find to be very useful tools and will definitely take advantage of in the future.

Technology Integration in Placement School

The school that I was placed in last semester seemed to value technology. The computer lab was visited three times a week by my third grade classroom. While they did not have the resources to provide new computers they still utilized them as often as they could. When my class visited the lab each student would have a computer they were assigned to. They were able to save documents on the computer. It was also a way to monitor the activity on the computer and know which student was previously on it. The children played education literacy as well as mathematic games on the computer. Before they M.E.A.P the children visited the computer lab even more frequently. They looked forward to this time. Education was made fun for them and was presented to them in a medium they are familiar with. The teacher that I did my placement for integrating technology frequently. She made a website for her third grade classroom. This website was fun and interactive. It had their homework assignment, links to educational game, links to interesting things, and information about what was going on in the classroom and at school for the parents or guardians.

Before this class I thought that making a website would be very difficult, I knew I would want to make one but did not think I would have the skill set to do so. I think that integrating technology in the classroom is essential to a complete educational experience. I know that the students in my classroom enjoyed the website their teacher had made for them and I want to make one when I have a classroom of my own. We are surrounded by technology. Without the knowledge of how to use this technology it would impossible for me to perform well in my college courses. If children become proficient in technology early, they will be able to utilize it later in life which is the direction our world is heading. Using technology is essential for classrooms now.

Reading other education Blogs

I read the blog Adventures in Educational Blogging-A modest attempt at discovering if social technologies such as blogs and wikis can make teaching and learning more relevant and effective. The post I thought was really interesting was titled "A video to start your year." The video was about students feeling that their teaching were not using the technology that they were used to. That the teachers were almost living in the past and not teaching them the tools of the future. That technology is changing and teachers should change as well. Well this video I'm sure is often true, I have not come across this problem. My problem seems to be the opposite. My teachers have asked me to use technology that I did not know how to use or that didn't work. I do think that this video is very interesting. I do think that teachers need to use technology and keep up with their students, but I an scared that technology will take over. I am still working on blogging and could not get the video to attach, ill try again soon!

Who knew there was so much technology!

Even after two weeks in this course I am in awe of how much beneficial technology is out there. I must say I am still having a difficult time appreciating twitter. I can see how it would be useful, but I am not a big fan of the format. It might just take some getting used to. Delicious is really cool, but I am having trouble getting the button tag button to sat on my safari. I am also having some trouble using Delicious, but I am getting it slowly. I made my website, but I am not really sure what to put on it yet. I never thought making a website would be so easy! I think this will be every useful when I have my own classroom. I am trying so comment on more blogs. I am also looking for more educational blogs to follow but haven't found a lot that I really like. It is exciting that I am learning how to use all this technology that never imagined I would use!

Technology Background and Course Expectations

I now know how my grandmother feels when she tries to use the computer. Blogs and Twitter are completely foreign to me. I stumble around on the sites quite unsure of what to do. While previously I thought I was pretty technologically savy, I am quickly learning there is so much that I do not know. I am excited to learn as much as I can about technology and how it can be used in the classroom.

This class will not only help me personally, but also be extremely beneficial for me as a teacher. While working in a classroom this past semester, I became aware of how much technology is utilized in the class setting. The teacher created a website for the students that has educational games, homework and even notices for their parents. I has never even thought of using a website to help students learn,but it worked wonderfully. The students loved it and the teacher was able to provide fun educational activities and monitor their growth.

I have a lot to learn and I excited to learn as much as I can about technology and how it can be beneficial to education.