Interesting topic:
A topic I thought was extremely interesting after reading classmates blogs in on Inspiration. This came across interesting to me because I thought I was out of the loop by not knowing of even hearing about Inspiration until taking this class. Once learning more about the software and its many functions, the rest of the class and my views of it were all great.
As of now I’m not sure what technology related skill I would learn next. I do know that I would like the master or become more familiar with the skill learned in the course from MS Word to MS Excel. The one I would find most important is learning more about how to use PowerPoint more efficiently.
The way in which I will achieve my future educational technology-related goals is to keep learning and mastering the technology. By continuing to use the software and teaching resources used in this class will surely be useful in helping me reach my goals. I will also keep in mind that technology constantly changes and I should stay up to date with my skills. Mainly because today the world is ran my continuing change and upgrades to technology and the children learn how to use the technology at a young age. Therefore, I will need to upgrade my skills in order to keep up.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Blog Post # 9
Web-Based Tools:
A great web-based tool I would use for teaching is called A to Z Teacher Stuff (http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/). It’s built to help teacher’s find internet resources. You can find lesson plans, discussion boards, printable worksheets, download teaching materials, and more. This site is absolutely wonderful, it give tips ranging from Attendance count at lunch to Teaching Strategies. Many tips come from current or past teacher’s experience in situations. One situation is getting students to turn in their homework. The tips give an example of how different teachers used different technique to get student to turn in homework assignments.
My favorite part about this is the help with lesson plans. This will make you time spent on planning for class much easier. The lesson plans are a basic outline of the subject. For instant, if you wanted to teach Math/Algebra, the outline would give an overview, purpose, objective, resources/material, activities and procedures, and then it will tie them all together. Like the name of the site, it has everything a teacher could used to help with teaching students.
I would use Excel to show students how to become more creative by added color to the text, background, and individual boxes. Also, how added a pie chart and enhance the spreadsheet in a great way. Showing students how change certain rows or columns to calculate numbers in specific ways. This would mainly be used for math teaching like balancing a check book. By inputting good formulas in the spreadsheet all you will need to do in add number and have excel do the work for you.
A great web-based tool I would use for teaching is called A to Z Teacher Stuff (http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/). It’s built to help teacher’s find internet resources. You can find lesson plans, discussion boards, printable worksheets, download teaching materials, and more. This site is absolutely wonderful, it give tips ranging from Attendance count at lunch to Teaching Strategies. Many tips come from current or past teacher’s experience in situations. One situation is getting students to turn in their homework. The tips give an example of how different teachers used different technique to get student to turn in homework assignments.
My favorite part about this is the help with lesson plans. This will make you time spent on planning for class much easier. The lesson plans are a basic outline of the subject. For instant, if you wanted to teach Math/Algebra, the outline would give an overview, purpose, objective, resources/material, activities and procedures, and then it will tie them all together. Like the name of the site, it has everything a teacher could used to help with teaching students.
I would use Excel to show students how to become more creative by added color to the text, background, and individual boxes. Also, how added a pie chart and enhance the spreadsheet in a great way. Showing students how change certain rows or columns to calculate numbers in specific ways. This would mainly be used for math teaching like balancing a check book. By inputting good formulas in the spreadsheet all you will need to do in add number and have excel do the work for you.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Blog Post # 8
PointPoint Critique:
In being a critique of my own work is a little difficult, but I will give it a shot anyhow. When I go back an look at my slide show, I find the screen design to be acceptable. I pretty much followed all the guidelines required for the assignment. The slide show design did not deserve an excellent mark because i didn't add anything extra to make it stand out from others. I thought the navigation of my slide show was excellent. It is simple to the point where anyone could navigate to the next or previous slide with not problem. As far as content goes, the presentation served it purpose and get a grade of acceptable. Overall I would have to say my presentation is acceptable and can become excellent if a little more time and thought is put in to it.
New skills:
The new skills learn last week was dealing with excel spreadsheets and the many functions of it. I learned how to become more creative by added color to the text, background, and individual boxes. Also, how added a pie chart and enhance the spreadsheet in a great way. The most important function I learned was how change certain rows or columns to calculate numbers in specific ways. All of these functions are extremely useful in teaching and learning, they help reiterate what’s being taught.
In being a critique of my own work is a little difficult, but I will give it a shot anyhow. When I go back an look at my slide show, I find the screen design to be acceptable. I pretty much followed all the guidelines required for the assignment. The slide show design did not deserve an excellent mark because i didn't add anything extra to make it stand out from others. I thought the navigation of my slide show was excellent. It is simple to the point where anyone could navigate to the next or previous slide with not problem. As far as content goes, the presentation served it purpose and get a grade of acceptable. Overall I would have to say my presentation is acceptable and can become excellent if a little more time and thought is put in to it.
New skills:
The new skills learn last week was dealing with excel spreadsheets and the many functions of it. I learned how to become more creative by added color to the text, background, and individual boxes. Also, how added a pie chart and enhance the spreadsheet in a great way. The most important function I learned was how change certain rows or columns to calculate numbers in specific ways. All of these functions are extremely useful in teaching and learning, they help reiterate what’s being taught.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Blog Post # 7
Advantages of Presentation Software:
Presentation software give users great advantages by allowing them to present information though text, video, audio, picture graphic, and animations. You have all types of people that learn in different ways. By having a software that allows you to teach many different formats really helps student to learn more easily. The disadvantage of using this kind of software comes in play when it is used incorrectly. The presentation has to be put together in a way to have everything from audio to graphic connect to each other. The slide can not be too congested or the student will not retain the information presented.
How to use PowerPoint:
I would use PowerPoint in a nonlinear format so that user can go from one idea to the next. I will make the presentation exciting my adding audio, video, graphics, along with text so the readers don't get bored. I truly believe by adding these additional things to a slide grabs the readers attention and keep them from drifting. PowerPoint is a great tool to help students learn when they actually have to put together a presentation of information. When student are given the task to organize something, they learn more from trying to organize the information than just having it presented to them.
I have used PowerPoint before, but mainly for basic functions. Now that I have learned many other functions and how to design a presentation that will be effective in teaching I absolutely love it. I want to learn more about the use of PowerPoint and how to make it even more effective in teaching and presenting. I can see myself using power point as a study tool for myself, by creating and organizing information in to a slide show and learn more that way.
Presentation software give users great advantages by allowing them to present information though text, video, audio, picture graphic, and animations. You have all types of people that learn in different ways. By having a software that allows you to teach many different formats really helps student to learn more easily. The disadvantage of using this kind of software comes in play when it is used incorrectly. The presentation has to be put together in a way to have everything from audio to graphic connect to each other. The slide can not be too congested or the student will not retain the information presented.
How to use PowerPoint:
I would use PowerPoint in a nonlinear format so that user can go from one idea to the next. I will make the presentation exciting my adding audio, video, graphics, along with text so the readers don't get bored. I truly believe by adding these additional things to a slide grabs the readers attention and keep them from drifting. PowerPoint is a great tool to help students learn when they actually have to put together a presentation of information. When student are given the task to organize something, they learn more from trying to organize the information than just having it presented to them.
I have used PowerPoint before, but mainly for basic functions. Now that I have learned many other functions and how to design a presentation that will be effective in teaching I absolutely love it. I want to learn more about the use of PowerPoint and how to make it even more effective in teaching and presenting. I can see myself using power point as a study tool for myself, by creating and organizing information in to a slide show and learn more that way.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Journal Blog # 6
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is a great why to enhance creativity and sharing information amongst students. Students have the opportunity to created blogs and discuss topics of there choosing with the advance feathers of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 plays a major role in helping student share and learn information with out thinking it homework. It like a good commercial that captures the viewers attention and lure them in without them noticing it. That play a major role in why I would use many feathers of the web to help with teaching in a classroom.
Wikipedia:
When it come to learning, I see wikipedia as a great asset and easy to use. It breaks down definition to a point where you really can say you have learn the meaning of something. Not only the it give definitions, it also give link to words inside the definition that relates to the topic of your choosing. Simply put, wikipedia is the best.
New skills:
Last week in class we went over how to make power point slides using Microsoft software. First I pretty much knew how to get started making a presentation using power point, but the skills I was not familiar was taught in class. For example, when making power point slides you should not include too many details. The slide are not meant to just be read, but they are meant to be presented. Therefore the slide should not be crowded with information or distraction the would altar the viewer attention from the speaker or presenter. There you have to use appropriate font sizes and color scheme to enhance the quality of the slide without making the slide a distraction. Overall, the most important skill I learned is to make slide draw people in.
Web 2.0 is a great why to enhance creativity and sharing information amongst students. Students have the opportunity to created blogs and discuss topics of there choosing with the advance feathers of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 plays a major role in helping student share and learn information with out thinking it homework. It like a good commercial that captures the viewers attention and lure them in without them noticing it. That play a major role in why I would use many feathers of the web to help with teaching in a classroom.
Wikipedia:
When it come to learning, I see wikipedia as a great asset and easy to use. It breaks down definition to a point where you really can say you have learn the meaning of something. Not only the it give definitions, it also give link to words inside the definition that relates to the topic of your choosing. Simply put, wikipedia is the best.
New skills:
Last week in class we went over how to make power point slides using Microsoft software. First I pretty much knew how to get started making a presentation using power point, but the skills I was not familiar was taught in class. For example, when making power point slides you should not include too many details. The slide are not meant to just be read, but they are meant to be presented. Therefore the slide should not be crowded with information or distraction the would altar the viewer attention from the speaker or presenter. There you have to use appropriate font sizes and color scheme to enhance the quality of the slide without making the slide a distraction. Overall, the most important skill I learned is to make slide draw people in.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Blog Post # 5
Views of the Internet:
My views of the Internet have had its ups and downs. They have been mostly up. I have found it extremely useful when it comes to finding information I need. The Internet has just about every kind of information you can need to find. At times is gets a little hard finding the information. I notice, you need to know exactly what you are looking for so that you don't get lost in the Internet. The most useful part about the Internet is the different types of search engines the really eliminate wasting too much time looking for information. The Internet becomes not very useful because it opens your computer to viruses and hacker destroying information you have gathered.
Web base Resources:
As for teacher and using web-base resources when teaching, the Internet is good and bad. Its good when it comes to helping student with research project. I can show students the proper way to search and find information to help with their research. The bad come in play because it tempts student to just copy what they see and not learn and retain the information.
Teaching who Supervise
Being a teacher who supervises students in a technology environment is extremely hard to do. Teachers will need to pay close attention to students and have a good understanding of new technology. This abundance of technology makes it easy for student to cheat the system and not put in the work needed to successfully learn a skill being taught. Teachers has to stay on top up students to make sure all is on the same page. You may have students well advanced in using some technology and other students not as advanced and fill like they are out of place.
My views of the Internet have had its ups and downs. They have been mostly up. I have found it extremely useful when it comes to finding information I need. The Internet has just about every kind of information you can need to find. At times is gets a little hard finding the information. I notice, you need to know exactly what you are looking for so that you don't get lost in the Internet. The most useful part about the Internet is the different types of search engines the really eliminate wasting too much time looking for information. The Internet becomes not very useful because it opens your computer to viruses and hacker destroying information you have gathered.
Web base Resources:
As for teacher and using web-base resources when teaching, the Internet is good and bad. Its good when it comes to helping student with research project. I can show students the proper way to search and find information to help with their research. The bad come in play because it tempts student to just copy what they see and not learn and retain the information.
Teaching who Supervise
Being a teacher who supervises students in a technology environment is extremely hard to do. Teachers will need to pay close attention to students and have a good understanding of new technology. This abundance of technology makes it easy for student to cheat the system and not put in the work needed to successfully learn a skill being taught. Teachers has to stay on top up students to make sure all is on the same page. You may have students well advanced in using some technology and other students not as advanced and fill like they are out of place.
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