3 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT (OR HAD AN "AH-HA" MOMENT WITH)
I never knew that a student could create his/her own website, I always assumed that it was a huge, drawn-out process that took months and months which only "Computer Tech Savy People" knew how to do. When I heard that we were going to be creating our very own websites I was to say the least scared. I was astounded how easy the program eZedia actually was to use. I was also surprised to find out that to buy eZedia and put it on my own personal computer was only 25 bucks or so. I had heard that the program Dream Weaver was very expensive and automatically assumed that eZedia would be too, but its not! I'm going to buy it! I was also very surprised that my instructor had her very own published book, I think that's incredible! WOW!
I have never seen Portaportal or Del.ic.ious before and thought that these programs were really useful. I thought that you could only bookmark by using the bookmark tool on the tool bar.
Also, I have never podcasted before, and to tell you the truth have never even used a MacIntosh computer before this class ~ and look at me now! I didn't know that MacIntosh's had voice recorders built into them. I learned how to create a podcast! I also learned how to upload a movie and edit it in iMovie! I know that is way more than 3 things that I learned, but I REALLY benefitted from this class!
Reflecting over 6 Student Websites in Tecs 390
By looking over some of my fellow student's websites, I noticed that I forgot to include an All About Me Page. Many people wrote a brief description about them selves on the first page and I only had two pictures. I think this summer, once I get my apple pc, I will write a brief description about myself and put it on the first page. I think that would make my website more personal and not just a face. I generally am happy with my website though, I think that I included a lot of things that will help people gain an understanding of who I am.
Jolene Hubin's Website
- I liked the bright backgrounds, they really stood out!
- The buttons were very fun, different, and cute
-The ABC book didn't work, but mine didn't either completely on my PC at home
- Everything was very organized
Chelsea Hulett's Website
- Cute, fun backgrounds
- Lesson Plans page is blank!
- Assignments page is blank!
- Class Projects button links over to the blank assignments page!
Sheila Harvey's Website
-I was very impressed!!!!
-Everything was so neat and organized!
-Lots of pictures that helped me glimpse into her life
- Very personal
- Cute backgrounds, they all matched the same theme
Chris Schmidtberger's Website
-The home page is blank and is just a blue screen
- The buttons only take you back to the home page and do not link to what they say they should link to
- Very short and sweet, not much in it
Nicky Moody's Website
- Liked the All About Me Page, it gave good information about her (I should have done that!)
- Maybe have all of the buttons on the homepage so that if someone is looking for something in particular, they wouldn't have to navigate far
-Enjoyed the pictures
Kiley Old's Website
- Home page words are a little blurred by the background because the colors are similar
- VERY COLORFUL AND FUN!
-Loved the backgrounds
-Short and sweet, didn't have just a ton of stuff
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Week 17 Article Reflections
Article Title: Blogs Are Not the Enemy
Article Source: Tech Learning
Weblink: http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604374
Reflection:
Many teachers oppose using blogging in the classroom. They do not understand why an educator would want to use blogging, how it benefits the students, or how it engages students in the learning process. However, there are many useful methods of incorporating blogging into the curriculum. Blogging can be very time consuming for the students and for teachers to grade, but the power of blogging comes through the conversation threads that it creates. Teachers can present a topic, a student writes to the topic, another student reads that comment and reflects on the topic and what the first student said about it, and so on. Many ideas can be generated by viewing what other people think about concepts. To ensure that students are using blogging in a useful manner the teacher should encourage the students to write meaningful comments that generate other ideas, include a hyperlink within the post, share information about yourself, to criticize kindly, and to remember the power of words. Teachers may also want to use a tracking service to keep the blogging clean and also to track the usage of the blogging site.
Article Title: The One-to-One Tsunami
Article Source: Tech Learning
Weblink: http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604373
Reflection:
The education world as we know it is changing right before our eyes. Pioneers in the technology , Australia's Methodist Ladies' College in Melbourne, rolled out the first One-to-One program back in 1990. The world viewed this as a luxy for only the elite, but today, if educators are not moving to work towards this, than they will find themselves on the wrong side of the technology divide in the world. For educators to be successful with a One-to-One program, they must have a well-managed and thoughtfully approached classroom program in which each student has a "digital assistant". This One-to-One process helps students to acquire and manipulate more information quicker and more efficiently. This helps to stimulate higher-order thinking and creativity. Also, when each student has their own personal computer, the students have more time on task with research, writing, and presentating because they can take the computer to school, home, and where ever else they need to take it. Although many schools would love to adopt a program such as this, funding is not always available. Schools should explore funding options within their district as soon as possible because students and teachers will definitely benefit from a program such as One-to-One.
Article Source: Tech Learning
Weblink: http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604374
Reflection:
Many teachers oppose using blogging in the classroom. They do not understand why an educator would want to use blogging, how it benefits the students, or how it engages students in the learning process. However, there are many useful methods of incorporating blogging into the curriculum. Blogging can be very time consuming for the students and for teachers to grade, but the power of blogging comes through the conversation threads that it creates. Teachers can present a topic, a student writes to the topic, another student reads that comment and reflects on the topic and what the first student said about it, and so on. Many ideas can be generated by viewing what other people think about concepts. To ensure that students are using blogging in a useful manner the teacher should encourage the students to write meaningful comments that generate other ideas, include a hyperlink within the post, share information about yourself, to criticize kindly, and to remember the power of words. Teachers may also want to use a tracking service to keep the blogging clean and also to track the usage of the blogging site.
Article Title: The One-to-One Tsunami
Article Source: Tech Learning
Weblink: http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604373
Reflection:
The education world as we know it is changing right before our eyes. Pioneers in the technology , Australia's Methodist Ladies' College in Melbourne, rolled out the first One-to-One program back in 1990. The world viewed this as a luxy for only the elite, but today, if educators are not moving to work towards this, than they will find themselves on the wrong side of the technology divide in the world. For educators to be successful with a One-to-One program, they must have a well-managed and thoughtfully approached classroom program in which each student has a "digital assistant". This One-to-One process helps students to acquire and manipulate more information quicker and more efficiently. This helps to stimulate higher-order thinking and creativity. Also, when each student has their own personal computer, the students have more time on task with research, writing, and presentating because they can take the computer to school, home, and where ever else they need to take it. Although many schools would love to adopt a program such as this, funding is not always available. Schools should explore funding options within their district as soon as possible because students and teachers will definitely benefit from a program such as One-to-One.
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