Blog #8
Hi every one,
This week we went over step by step on how to create a filamentality project. This seems like a fun project as well as useful. I like the idea about creating activities because later on we can just add more to it or leave it as it is and use it for our classrooms when we began to teach. I learned that there is no such thing as save for this. All you have to do is click on “spin this thing” in the begging and continue from there. This activity seemed to be very overwhelming in the begging but the only thing that takes time is scanning the sites you choose to put on your web page. The rest was actually kind of fun, especially when you get to the end and you can start working with what colors you want to use for the text, links and the visited sites etc.

When I read the WebQuests one and two I thought it would be fun for children to have that use technology as part of their learning experience. The idea of being able to access sites that allow children to view nature through a web cam, like the one about the whales and marine life, would be very interesting for them to see. This brings a new style of teaching because every topic could be touched on with the use of the web Quests in a classroom. After reading the articles I was amazed at how much technology has influenced upon teaching in early grade levels. The project about the children going back in time and reading stories to experience what occurred during the civil war was an interesting activity. I am kind of worried as far as what will be expected from me in regards to technology in my classroom setting.

My excel experience

Hello everyone,
I was very nervous about this assignment. I have not really used excel and every time I hear an one talking about it they don’t have anything positive to say. After the lecture and the step by step instructions I felt a little more comfortable with that part at least. When I was following the instructions it reminded me a lot of the excel portion of the CCR exam I took last semester. I had a difficult time figuring out how to move over the decimal on the percents. I really like how spread sheets could be used. They seem to make work that much easier, especially when trying to figure out grades.
The excel quiz was a little difficult for me. At first I decided to take the quiz right after class without reviewing the notes that were posted before it. I had a difficult time with two questions closer to the end. They asked about what would the result on a specific cell be if you cut and paste the what you did for another cell. I reviewed the notes but I still did not understand those two questions.

Blog #6

Hello class,
After reviewing this site I can see myself using it later on. I found this site to be rather informative. When I first began clicking through different links I wasn’t too sure about it actually I was not interested in the site. Then I looked in the “lesson plans and other web sites” and I found many links to sites that could be used for further references. I liked the simple explanations that were given about the animals in the kid’s corner link. This would be useful to have on my class room web page so that my students can get concrete information regarding certain topics that will be discussed in class.
Something else I liked about this site is that when you go to a link it will specify the age group the material is aimed to. The positive side to that is that I can get ideas on how to explain the material in different ways. It’s great to have this site handy because it is full interesting information and a lot of creative ideas on how to deliver information that perhaps I may not be to familiar with. There are numerous lesson plans for all the subjects and different grade levels which. This site had many examples on how to teach different subjects. What caught my attention was a math section that showed different ways to gives quizzes and one way was through a game. By playing this game the student is being quizzed, but they don’t have the pressure that they are which works to their benefit.