2nd grade - Math
Big Idea: Students are learning about geometry
Goal of the lesson: To get the students to understand 3d shapes and symmetry using the computer. I am going to find 3d objects online that you can actually virtually see moving and this will make it easier for the student to see the dimensions of the object and hopefully they will understand more clearly.
Resources: http://www.teach-nology.com/
3rd grade - social studies
Big Idea: Presidents
Goal of lesson: I am going to assign each of the students a different president to research on the computer during the lab time that we receive each week. I am then going to have the students each create a power point presentation of their president following the guidelines that i tell them. I am hoping that they will be able to include graphics, animations, sound, and more!
Resources: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/government/presidents/
1st grade - Science
Big Idea: Planets
Goal of lesson: The students are to each constuct their own model of the solar system. I want them to use the computers to type out the names of each of the planets and the sun to label on their planets.
Resources: http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Space/
Monday, February 26, 2007
hilary - Lesson Plan Ideas
# 1 Student will be able to use Google Earth to look at the earth’s volcanoes. They will view images of the volcanoes from close up, and far away. The student will then go to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program website. (www.volcano.si.edu) to get more information about the volcanoes. (4th and 5th)
#2 Student will complete an activity on money with out the use of a calculator. Once they have gotten all of their answers they will go back and answer the problems using a calculator. (2nd )
#3 Student will use the internet to collect information about an animal that they would like to research. Once they have collected all of their information they will create a PowerPoint presentation about their animal. The presentation will include pictures, sound clips, and a resources page of the sites that they used to collect their information. (6th)
3 LESSON IDEAS
LESSON IDEAS
2nd Grade—Math
- Students are working on times tables, and other computation problems. With this activity they are working on grocery shopping. Have them use a simple calculator to budget quickly while they are doing their “grocery shopping”.
-The calculator is the technology in this lesson, and I think it is appropriate for 2nd grade students.
-It is aligned because it helps the students apply their skills to the real world, by using the calculator to shop in a reasonable amount of time.
- It also allows them to foster their technology skills of working with a calculator--- something they will continue to do in their future years as a student.
2nd grade- Social Studies
- Students will create a short power point presentation on a country & culture they have been assigned for social studies class. Students will do this in pairs. They will use the basics of power point and they will use this to present their project to the class.
o It is appropriate because they will be using the power point features that are appropriate for their age level.
o It is teaches them new technology skills that they will continue to use in their futures as students.
o They will be able to apply these skills to other areas of school.
2nd grade- Math
-Students will visit manipulative websites while in class to play fun math games and to learn in a way that is outside of the textbook and pencil and paper.
-Students will go only to sites that offer appropriate content for their level of math.
- This will foster ideas such as problem solving and critical thinking.
- This will allow them to not only get more familiar with the math content they are working on, but also with using the internet and computer.
Resources: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
http://resources.kaboose.com/games/read1.html
2nd Grade—Math
- Students are working on times tables, and other computation problems. With this activity they are working on grocery shopping. Have them use a simple calculator to budget quickly while they are doing their “grocery shopping”.
-The calculator is the technology in this lesson, and I think it is appropriate for 2nd grade students.
-It is aligned because it helps the students apply their skills to the real world, by using the calculator to shop in a reasonable amount of time.
- It also allows them to foster their technology skills of working with a calculator--- something they will continue to do in their future years as a student.
2nd grade- Social Studies
- Students will create a short power point presentation on a country & culture they have been assigned for social studies class. Students will do this in pairs. They will use the basics of power point and they will use this to present their project to the class.
o It is appropriate because they will be using the power point features that are appropriate for their age level.
o It is teaches them new technology skills that they will continue to use in their futures as students.
o They will be able to apply these skills to other areas of school.
2nd grade- Math
-Students will visit manipulative websites while in class to play fun math games and to learn in a way that is outside of the textbook and pencil and paper.
-Students will go only to sites that offer appropriate content for their level of math.
- This will foster ideas such as problem solving and critical thinking.
- This will allow them to not only get more familiar with the math content they are working on, but also with using the internet and computer.
Resources: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
http://resources.kaboose.com/games/read1.html
Monday, February 19, 2007
Aimee Reflection
http://www.edutopia.org/video/movie.php?reset=cookie&keyword=137&id=Art_1126
This video was about an elementary school in Hawaii who included their entire school, grades k-6, in their morning show. Each grade level got to do their own segment of the show. They had a lot of expensive technology that they used to do the show.
The technology was definitely student centered. The students got to work with all of the technology to create their show. The older kids got to do a lot more, but the younger ones were still involved. It looked like the technology was very helpful. Without the cameras and TV's, the show would not exist. It engaged the entire school, not just one class.
To prepare for such a project, the teacher had to explain to the students exactly how they were supposed to handle the equipment and how it was important that they take care of it. Toward the end of the video, we were in a first grade classroom. The teacher was introdicing the internet to her class. This was a preparation for when they will have to use the internet and such technology in their "news room."
Challenges for both students and teachers included getting the entire school involved. The teacehrs also had to put a lot of trust in their students by allowing them to work with such expensive equipment. One teacher talked about the criticism he recieved by letting younger students in the "news room."
Overall, I was very impressed by this video. It was very informative and I liked the ideas in the clip. I think intergrating the entire school using technology is very beneficial. It created a sort of community within the school.
This video was about an elementary school in Hawaii who included their entire school, grades k-6, in their morning show. Each grade level got to do their own segment of the show. They had a lot of expensive technology that they used to do the show.
The technology was definitely student centered. The students got to work with all of the technology to create their show. The older kids got to do a lot more, but the younger ones were still involved. It looked like the technology was very helpful. Without the cameras and TV's, the show would not exist. It engaged the entire school, not just one class.
To prepare for such a project, the teacher had to explain to the students exactly how they were supposed to handle the equipment and how it was important that they take care of it. Toward the end of the video, we were in a first grade classroom. The teacher was introdicing the internet to her class. This was a preparation for when they will have to use the internet and such technology in their "news room."
Challenges for both students and teachers included getting the entire school involved. The teacehrs also had to put a lot of trust in their students by allowing them to work with such expensive equipment. One teacher talked about the criticism he recieved by letting younger students in the "news room."
Overall, I was very impressed by this video. It was very informative and I liked the ideas in the clip. I think intergrating the entire school using technology is very beneficial. It created a sort of community within the school.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Reflection #6 Video Case Analysis - Jill
http://www.edutopia.org/video/movie.php?reset=cookie&keyword=225&id=Art_636
This video case was about the parents involvement in their children's education. It is showing the faculty talking to the parents and students telling them how they are educating their students. Technology is a big part of this video and it is showing how the students want to learn more due to the new technology that schools are using today. There was an overhead projector, projection screen, a microphone, a computer, and the internet used in this video. The technology used both teacher-centered and student centered. The students used the computers, and the internet to do research and create projects, and the teachers used the overhead projectors and the projection screen to actually teach the students and show them what to do. I do agree that technology makes the lesson more engaging because it is an excellent way to grab the students attention at the beginning. With the technology today i think it allows the students to do more hands on work and be able to actually learn what they are doing in school and have fun doing it. I think that you can make the lessons a lot more interesting and creative with technology by using different programs with pictures and sounds to keep the students interested. I think that it is important that the students know that they are using the computers only for the assignment and not doing other work, or on websites they shouldn't be on. The teacher would also need to think about if there are any students in her classroom that have learning disabilities or are handicapped so that it will be fair for that student. Safety is also a very important part of technolgy and the teacher must always explain safety and rules first with using computers/internet. To assess the student in using computer/internet for an assignment i think that you could have the students walk you through what they did on a power point. You could also have the students present to the class and you about their project and the research that they retrieved from the assignment. By doing this the student will not only be telling you and the other students what they did but they will be walking themselves through what they did and will understand it better. The advantages of using technology in the lesson are that it gives the student so much more information and very good background on different programs and software. The only challenges that I think a student and teacher would face would be if the student wasn't following directions correctly and was going on websites that were inappropriate. If the student didn't have a computer at home it would be difficult for them to keep learning outside the classroom and keeping up with the other students that were using the computers on a daily basis at home after school hours. If a student cannot type it would also be very challenging to complete an assignment.
This video case was about the parents involvement in their children's education. It is showing the faculty talking to the parents and students telling them how they are educating their students. Technology is a big part of this video and it is showing how the students want to learn more due to the new technology that schools are using today. There was an overhead projector, projection screen, a microphone, a computer, and the internet used in this video. The technology used both teacher-centered and student centered. The students used the computers, and the internet to do research and create projects, and the teachers used the overhead projectors and the projection screen to actually teach the students and show them what to do. I do agree that technology makes the lesson more engaging because it is an excellent way to grab the students attention at the beginning. With the technology today i think it allows the students to do more hands on work and be able to actually learn what they are doing in school and have fun doing it. I think that you can make the lessons a lot more interesting and creative with technology by using different programs with pictures and sounds to keep the students interested. I think that it is important that the students know that they are using the computers only for the assignment and not doing other work, or on websites they shouldn't be on. The teacher would also need to think about if there are any students in her classroom that have learning disabilities or are handicapped so that it will be fair for that student. Safety is also a very important part of technolgy and the teacher must always explain safety and rules first with using computers/internet. To assess the student in using computer/internet for an assignment i think that you could have the students walk you through what they did on a power point. You could also have the students present to the class and you about their project and the research that they retrieved from the assignment. By doing this the student will not only be telling you and the other students what they did but they will be walking themselves through what they did and will understand it better. The advantages of using technology in the lesson are that it gives the student so much more information and very good background on different programs and software. The only challenges that I think a student and teacher would face would be if the student wasn't following directions correctly and was going on websites that were inappropriate. If the student didn't have a computer at home it would be difficult for them to keep learning outside the classroom and keeping up with the other students that were using the computers on a daily basis at home after school hours. If a student cannot type it would also be very challenging to complete an assignment.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Julia, Reflection 6- Video Case Analysis
http://www.edutopia.org/video/movie.php?reset=cookie&keyword=137&id=Art_633
This is a video I found under the technology integration section of the website. It is titled Sharing Research Through Techonology. I chose to do technology integration because I am extrmemley uneducated when it comes to technology beyond the basics of internet/powerpoint/word processing.
This is a video I found under the technology integration section of the website. It is titled Sharing Research Through Techonology. I chose to do technology integration because I am extrmemley uneducated when it comes to technology beyond the basics of internet/powerpoint/word processing.
The video I watched was about an elementary school class that was creating multi-media reports on the computer in partners. The video consisted mostly of the teachers talking about the uses and benefits of using technology not only for this project but in their classes in general.
The technologies used in this video clip were computers, and the internet. They used the internet to do their research and find sounds, photographs and written information. The technology in this video was definitely student centered. The teachers were only assisting the students in using the technology, but the actual use was all by the students. The students had about one computer per pair of students, and they were able to do their own research and create their projects freely. There was a lot of room for creativity and this is why it was so student- centered.
I definitely believe that technology makes students feel more engaged. Technology made this particular lesson so much more engaging because it allowed the students not only to gain and use written information in their projects, but they were able to also find photographs, hear sounds and engage almost all of their senses which is so much more interesting and stimulating.
To prepare for such a technological lesson, the teacher needs to make sure that certain settings are correct on the computers (or the technology being used). For example, if a class is going to be doing a research activity, privacy settings need to be set so that students do not have inappropriate sites accidentally popping up in their search engines. Also, a teacher needs to know how to properly work the technology for him/herself. A back up plan should also be prepared incase there is a technology malfunction, which isn’t uncommon. If a teacher is using technology as the subject of what if being taught (for a computer class, for example) then he/she needs to be able to take what the students already know, their preconceptions and misconceptions and help them learn from that. It is the teacher’s job to help the student’s knowledge grow and change as they experiment more with technology.
To assess student’s performance in the video I watched, I would simply look at the reports that were made. If the students used sound, visuals, written information and learned from making their report (not only learned about the topic, but also learned about the technology they used) then I would think the goal had been accomplished.
The biggest challenge I can think of when it comes to technology is the frequent malfunctioning that can occur which if both an inconvenience and extremely frustrating. Technology can be very frustrating to learn if it is not being taught by someone who really knows what they are doing, but when it is taught correctly, the possibilities and benefits are endless.
hilary reflection 6
http://www.edutopia.org/video/movie.php?reset=cookie&keyword=137&id=Art_955
This video was about personal digital assistnads (PDA's). Students at a school in chicago used it to organize their homework and papers, and they used it while they were in class. One class used their PDA by dropping a probe in a pond to test the temperature differences. The PDA created a live graph for the students to look. I think the PDA is student centered and teacher centered because it students use it to organize homework, worksheets and for experiments, while teachers can use it to give out assignments for the students to have. This technology does make the lesson more engaging because the students are able to work with electronics which is more interesting than working with pen and paper. Also, the students are able to share their answers with the teacher and other students which is another way for them to communicate with one another. From a technological standpoint the teacher would need to know exaclty how the PDA works so that she and her students are able to get them most use out of it. Also, the teacher needs to think about how they can implement the PDA into her lessons so that all of the students are benfitting from it. To access student performance the teacher can see how well the students are answering the homework questions given on the PDA, and also how much the students are engaging in the lectures. One major advantage of this technology is the benefit it has for students with learning disabilities. The students are able to organize better and they feel more professional with the work they complete. Some challenges are problems with the technology not working properly, the students forgetting to bring it to school, or not having a strong idea of how the technology works.
This video was about personal digital assistnads (PDA's). Students at a school in chicago used it to organize their homework and papers, and they used it while they were in class. One class used their PDA by dropping a probe in a pond to test the temperature differences. The PDA created a live graph for the students to look. I think the PDA is student centered and teacher centered because it students use it to organize homework, worksheets and for experiments, while teachers can use it to give out assignments for the students to have. This technology does make the lesson more engaging because the students are able to work with electronics which is more interesting than working with pen and paper. Also, the students are able to share their answers with the teacher and other students which is another way for them to communicate with one another. From a technological standpoint the teacher would need to know exaclty how the PDA works so that she and her students are able to get them most use out of it. Also, the teacher needs to think about how they can implement the PDA into her lessons so that all of the students are benfitting from it. To access student performance the teacher can see how well the students are answering the homework questions given on the PDA, and also how much the students are engaging in the lectures. One major advantage of this technology is the benefit it has for students with learning disabilities. The students are able to organize better and they feel more professional with the work they complete. Some challenges are problems with the technology not working properly, the students forgetting to bring it to school, or not having a strong idea of how the technology works.
Reflection 1: My technologies
After doing the first two worksheets and reading discussions on the blog, I came to the conclusion that my interests in technology are very similar to my peers. I love my digital camera and my cell phone. I also spend a significant amount of time on the internet. I have recently discovered and fell in love with YouTube. I also feel like some of the smaller technologies in the world get overlooked and are taken for granted even though we use them all of the time. Medical technology, for example, doesn’t get as much recognition as YouTube.
Reflection 2: M201 classroom technologies
I am in a second grade classroom that seems to have a lot of technology. They have three computers and a printer. They also have an overhead projector, a loud speaker for their school’s system, several pencil sharpeners and headphone sets. All of these things will contribute positively to their education and their overall classroom experience.
Reflection 3: Google Earth
http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
This is a good website for teachers who are interested in using Google Earth in their classrooms. It provides tips for adding Google Earth into your lesson plans and also instructions for doing so. One could use this website to introduce a geography lesson.
http://earth.google.com/index.html
This website could be used by anyone who is interested in playing with Google Earth. It has simple instructions and links to help you get started and figure out how Google Earth works.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0
This website is a huge blog about Google Earth. It is organized by category so you can find specific discussions about Google Earth. For example, there is a category call Education where there are currently three discussions about teachers and their experiences with Google Earth in the classroom. This would be a good website to get advice or tips if you were considering using Google Earth in your classroom.
Reflection 5 http://www.googleearthing.com/
I really liked this website. It seems like it would be really fun but also educational. It would be very useful in a social studies or geography lesson. Another reason I like this website is because it could be used for educators, students or any person interested in Google Earth.
After doing the first two worksheets and reading discussions on the blog, I came to the conclusion that my interests in technology are very similar to my peers. I love my digital camera and my cell phone. I also spend a significant amount of time on the internet. I have recently discovered and fell in love with YouTube. I also feel like some of the smaller technologies in the world get overlooked and are taken for granted even though we use them all of the time. Medical technology, for example, doesn’t get as much recognition as YouTube.
Reflection 2: M201 classroom technologies
I am in a second grade classroom that seems to have a lot of technology. They have three computers and a printer. They also have an overhead projector, a loud speaker for their school’s system, several pencil sharpeners and headphone sets. All of these things will contribute positively to their education and their overall classroom experience.
Reflection 3: Google Earth
http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
This is a good website for teachers who are interested in using Google Earth in their classrooms. It provides tips for adding Google Earth into your lesson plans and also instructions for doing so. One could use this website to introduce a geography lesson.
http://earth.google.com/index.html
This website could be used by anyone who is interested in playing with Google Earth. It has simple instructions and links to help you get started and figure out how Google Earth works.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0
This website is a huge blog about Google Earth. It is organized by category so you can find specific discussions about Google Earth. For example, there is a category call Education where there are currently three discussions about teachers and their experiences with Google Earth in the classroom. This would be a good website to get advice or tips if you were considering using Google Earth in your classroom.
Reflection 5 http://www.googleearthing.com/
I really liked this website. It seems like it would be really fun but also educational. It would be very useful in a social studies or geography lesson. Another reason I like this website is because it could be used for educators, students or any person interested in Google Earth.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
hilary resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth
Google Earth is a great resource for school aged children to use because it gives them a different way to explore and learn about geography. Kids will like Google Earth because they are able to go online and use the computer to see close up and far away images of earth. I think that students will want to learn more about geography when they are given another way to learn besides looking a piece of paper and memorizing it.
Wikipedia explains how google earth uses satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe which give very detailed, clear images of any place in earth that you would like to look at (even your house!).
http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
This website gives many great ideas of how to incorporate google earth into the classroom. One idea is for students to learn more about topics such as the progress of human civilization, the growth of cities, the impact of civilization on the natural environment, and the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This website compares Google Earth to playing a video game because you can view images at street level or you can view an image of the entire earth. There are also links to click on to get more inforamation about ways that Google Earth can be incorporated into the classroom.
http://www.amazon.com/Google-Earth-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/0470095288
Amazon. com sells the book Google Earth for Dummies which would be a good book for a teacher to read before they taught their students how to use Google Earth. Since teachers should know more about the subject they teach than their students, Google Earth for Dummies is a quick read that will give important information to know about the program so that they, and their students, can get the most out of the program
Google Earth is a great resource for school aged children to use because it gives them a different way to explore and learn about geography. Kids will like Google Earth because they are able to go online and use the computer to see close up and far away images of earth. I think that students will want to learn more about geography when they are given another way to learn besides looking a piece of paper and memorizing it.
Wikipedia explains how google earth uses satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe which give very detailed, clear images of any place in earth that you would like to look at (even your house!).
http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
This website gives many great ideas of how to incorporate google earth into the classroom. One idea is for students to learn more about topics such as the progress of human civilization, the growth of cities, the impact of civilization on the natural environment, and the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This website compares Google Earth to playing a video game because you can view images at street level or you can view an image of the entire earth. There are also links to click on to get more inforamation about ways that Google Earth can be incorporated into the classroom.
http://www.amazon.com/Google-Earth-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/0470095288
Amazon. com sells the book Google Earth for Dummies which would be a good book for a teacher to read before they taught their students how to use Google Earth. Since teachers should know more about the subject they teach than their students, Google Earth for Dummies is a quick read that will give important information to know about the program so that they, and their students, can get the most out of the program
hilary reflection 4
I think that I understand the basics of blogging, but I would like to know more about the e-porfolio project. Our template is due for our e-portfolio, and I am a little confused about what exactly a template is. Does a completed template mean that there is a link bar, theme, background, projects posted and useful links posted?
Hilary, reflection3
My prior experience with technology is using the internet, word processing, YouTube, e-mail, PowerPoint, digital cameras and Google Earth. From this class I hope to learn more about the technologies I just listed, and other technologies so that I can give my students a good background on teachnologies that they will be able to use. I found the interactive whiteboard and synchronEyes to be the most interesting technologies discussed in class. I will be able to use SynchronEyes to keep my students on task, and I will also be able to use the interactive whiteboard to highlight important parts of the lesson that I am teaching.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Reflection 3: Summary of reflection 1 and 2
During my earlier years in school my teachers used power point, computers, internet and the overhead projector a lot in their lessons. I love to use the internet and I am always on the comptuer. It is such a great technologic innovation that we are so fortnate to be able to have. I am pretty efficiant on using the internet, powerpoint, word processing, email, and digital camera things.
My top five technology innovations that are so important to me that i don't know what I would do without them today are my cell phone, computer/internet, ipod, digital camera, and television. I think that all of these can also be incorporated into the classroom and its important to teach the next generation of children how to be efficiant with all of these different programs and things.
~ Jill
My top five technology innovations that are so important to me that i don't know what I would do without them today are my cell phone, computer/internet, ipod, digital camera, and television. I think that all of these can also be incorporated into the classroom and its important to teach the next generation of children how to be efficiant with all of these different programs and things.
~ Jill
Monday, February 5, 2007
(Jill, Resources)
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualize04/tool_examples/google_earth.html
This website gives good information on google earth and shows you how to actually use google earth. It also gives you other really good websites that have something to do with googleearth. It would be good to use in the classroom because the students would be able to see how google earth is important and they could create a google earth account. (STANDARDS: Technology productivity tools, Technology resource tools.
http://www.googleearthing.com/
This is a blog website that is very interesting and shows different pictures and puzzles by using google earth. It is a website that people play games on by using google earth. It looks like it could be alot of fun. It shows different rankings and everything for the people that use the website too. You could use this in the classroom because in a social studies lesson you could have the studenst play the game and also show them different types of locations. It would be very interesting for the students i think to see actual locations and play a game with them. (STANDARDS: Technology Resource Tools, Technology productivity tools, Technology communication tools)
http://www.earthplotsoftware.com/
This website has good information on it for using google earth. It shows different links, pictures and data that are used. It would be good to use google earth and all of these different websites in the classroom in either a science class learning about planets or our earth, and it would be good to use it in the social studies lessons for history and actual geographic land. ( STANDARDS: Technology productivity tools, Technology research tools)
This website gives good information on google earth and shows you how to actually use google earth. It also gives you other really good websites that have something to do with googleearth. It would be good to use in the classroom because the students would be able to see how google earth is important and they could create a google earth account. (STANDARDS: Technology productivity tools, Technology resource tools.
http://www.googleearthing.com/
This is a blog website that is very interesting and shows different pictures and puzzles by using google earth. It is a website that people play games on by using google earth. It looks like it could be alot of fun. It shows different rankings and everything for the people that use the website too. You could use this in the classroom because in a social studies lesson you could have the studenst play the game and also show them different types of locations. It would be very interesting for the students i think to see actual locations and play a game with them. (STANDARDS: Technology Resource Tools, Technology productivity tools, Technology communication tools)
http://www.earthplotsoftware.com/
This website has good information on it for using google earth. It shows different links, pictures and data that are used. It would be good to use google earth and all of these different websites in the classroom in either a science class learning about planets or our earth, and it would be good to use it in the social studies lessons for history and actual geographic land. ( STANDARDS: Technology productivity tools, Technology research tools)
(Julia, Resources)
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/08/back_to_school.html
This website is very cool- it actually is a blog that talks about the educational uses of google earth. It talks about how you can look at major geographical features on the earth and also how you can use google earth for history, science, math and really all other subjects. This could be used by teachers as a reference to see HOW they can use it in the classroom.
http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm
This site gives lesson plan ideas and other uses for google earth in the classroom. It also gives classroom tips on how to incorporate google earth appropriately. Visual/Digital examples of the quality of google earth photos are on the website and would give a person who has never used google earth before an opportunity to see what it is about. This website is great because of the lesson plans and classroom tips it provides. A future teacher could reference it to get ideas.
http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/09/copyright-issues-and-google-earth-in-school/
This website, also dealing with google earth is of a different nature than the first 2 I listed above. This website deals with the legal concerns of google earth and why some schools are being refused the right to use it because its license does not specifically mention google earth's place in educational settings. This website also has comments by users of google earth and also has places for you to post your own comments. This website could be used as a reference for teachers who may want to use google earth in the classroom.
(STANDARD: Technology Resource Tools, Tecnology productivity tools, and basic operations and concepts are all used with google earth. It is used as a solid research tool and it enhances learning. It also explains nature and weather. )
This website is very cool- it actually is a blog that talks about the educational uses of google earth. It talks about how you can look at major geographical features on the earth and also how you can use google earth for history, science, math and really all other subjects. This could be used by teachers as a reference to see HOW they can use it in the classroom.
http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm
This site gives lesson plan ideas and other uses for google earth in the classroom. It also gives classroom tips on how to incorporate google earth appropriately. Visual/Digital examples of the quality of google earth photos are on the website and would give a person who has never used google earth before an opportunity to see what it is about. This website is great because of the lesson plans and classroom tips it provides. A future teacher could reference it to get ideas.
http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/09/copyright-issues-and-google-earth-in-school/
This website, also dealing with google earth is of a different nature than the first 2 I listed above. This website deals with the legal concerns of google earth and why some schools are being refused the right to use it because its license does not specifically mention google earth's place in educational settings. This website also has comments by users of google earth and also has places for you to post your own comments. This website could be used as a reference for teachers who may want to use google earth in the classroom.
(STANDARD: Technology Resource Tools, Tecnology productivity tools, and basic operations and concepts are all used with google earth. It is used as a solid research tool and it enhances learning. It also explains nature and weather. )
Friday, February 2, 2007
(Julia, Reflection 3)
Summary of reflections 3 & 4.
I found by looking through my relflections 1 and 2, the technologies that I am most fond of are also the ones that are the most common in my everyday life, and the one that I am the most familiar with. Examples are cell phones, internet, computers, home phones, digital cameras and of course electricity.
I also found that I am most unfamiliar with some of the technologies we will be learning about and using in class. I think that it is necessary that I learn about these (blogs, websites, games/simulations) so that I will be able to use them with my students in my career as an educator.
I plan to incorporate the use of digital cameras, websites, power point, internet, and other technologies into my future classrooms, so I am looking forward to learning more about them.
I found by looking through my relflections 1 and 2, the technologies that I am most fond of are also the ones that are the most common in my everyday life, and the one that I am the most familiar with. Examples are cell phones, internet, computers, home phones, digital cameras and of course electricity.
I also found that I am most unfamiliar with some of the technologies we will be learning about and using in class. I think that it is necessary that I learn about these (blogs, websites, games/simulations) so that I will be able to use them with my students in my career as an educator.
I plan to incorporate the use of digital cameras, websites, power point, internet, and other technologies into my future classrooms, so I am looking forward to learning more about them.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Blog for reflection 4
Hey guys!
Well i think i finally figured out how to post if this shows up! I have no idea what we are really supposed to write. I always use the internet and google like crazy but i have never blogged before. I am looking forward to learning how to do this whole thing, and hopefully it will help me out in becoming more knowledgeable on blogs.
I agree with Julie, this is alot easier than that whole frontpage program. I am very confused on what I am supposed to be doing on that. Not really sure what else were supposed to write, but I use technology everyday especially my cell, computer, and camera! :)
Alrite hope this is what she wants? See everyone next week!
~ Jill
Well i think i finally figured out how to post if this shows up! I have no idea what we are really supposed to write. I always use the internet and google like crazy but i have never blogged before. I am looking forward to learning how to do this whole thing, and hopefully it will help me out in becoming more knowledgeable on blogs.
I agree with Julie, this is alot easier than that whole frontpage program. I am very confused on what I am supposed to be doing on that. Not really sure what else were supposed to write, but I use technology everyday especially my cell, computer, and camera! :)
Alrite hope this is what she wants? See everyone next week!
~ Jill
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