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.