Spreadsheet Project

Spreadsheet is an extremely useful tool not just in the work place but in the classroom to. I have used spreadsheet in many cases such as taking enventory, patient records, and student information. The excel program and spreadsheet program through google will be an important tool that will benefit students in one way or another whether it be at school or in the work place. The sooner the students are exposed to this software the better and the more they will utilize it in their futures.

View my SpreadSheet

Concept Mapping

I have thouroughly enjoyed learning how to utilize the Inspiration software that allowed me to access concept mapping. Throughout this semester I have had to do numerous projects quickly and became bore with powerpoint and wondered if there was anything else I could have used. Concept mapping was extremely easy to work with and a wonderful way to present information to a classroom full of young and eager students. It may also assist in keeping their attention for more that a few minutes because it is unfamiliar to them.

Word document , GIF Format, ISF Format

Web Tools

The experience with Google groups was somewhat difficult in the beginning. I believe that the reason it was rather hard for me to grasp is I am not as familiar with google like I am with yahoo groups. However, I believe that it will be an extremely useful tool in the classroom setting, especially in higher leves of education such as in an eighth grade classroom. Both middle school and high school settings would be a wonderful educational environment to utilize Google groups for class projects and assignments. The only concern that I have is that almost every web-site based tool has an area to post discussions. If a student new to the world of technology uses the area to post the web-sites they have found and chooses to get rid of the discussion area of the group it may delete all of their hard work if he or she is not familiar with using this web based tools.

Response 4

The items that were introduced to us on February 2 were tremendously accomodating. In all of my other education classes we have had to generate rubrics and tests which use to be a hassle but, now I have two wonderful tools to work with. Educators in general are constantly under great amounts of stress due to state testing and other requirements. The tools that were introduced in this course can aid in the lessening of the work load that has already been placed upon them. I plan on teaching high school at the beginning of my career and while working I will attain my PhD. My aunt who is an educator through her twenty years of teaching has never stumbled upon the websites until I told her about them and has lately utilized them. She has always said that creating a rubric and testing material to match has always been time consuming and stressful which caused her to be aggrivated at times.

Artifacts: Rubric, Worksheet, Online book marks

Chapter 5

The compensation of utilizing web-based applications considerably outway the disadvantages. A web-based function allows the students to be imaginative and correspond with their peers around the planet. More importantly, it is available for the most part all of the time unless something prohibits access to it. In the course of blogging students are permitted to accent their opinions on issues whether they are national, worldwide, or neighboring. Wikis are another incredible web-based application that permits vital information to be utilized both in and outside of the classroom location. Web-based applications are reasonably priced, available, genial, and easy to use. However, like anything else there are disadvantages to using them such as occurrences of abuse. All though the likelihood of abuse for web-based applications may appear risky, I believe that it is a wonderful way for students to communicate amongst one another and learn how to conduct research.

Reflection 2

The significance of technology access is escalating with every generation. In experience with substitute teaching technology has proven to me as a valuable tool in the education process. By having access to all of the programs, it allows students to learn how to use the programs and it assists in the learning process. I think it is wonderful that students begin using certain programs at a young age because it prepares them for what may lie ahead.

Blog Reflection 1

Technology is a very beneficial tool to everyone because it allows its users to gain access to many valuable things. It is a wonderful resource to have in any classroom or other environment. I believe that technology is extremely resourceful and has a positive impact on students with exceptionalities. Although I am not in a classroom just yet, I believe that the AT services will not only benefit the students in the classroom setting but in the real world to. Using the assistive technology services in the classroom may make the students with exceptionalities feel as though they are no different than any other of their fellow class mates. Unfortunately, the constant budget cuts within the state are making it harder on the schools to abide by IDEA regulations that states every student with an IEP must be considered for AT services.