blog for week of Jan 30 to Feb 5

I am looking forward to my group project! Hannibal Public Schools use smartboards in their classrooms but I have never had the opportunity. This will be a very worthwhile project for me as it is something that I will definitely use in the future.

I am learning alot in this class. There is so much more to learn!

Today a quest speaker spoke to my students about Internet Safety and Cyberbullying. The presentation was in collaboration with the FBI and had personal stories of victims which really had an impact on my teens. A couple of my students shared their own experiences of harrassment and their information being obtained by strangers. Very interesting and scary for those of us with children. I am interested to hear your thoughts about cyberbullying.

I enjoyed doing PowerPoint in class. I will certainly need to do it on my own so I can play around and find all the cool things I can do with it.

Have a great week and happy blogging!

blog for week of 1-23 to 1-30

This has been an interesting class. There is so much to learn about copyright and fair use laws. It is important for teachers to know and understand the laws as they pertain to the media used in their classrooms. Our class discussion revealed some things that I was not aware of pertaining to the laws. Students are very quick to use and share multimedia devices which supports the necessity of teachers being knowledgeable and compliant to copyright and fair use laws.

I am looking forward to blogging each week. It will be interesting to see each others' viewpoints.

Have a great week!

My experience with computers and future implementation in the classroom.

I first used computers in high school during the late 80's. It consisted of Apple word processing. I had to type in programs during a computer class at Central Missouri State University about 20 years ago but remember nothing about it now. My children love to be on the computer but I do not spend my time using it at home. I read my email a couple of times a week but become very frustrated when something doesn't work right.

I am excited about this class because I do want to learn and become comfortable with the technology available. In order to be an effective educator, I will have to incorporate the latest technology and keep up with the changes. I think it is amazing to see what is at our fingertips on-line. It will be an interesting class!