Week 10- Publisher

1. I think the directions were not that clear for the activites and what exactly was wanted.

2. I thought it was kind of fun working in publisher although somewhat confusing becuase i have never done it before.

3. Not that i can think of

4. Desktop publishing seems very helpful and simple to use once you get used to it. You could use it for many other things such as using the brochure style format to have your students create a minature book, thats would i would use it for in my classroom. It allows them to br creative and think on their own while using technology.

Powerpoint Project

We have not really started on our Powerpoint project yet, but we know our topic is going to be technology in special education. I feel good about my partner we worked together in the wiki project, but she is not here today so i guess we will have to email and start tonight. I work faster and better when working with a partner.

Ch 7 Blog

I think that teachers should go as far as necessary to get technology that relates with the topic they are teaching. They could get it from the internet, library, or even a local book store.

I think that online chats would help those students who use it correctly. If questions over homework or information are being asked, then yes i think it should be in a classroom but if students get off topic and talk about their game for that week or what they are doing the next weekend, then i think chat should be taken out of instruction.

I would prefer to have face-to-face communication and instruction. I have taken a class before where the teacher is on a different campus and so we just basically watched them on a video. There was often alot of technical difficulties.

Podcasts do enhance learning because they are audio or video file that is updated automatically when updates are avaliable.

I do think a videogame could help you with studying because it allows positive repetition to take place and explore information in more detail, as long as it is educational. I do agree with the article over video games and yes i will let my children play video games everyday if they want as long as they get their school work done first and get some fresh air outside with their friends too.

delicious account

I think the delicious account would be beneficial for some people, but i probably would not use it too much. It seems like it would be easier for me to just type in or open whatever website or document i was looking for than to open that web site, login in..etc