Today's visit to the YETC was extremely beneficial. The applications are unlimited. I am excited to try using zotero to do my influential educators' paper. It seems like it will be very helpful in citing references and finding information I can use. I can use this both now and as a teacher.
Pioneer Library seems like an extremely useful website. I am looking forward to spending more time searching this site. From what we saw about this site, I could use this many ways. It seems to have a huge library of educational videos that teachers could really put to use.
Storytime online looks like a valuable resource for elementary literacy. Children love books and stories, as well as technology. I am sure that combining these two will create even more interest for children.
I appreciated Nathan's ideas on doing advanced searches in order to find needed information. I think we all know that almost any information we need can be found on the internet, but sometimes finding exactly what you want is difficult. The tips we learned today will help me to refine my searches, and hopefully be able to access the vast information available on the web.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
How to use blogs in my classroom
I became excited about using blogs in my classroom today when one of the groups talked about having a classroom blog. I would love to implement this into my class. I love the idea of each student having a place to show off their work and a place that is their own. I can only image how excited I would have been as a child to have my work and ideas published on the internet, and available to all the other students in my class.
I also love the idea of the teacher being able to communicate with parents through a blog. I believe parents would feel more a part of the class if they were able to access what is going on through a classroom blog. Being a parent of elementary age children, I know that many of the papers that teachers send home get lost in the shuffle. If parents were able to access information, at their convenience, on the internet they could stay up on important information for their student.
I also love the idea of the teacher being able to communicate with parents through a blog. I believe parents would feel more a part of the class if they were able to access what is going on through a classroom blog. Being a parent of elementary age children, I know that many of the papers that teachers send home get lost in the shuffle. If parents were able to access information, at their convenience, on the internet they could stay up on important information for their student.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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