End of the semester

I feel a great sense of pride by finishing this class. I was prepared for the worst. I didn't know how to see many things other than Microsoft Word and the internet. I thought I knew a lot about PowerPoint when i entered the class. From doing the assignments I noticed I didn't know as much as I should. I can no fly around the program and almost take advantage of all the special settings that make PowerPoints more fun and easy. I am still a little lost when it comes to Dreamweaver. That was really hard to figure out where to go and what needed to be done next. I did like creating an Imovie. Even though the quality is not that great I think that the program is awesome and easy to use. Now I know why youtube.com can get so many clips so fast on the internet. Well it was a good semester with extremely relevant learning.

software for young students

• http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/preschool/software.html
  Encourage exploration, imagination, and problem solving
• Reflect and build on what children already know
• Involve many senses and include sound, music, and voice
• Be open-ended, with the child in control of the pace and the path
• Consider creativity and productivity software as well as reference materials.
• select software that supports your goals, supports your philosophy of teaching, enhances the curriculum, and helps children solve problems independently.
• Software can influence behaviors such as cooperation and motivation, as well as how children interact with each other.
• Open-ended software gives children the opportunity to explore and discover, make choices, and then find out the impact of their decisions.

Selecting Software for Young Children

http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/primary/software.html
This site is directed to any teacher in any subject area. The cite gives great tips like:

• Involve children in selecting software that matches their interests
• Monitor the amount of time they spend at the computer
• Talk with them about their activities
• Try not to overwhelm young children with too many choices

If a teacher uses these tips and technology correctly in the classroom it will....

• Supports your goals and your philosophy of teaching
• Enhances the curriculum
• Helps children solve problems independently

This site is great if you are a beginner like me. The cite will help a first year teacher from having a lesson that flops because technology doesn't work that day. The site also has other links that have software and reviews of many others.

http://www.connsensebulletin.com/software.html
http://www.childrenandcomputers.com
http://www.netc.org/software/index.html

first day

I bet most people could do this class in a week but it will take me months. Technology is great for society and in the classroom. The problem is that a fifth grade student has as much knowledge about computers as I do. Technology in general is the future. With the nation's free market we are insured that this is the opposite of a history class. History will most likely stay the same but technology will never stay the same. Our lives run on stored information. Students have to hand in assignments electronically and classes are on-line more often. This may even become a core subject in the future.