12-4-2009

This websiste is great, since it has things for parents, kids, teachers and games. It gives information on economic issues, job losses for the month. It also has information on our president and voting. It also gives information on job fairs.
PBS news hour
In Unexpected Turn, Economy Loses Fewer Jobs in November

These are the things that i would like to learn.
I would like to learn more about what students think about the war.
Also what they think about the USA president. Does this get taught in the classroom.



http://www.pbs.org/

I would like to know more:
1.Is it save to upload a personal article on to a online journal website?
2.Who is in title of the copyrights if you upload your journal?
3.Is this free?

11/20/09

http://www.thejeo.com/-Journal of Educators Online/ this website is great it has journals that can help for reasearch or reflection papers. It give feedback to educators ontechnology information. People can submit their work to this online journal. It provides a help line where you can ask questions and get a response about this journal.

11-13-09

1.I would like to know if students are aware of this website?
2. Do schools recieve scholastice magazine for students?
3.Do teachers use this website or is there videos to show students?

11-13-09

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752750 - Scholastic Two "Fins Up" for Winter's Tail
The true story of a dolphin with an artificial tail
I liked this article because for the kids it is informative and gives you facts about the dolphin as well as pictures. Students have the oportunity to find information incase the student has a research to do. Students can read about different topics that happen in the real world.

10-16-09

website name was http://www.starfall.com/ and the title Star Fall.com where children have fun learning to read. This website looks appealing for children and I liked it because it encourages them to learn to read. It also consits of the ABC's, it's fun to read and i'm reading. Starfall has icons where children can create their monthly calanders, seasonal things, play educational games and so on. It is well organized and children can see visuals and can hear audio from this program.

10-16-09

1. How the children would be able to create a game in class? or is it just for college students?
2. Do children in school get to spend time learning technology?
3.If the school does not offer much opportunity what should the teacher do?

10-23-09

Tech & Learning / Put to the test: Camtasia for Macintosh from Techsmith website: http://www.techlearning.com/article/24650This article was interesting, since it talks about children's technology today (20th and 21st century). How before they were wanting to use powerpoint and chalkboards to do their presentations. The latest technology that the want to use know for their projects are recording movies, using web-compatible formats such as camtasia for macintosh also recording audio from theircomputers. This article has pros and cons from teachers, it is inforamtive but the reality is that children are willing to learn about technology and it is important to be familiar with it not only the children but educators also.

10-23-09

1.How is it that creating a game will help us when teaching?
2.Are we suppose to tell our students to do the same or create it for them and let them play the game?
3.Some of the schools do not enforce technology, what should we do about it?

10-30-09

http://uspa-ira.org/ Financial Solutions for Federal EmployeesThis article gives information about federal employee benefit packages when retiring from the job. It gives people an opportunity to find different options to pursue ones future goals. One is able to speak with a financial advisor and ask questions. This site helps you and gives you ideas on what should one look for when retiring from a federal job.

10-30-09

1. Employee benefits ex. health insurance, lifeinsurance, etc.
2. procedure for filing CPS reports
3. Communicating with parents who avoid the teacher

11-6-09

http://www.nea.org/tools/14474.htm- Cheating in the Classroom: How to Prevent itThis article was intresting, since it bases on why cheating takes place. It says it could be because the student did not understand the material taught or did not pay attention. It gives ideas of how to prevent cheating on students. It says that multiple choice tests or quizes are easier to cheat than essay question tests. It really gave me ideas of how to manage tests in the classroom.

11-6-09

1. I would like to learn more about management in the classroom.
2. also, how to discipline students.
3. what consequences to give the students.

What else do I want to learn?
1. Is thinkquest offered at schools?
2.Do teachers know about this organization?
3.Do they plan to create an organization for younger children?

1. What did I learn?http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-interview-dylan / Edutoiq / Digital Youth Dylan is part of a organization named “Thinkquest.” It is a web based competition made by Oracle and children within the age of 9-19 can participate forming teams. This is great because they get to socialize with other children and learn more about technology. They also create their own websites.