Week 12

Itunes University is a wonderful application. It has books, series, and lectures from different professors that students from different universities have complete access to. All of the information given through itunes is completely free. It doesn’t matter what type of computer one uses, the information is capable for use on a MAC or PC.
Everything is very organized. There are over 75,000 educational audio and video files. The files are taken from museums and public media organizations. This application can be used as a learn as you go process. The application can be synced to the students ipods or iphones.
I think this is going to be a great application for all types of schools, not just colleges or universities. I want to use this in my classroom when I become a history teacher. I saw so much information the could help the students understand the material better and actually apply it the lecture

Week 11

As the world becomes more dependant on technology there is something new always discovered to be used as an educational device. Almost every teenager owns an ipod. Ipod has became an household name in the past couple of years. They have discovered while using podcast a teacher can put powerpoint presentations and lesson plans for the students to download and view. The ipod can also be helpful to students learning a second language, while listening to their ipod they can follow along in their books. Students can also review for tests while looking through powerpoint slides.
So many things can be created and used with the ipod, such as multimedia lessons, simulations, and key notes. Duke University has used ipods to help their college students learn since 2004. They started giving all of the new students ipods in 2006 free of charge. It has greatly helped there learning ability and has givien opportunities to continue studying outside of the classroom.

Week 10

This site Dr.Christie has established is a great asset for any teacher. She shares her 40 years of experience with everyone. On her site there is ideas for workshops that teachers can attend. If a teacher does not know how to use some source of technology, there is listings to show a teacher how to use it. There is also different pictures and other resources that are available for teachers to use.
I am so glad that I have learned about this site. There is so many resources that I will use when I become a teacher. I know sooner or later I will not be completely up to date with technology, but this site will show me all of the new things and give me ideas to improve my classroom. I cannot wait to put Mrs. Christie’s advice to work.

Week 9

The articles on Wikipedia are not completely accurate. They have records of articles being changed and thing being deleted. Most people when they use a search engine, and Wikipedia comes up, it is normally one of the first sites they look for the information. I’m also guilty of just going to Wikipedia and search for just the first thing I can find.

The government and different organizations have edited different entries to save their reputation and make their company look good. Different information should be available to the general public. If the public wants to know they should be able to find out the information. If the company or person did something wrong it does not change history if they just take it off of Wikipedia.

Week 8

The fishbowl blog for November 2007 talked about having the entire school enabled for wireless internet. The connection would be open for use Monday through Friday and some Saturdays. This school is every involved in the community, and wants the community to be able to search the web to help their everyday use.

The main reason they want to have wireless is so that the people in the community can have the ability to start learning how to use the computer and the internet since our society is leaning toward complete use of technology in schools. If the parents do not know how to use it then they would not be able to help their children or have interaction with the teacher. I think this is great that a community is wanting to move forward and help the community

Week 6

Shu Ren International School is an international school based in Berkeley. They have their own web page along with blogs. Shu Ren is open all year around. They also have a great student/ teacher ratio. There are about eight students to one teacher. The school has a grand reopening this month. In their blog they talk about their curriculum and progress they are having with their building. The school calendar, information about new teachers, and the after school programs is listed on their blog at http://shurenschool.wordpress.com/.



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The Harrow International School is based in Bangkok. They have an amazing website that has all the information anyone would like to know. They have pictures that show boarding school life and activities. Each Teacher has a blog to show what is going on in his or her classroom. One could visit their website to view everything they have to offer at http://www.harrowschool.ac.th/?q=blog/10. This school looks very interesting. If I were a student I loved love to attend this school.




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Week 7

This blog is very truthful. I really don’t understand why some teachers and parents think it’s fine to be technology illiterate. Our new generation of technology is growing everyday. If teachers can’t accomplish the standards the school system has established for the teachers, then the teacher needs to make an effort to change that or find another profession. I know that seems kind of harsh, but our students should be given an equal education as every other student.

If I teacher is older and received his or her degree years ago, they should not be stubborn to conform to society. I know they might have taught many years without technology, but for this day and age our society functions on computers and technology. If I were in that teacher’s shoes I would see it as a challenge and be more than happy learn something new.

Sometimes the parents are not encouraging for a student because they do not know how or they just never learned how in school. This is our chance to make sure all of our students learn how to do everything. In different ways we are steering the future for out students.