reflection 6

The implications that technology will have on teaching will be great . It will change the way we present material . Students will learn using computers with webcams from home instead of in the classroom. One thing stopping this is funds for getting computers for each child. If I could change how schools received there money to be based on need instead of location I would .

Now that I am not running to the bathroom to throw up any more I will elaborate on this reflection.

I know that in many of my assignments I have commented on money and I know that some may think that it might be in excess but I know that it makes the world go round. As much as I would like to think that if teachers were paid more and there was a limitless supply closet that the children would learn more would not be true then I wish it was. There are a lot of people now days that are leaving the coporate world and comming to the teaching world. Many of them think that teaching is easy and it would much less stressful to teach then be in business meetings. Well they are wrong. The downside to them coming is that the people who really want to teach and can't because somebody else knew the right words to say in the interview get the job.
Sorry got a little personal there.

week 5

The purpose that I had in mind for my wiki is to help me get connected with the vice president of our company and to get organized. I am going to use it to let him know how things are being managed. He always wants updates and to give advice on certain things going on in the business. I have not had the opportunity to implement this idea yet but I am going to start using in the following weeks.

The advantages of using this wiki is I can have all of the information right there for any member of our company to look at and give me ideas on what needs to be improved or be handled different. The disadvantage to using a wiki is that some people will not know the technology to use it. I will probably have to have a conference with everyone and show them how to access and use the wiki. It probably will not be hard for most but some have trouble using the fax machine.

I think that using a wiki for the digital natives would be good. They might see it as to simple though. I really enjoyed starting my wiki. I am actually looking forward to adding to it and using it at my job.

Reflection week 4

I chose to use the principle that stated for effective planning and teaching and learning. I think that this principle is very important because if you don't have a plan then how are you going to teach. The potential for portfolio assessment is huge. I think that if you are able to use this form of assessment then the overall achievements that would be displayed would be better than just going by a grade scale that was an average of test scores.
Some students due better on some days than others. If you were able to just focus on the best of the best then you wouldn't have the problem of having to use every test score that was given. The only downfall of a portfolio assessment that I can see is that we are taught to go by what the test score is. Many districts have rules and regulations that have to be followed and I haven't seen any that have used a portfolio assessment as a tool. It can be a lot of work. Teachers have so many laws that have to be obeyed that I can see where you would not be able to use this assessment tool.
I have a hard time envisioning how my e-portfolio will help me but I do think that it might help me with planning for a job interview. I would have all of my best work at my finger tips and many districts like to see the use of technology when you are interviewing. If I could give them my site address it might be a little impressive.

Reflection week #3

This exercise really opened my eyes. I never really thought about how true the information was that I was researching on the web. I just took for granted that if it was on here that it was accurate. I am amazed on how you can check the validity of the web page that you looking at. I am hoping that all of the information that I have used in the past was from credible websites.Every time that I do research now I am going to make sure and check to make sure the resources that I am using are true. I usually use wikipedia or the library resources on the A&M site. I know that every class I have taken has said make sure not to plagiarize. But it never said how to check to make sure the information that you are using is true.

We need to make sure that the students we are teaching today know this information. There are so many things on the Internet that are not true. Most kids would say that if they saw it on TV it is true so it would be the same for the Internet I am sure. I know that using Delicious can be useful. I found it hard to use and that is probably because I am not confident at learning new things using the computer unless I have someone here showing me what to push and where to go. I like my Favorites tab on Internet Explorer. It is convenient and easy for me to use. Being able to catalog websites though can be very useful especially if you are networking with others. It would be easier for others to find what they were looking for on your sites if they were listed in a certain order.

I know that once I start to use it I will learn how to tag and bookmark better. I can see this being useful in sharing documents and information that I have found for assignments. All this technology and my brain is on overload!!!!!