I enjoyed learning how to make a story book using power points. I think that this would be so fun fro students. and it is something that would keep them really interested. I think that you could make the story books and have the students present them to their parents. When you use technology in your class room it keeps students engaged, like in the video we wached. If the student are interested and invested in what they are doing, you are less likely to have problems with behavior, and not doing the work.

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I thought that it was interesting to learn about the way we can implement technology in our class. I was thinking about how so many teachers utilize you tube in their class rooms. When I was observing in a kindergarten class right after Barak Obama won the presidency, the kids thought he was Martin Luther King. The Teacher decided to pull some videos about the two off you tube to help the kids understand the difference. I Really enjoyed listening to everyone lesson plan, it gave me some great ideas for future use.

For my lesson plan I chose to do a science lesson and how the moon and earth move in relation to each other, and the phases of the moon. The lesson is for a 3rd grade class. I took my lesson from 2 different lesson plans A moon with a view and as the world turns.

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=21634

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=2351

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::800::600::/sites/dl/free/0072482621/78778/Lunar_Nav.swf::Lunar%20Phases%20Interactive

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Uen Web site. I think that this website is such an amazing resource for teachers. Their are so many things that you can do. There is a ton of lesson plans you can probably find a lesson plan to fit any of your needs.It also has things like videos and games you could use in your classroom. I do think that you need to really take the time to explore this web site so that you know that you are utilizing every thing that it has to offer.

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Today's Student.
The video we watched in class really shocked me. I feel like America is falling farther and farther behind other countries as far as education goes, even though we are trying harder and harder to get ahead. Unfortunately I think we are stuck in the ways we choose to do things, because we are afraid that if we try something new it will not work. Teachers feel that if we find a way to let the students use technology in the class they will just play around, and not learn anything. I came across an article on the net the other day talking about how laptops in the classroom are just another distraction. I feel that if we set the rules, enforce them, and tech the students how to use the technology correctly, then students can benefit from the technology, and it will not be a distraction.

New to blogging

Here is my blog. I am new to blogging and get to set this one up for a technology class.