blog#10

When reviewing other students' blogs I was interested in finding out the level of technological knoweldge that they had, and also the amount of technology that is integrated into their lives as compared with my own. It was also interesting to compare and contrast what they found to be the most integral components of each of the chapters in the text book to what I considered to be the most important aspect of that particular chapter.
The skill that I would be most interested in learning next to fulfill my technology education would be to learn how to make my own website and add to it continually so that in the future I can have my own classroom website that my students can go and browse through. On this website I would have a syllabus, assignments, reading materials they can download. Also, I would have helpful links to study sites and other resources that would be valuable to the students.
In order to further my technological-educational career goals in the future, it might be helpful to take classes either at FSU, TCC, in the commuity, or even online. I could even go to the library or the bookstore to the computer section and pick up a book that I could read to learn more about ways that I can integrate technology both in my life at home and in my life as an educator. Also, there are most likely teacher conferences available that would teach educators on ways to integrate technology into assignments and classroom teaching that I could attend once I have graduated and am a teacher.

blog# 9

When looking online, I located a very useful teaching website. The website: http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html has many great teaching tools that would benefit the classroom and my future plans as a teacher. The website is through the discovery channel. It is not limited to one field or subject area of teaching.
It contains items from television, lesson plans, teacher’s stores, teaching tools, homework guidance, curriculum ideas, custom classrooms, and a guide to teaching. It also contains useful homework and project ideas such as puzzle-maker, clip art gallery, science fair project, study ideas, and “brain boosters.” The website is a good way to get a teacher started and help him or her throughout the year forming worksheets and activities. It also has the ability to provide quizzes for students.
A useful teaching tool that I have not seen yet but I think would be useful is an online ability test for students that automatically advances them to a more difficult level once they have completed one test. The test could be taken at any computer and the results could be sent directly to the teacher via his or her school email. The teacher could then use the results to decide the students’ level and capability and be able to form the curriculum and teaching method around this knowledge.