Lesson Plan 2

I would have to say that I really enjoyed the many different ways teachers can do their lesson plans and make it fun at the same time. We need to find ways to keep the students active in class and seeing how others have done this is interesting. Thanks for all of the good ideas.

Mary-Ann

Topic 9 (Word Processing)

I know about word processing but I will have to say that I have really never thought it could be used the way we did in class. I have never heard of google doc until in this class. I can say that I found it fun to use this and I think it might be fun for the students to learn and have fun on. The students can use it by making up their own little stories by using the wacky tales. All they would have to do is fill in the blanks. I also liked the switch zoo. There were many things on this site that I think the students will enjoy and have fun with. I would like to try some of these sites when I get into a classroom. I would like to find a way to mix it up with math. I enjoyed this site.
Mary-Ann

Topic 10 (Spreadsheets)

I would have to say that spreadsheets are a good way of trying to keep yourself organized in many ways. There was a place that can be used for everyone but some reason I can not find where I may have written it down. I have also found that it is also helpful in your own house with keeping track of your inventory of what you have in your house. I think it would also be a good idea for a food storage. To keep track of your food this way when you are low on a specific item.
Mary-Ann

Topic 11 (web site evaluation)

I found this assignment interesting. I did not know athat there was so much information that is on a web site. I also think it is a good idea to check to see if the web site has and when was the last update. I think that is so important when it comes to you looking this up on the web site and wanting to use it in your classroom. I also looked into a school that happened to be out of state to see what they would have on their sites. I thought that the school in Florida, that I used, was a good site for students and for the parents. It is a site that can keep the parents updated with what is going and what activities they maybe having. I think this is a good idea because the students do not always give the notes to their parents. I have had this happen to me plenty of times.
Mary-Ann

Topic 16 (web 2.0 part II - Wikis & Podcasts

I can easily say that this topic was interesting but I had a hard time with the wiki. Where we had to get to sign up to do our lesson presentation. I would think it would be a little confusing for the students to use. I know that I was confused with it. I would put my time block down and then it would be gone. I finally waited to everyone was done so I would be able to know when I was going to do my presentation. One of the reasons I think it would be confusing for students is where they would have to wait for the other person to get done and you never really knowing what you are writing is going to really show up in the end. I would think it would be okay if only a couple were working together but having a whole classroom it not a good idea.
Mary-Ann

Topic8 (WebQwest)

When we talked about this subject I was not there. I missed that day. I did look at the websites that were with the assignment and I would have to say that I really enjoyed the ice cream and the greener schools sites. I think these were interesting sites and that they could be used in class easily. I think the students would like to do the ice cream one so that they can see what it takes to make homemade ice cream. I think it would be a fun actively to do in a math class because you can teach the students how to double a recipe or even make it larger if you needed too.
Mary-Ann

this my edited pictures from class