Blog Reflection

Before I started this class, I have to admit I did not really fully understand what a blog was all about. I now know how to set up and how to maintain a blog. I feel this experience will be very useful for me in the future. I plan on using this new technology with other teachers and the students at my school.
I also learned a lot from the other members of my group. I liked how we all had different technologies that we discussed. I have gained so many resources that I can now share with the teachers that I work with.
One possible idea I have is to create a blog with each grade level. For the younger grades, it would be a great place for teachers to share ideas and lesson plans. For the older grades (3-5), both students and teachers can use the blog to share ideas, students can use it to help each other with assignments, and teachers can share lesson plans and units and plan together. The one draw back is that teachers have to be taught how to use this technology and the school has to be equipped with the appropriate technology as well.
The one aspect of the blog that I had difficulty with is the assigned topics. It was difficult for to come up with so many different ideas about one topic. I look forward to creating my own blog and writing about issues that interest me.

Final Blog!!!

Hello All! For my last blog, I want to thank everyone for their comments and for all the useful resources I have gained. I have learned so much and appreciate all the new knowledge I have learned. I look forward to using this technology with my students and staff in the coming year. I will keep you posted.

Educational Websites To Use With Digital Camerashttp://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html

Hello all! This is our last week of blogging. For my second to last post, I found some great educational websites on how to use digital cameras either in the library or classroom settings. I hope you all find these useful and appreciate any comments that you may want to share. This process of blogging has been interesting and I have learned a great deal.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html

http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm

http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/whatdo.htm

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech147.shtml

Why Post Complaints?

I posted an article this week about some complaints about digital cameras. For any issue I like to know the pros and the cons of something. I look at both sides. Next week I will be posting some sites about how to use digital cameras for educational purposes. So far, I have found some great sites. I look forward to hearing more of everyone's thoughts.

Complaints about using Digital Cameras

This week I wanted to provide a resource about complaints about digital cameras. Digital cameras are great to have in the classroom and the library but as with all technology there can be a down side. I thought this was an interesting article about what people do not like about digital cameras and why.


http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/15005/camera-complaints/

Webquests

This week we have been discussing webquests. I had not idea what a webquest was and I did not even realize that I had created one. Webquests are inquiry oriented activities that allow students to explore the world wide web. There are endless possibilities on how they can be utilized. It is difficult for me, because I have learned about so many great ideas but I do not have a library in my school yet. Hopefully, at some point this school year is will be built. Luckily, I will be able to go into the classrooms and put some of these great ideas into use.
Here is a website that provides more ideas about webquests:
http://webquest.org/index.php

Second Try

Here is a web site that again provides useful information about digital cameras. It is also great to incorporate any technology into one's library, but cameras expose students to photography which is art. You can incorporate digital cameras into almost any lesson and any curriculum area. If you search within the eschoolnews website it also provides resources for educators to find ways of budgeting digital cameras into the budget successfully.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=1095