Web 2.0

Blogging and using wikis are great tools to me, but I wouldn't make them requirements in my class. Even though I wouldn't make it a requirement but I would make sure the students understood if they were to participate, it could only benefit them in the long run. With teaching a business class I would have people blog about companies, interviews or something such a job posting. If I was to teach a math class I would have students blog about how they applied the lesson to real life. 

I love the idea of social bookmarking. I know a lot of students have issues finding credible cites, so I believe this could help cut down. This could also make the students not get so jittery when they hear the research paper and it will help with citing things also. But one thing I would do if I were to use this tool in my classroom, it would be to give people extra points based on how many people used the cite they posted and if it was credited. Also, I think people who don't use the tool but do good on there own deserve something also.

I have never heard about Tapped In prior to this class. But, this is the one that interest me the most out of all of them. TeacherTalk is a wonderful tool. TeacherTalk is a discussion forum where K-12 teachers can discuss teaching techniques, trade lesson plan ideas, and support one another (Crismond, Howland, Jonassen, & Marra, 2008, p. 132). This is crucial because I believe that teachers need a support system and this would be a big support system so there would always be somebody available to talk and understand. A lot of times a new program may be implemented, so what would be better then to get advice or share advice on how things being done in the classroom. with TeacherTalk it would provide more access to communicate and I am a firm believer that communication is the key.

 

References

Crismond, D., Howland, J., Jonassen, D., Marra, R. M.  (2008).  Meaningful Learning With Technology. Upper Saddle, New Jersey: Pearson.

Copyrights, Fair Use, Cyberbullying and Nettiquete.

Copyright rules are made to help secure the writers thoughts and ideas. I believe that it is fair and very beneficial for the writer. But if I could change something I definitely would. I absolutely dislike the way the work cited is created but I understand it is something that has always been here and always will be here. I think that it's good that people can use the author's material as long as they cite and use the material in a proper manner.

Cyberbullying and Nettiquete is something that I believe that people don't really pay that much attention to but I think it is very critical because on the internet it's easy to misinterpret what the other person is saying and that can lead up to a lot things. Cyberbullying is something that is so mean that a lot of people do in the world today, even if it's on accident. Cyberbullying and or any other type of bullying can lead into a long time depression and or something worse. I believe things were stricter when I was younger using AOL so I think accounts as such should have more privacy settings.

First Post!!!

Hello everyone!

My name is Candice Bryson, and I am a senior graduating in May 2012, if everything goes right! As of right now I'm working for AmeriCorp at a Summer Program called Eagle Scholars and I'm working with the students entering the seventh grade. I'm teaching math and technology.

I went to a private school where they valued keeping us in touch with technology and that is what I'm use to. But working with some of the students in technology, I see that they lack a lot of skills used in technology from typing to making PowerPoint presentations. And with that being said I think it is safe to say that they won't be able to enjoy the fun part of technology until they learn the basics. So, my version of technology would be to make sure the students are able to communicate using technology.

Also, a lot of students don't enjoy doing the basics so I would like to learn how to do fun activities teaching the students things that they will need. I think it is also important to show real like experiences of what exactly happens when the people use the software in the real world.