My EDM 310 Blog Assignments are Now Complete.

Dr. Strange you really know your stuff about some technology. You have taught me so much in this short period. You will be proud to know that I will continue to use Google because it's FREE. This was a fun group. We learned so much about each other. I know that sometimes I asked questions that you where thinking but was to cool to ask. You can thank me later! Good luck to everyone and don't be shy when you see me in the halls!

Visiting a Access Lab

I went to visit the Access lab at Davidson High School with Theola, Myrenda, and Amelia. Mrs. Wright gave us a tour of the Access lab. She showed us the equipment they are going to be using to make the lab possible.
There was students in the lab have class during the time of our visit. She told us that they have all the equipment in place but will start actually having classes their next year.The smart board was not operating yet.
I think once they get everthing up and going it's going to be a great facility and a great resource. I enjoyed our visit.

I learned...

Throught out the semester I have learned alot about technology. Dr. Strange taught me that there is more to technology. Technology can be used in numerous different ways. I have learned how to do so much on google. Before taking this course I only uded google as a search engine. Now I use it to create word documents, spreadsheets, and databases. I also use google for instant messaging and cool gadgets. Not only did I learn stuff in google world but I also learned how to create blogs, and podcast.This class has truely been a great learning experience for me. I have learn so much material that can be used during my teaching career. This was just the foundation that I needed before starting my career.

Classmate Blog

I read Adrienne Lynch's blog. Even though I hate blogging I thought that it was very benefical to me. After reading mine and then reading over Adrienne's I could tell that there was many plusses in blogging. I learned a lot through listen to my podcast and reading other blogs for assignments. I think that it is a great communication tool for teachers, parents, and students. Anyone in the world who have internet access can communicate.
Blogging also has it minuses. It was hard for me to find the time to blog when I wasn't in class. Students who do not own a computer grades can really suffer from the assignment.
I think that over all blogging has more plusses. I have learned some interesting and educational material through blogs.

EDM 310 Podcasts

I listen to all the podcast and thought that they were good considering none of us have had broadcasting training! The first one that I listen to was mine "Face book as an Educational Tool". I thought that compared to the other groups we kinda got the short hand of the stick since one of our groups members drop the class. It was hard to carry out the conversation for the required time length when only two of us. We didn't want our podcast to sound scripted so it was hard to pull off. Theola had the hardest role because she had to do more research on the topic. I only had to ask most of the questions. I think that our podcast had a lot of room for improvement and that it could have been better if we were more prepared. Thank goodness for Dr. Strange's help.
The next podcast that I listen to was "YouTube as an Educational Tool". This podcast was done by Adrianne, Brain, and Jocelyn. I thought that their podcast was informative but a little too cooperative. It would have been nice to hear some disagreement and controversy.
The third podcast that I listen to was "What I learned from Randy Pausch Lecture". It was done by Brandy, Amanda, and Daniel. I thought that they did a good job. It sounded natural. Daniel interupted a few times but that's what made it sound natural and fun to listen to.
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Math in Technology

Using technology in Math gives student a hands-on approach. Students who learn best from hands-on activities will truly benefit from this. Using technology allows the students to use critical thinking skills therefore they actually learn instead of memorizing the material.
I agree with Judy Chandler because teaching directly from the Math books do not teach the students critical thinking skills. Allowing the students to learn the lessons through playing games can make Math fun for the students. As a teacher I will use technology as much as possible when doing Math activities. I belief that more students would enjoy Math if educators used more technology.