Worksheets/study guides

Although worksheets and study guides have little to do with techology, they are still a great resource for instuction and studying. Technology however make creating these resources very simple. Many websites offer free services that will create worksheets with the information that you want.

Electronic Portfolio

The instructional video that I created makes a great way to visually show imployers who I am and what I have to offer them. In my portfolio I included several activities that I completed in the course Technology in the Classroom. I also hyperlinked several items that were not from that class. However every item that was included in my portfolio proves that I am capable of a specific skill.

Instructional Video

I was given an assignment to make an intructional video. We were told to look on u tube to view examples. I used Windows Movie Maker to create my instructional video on how to use Ebscohost. I think that using instructional videos as a form of instruction is a great way for students to learn.

Web Advisor

Web advisor is a great way for teachers and students to keep track of grades. As a student i like the fact that I can log onto my account and check to make sure that I have all of my assignmets done, I can also see what grades I am getting and the days that I was absent. I think that it would be easier for teachers to keep track of assignments also.

Online notes

My statistics teacher post the Power Point notes online so that students can go to the college website, search for his name and then download the notes and print them off. This is helpful to students that miss class or like to take additional note. I find it easier to follow along in class by writing what I feel is important next to what he had already wrote out.

My Space/Face Book

My space and Face book have become a major distraction to students while in the classroom. Having computers in the classroom are great for composition classes. Students however surrender to the temptation to access the internet that is at their finger tips and log onto these chat sites that they live by. Often times this leads to the students missing out on vital information in class and causeing the teacher to have to stop the whole class to disipline the off task student.

Making a test

I now know what is involved with the planning and creating of a test. There are alot of elements involved in this process. Some of them are how many multiple choice, true/false and or short answer/essays do you want to have on the test. However I did not realize that teachers do not have to create the questions themselves. Also you have to take into consideration if you want to have students place answers on a scantron or physically on the test. We got to use the scantron machine in class and it was very simple to use. You also have the choice of leting students use the book of take it with a partner. When considering all of this it is important to think about what the students were supposed to learn and how the test will best show you that.