I do not like Wikipedia. I will more in likely not use it in the classroom because I do not think it is a credible source.

Learning by conversing in learning communities can some times be more effective than the traditional instruction. It depends on the student and the subject being taught.

Yes, I do believe students have different learning styles because of their personality types. Having students take a personality similar to this one, could help me get to know their personalities better and help me know how to plan lessons accordingly.

I've used excel a lot in previous classes for many assignments. It can be very useful. I will be able to use it when I teach. Mainly to keep stats for my athletes during their games.

Spreadsheets can be useful for many functions for a teacher. It can be used for the gradebook because it is very simple to use and calculate averages. It is much easier to use than a calculator because it lowers the chance of mistakes of typing something in incorrectly. If a mistake occurs, it is easier to figure out what went wrong and be able to fix it.

Storing, calculating, presenting are the three primary functions of a spreadsheet. I think those functions help many people with many tasks they have. I personally can't think of another function that the spreadsheet has.

I personally have never used Inspiration but I have seen it be used. I think it is a very good software that can be extremely useful in the classroom. It seems very simple to use and explains itself for the new user. It could be used for almost any subject. It could be used for all ages depending on the subject and the assignment. In some cases, it might not be challenging enough for older students, but again, it depends on the the topic.

A writing activity that would make the best use of technology in the classroom would be to do research on topic related to the core subject. One could incorporate multiple software such as Inspiration and Microsoft Word. Using such software will extend the students knowledge not in technology but will encourage them to use the internet in search of material that relates to the topic. For students to help one another, it would be convenient for them to either have a blog or discussion board for the students to use to connect to their peers to help them.

Week 2 Assignment

What do you think about using blogs? What and how do you think blogs would be useful for education? Some people think using blogs in classrooms is a waste of students� time. How would you respond?

I personally am not big on writing blogs. But I do think it could be useful in education. Throughout grade school, teachers of various subjects assign students to write journal entries over varied subjects. Having the students post a blog not only helps the student in their writing process, but it allows them to incorporate technology. It also allows a simple way to communicate with students and their parents. Keeping them informed about everything going on in the classroom.

What are some ways that you could use he technology ideas in Chapter 6 to support your curriculum and student learners?

Because I will be a coach, using technology in my curriculum will be very rare. But there will be some chances to do research for new ideas and activities to use with my students.

Hello! My name is Blair. I am a kinesiology major at Texas A&M in Commerce. This is only my second year attending Commerce. I transferred from Eastfield Junior College in Mesquite. Throughout grade school, I moved seven times all over Texas so I attended seven schools, ending up at Poteet High School in Mesquite.

I live at home with my parents. My dad is the K-9 officer in Addison, TX. And my mom is an elementary school counselor. I have one older brother who graduated from UTD last December with a degree in arts and performance.