Assignments › Blog #2

I have been able to view and explore many new teaching tools this week. One of which was a website called Blackflip which I can see immediately how valuable it can be to me as a future teacher. Instead of letting the children “surf” the web I can have an approved list of sites that are relevant to the task at hand and therefore keep the children on track. In the reading assignment “Teaching Understanding” I was able to see many benefits that technology can bring to the learning experience. I can see how being able to look up reading material for different reading levels will directly effect and benefit a Special Education classroom. With having many different grades and levels of learning in the same classroom these tools will make is easier for me to fulfill all the different levels at the same time. The information about Netiquette I found especially interesting. I have used the internet in a work environment in the past so a lot of the information was not new to me but I have had many other people I come in contact with unaware of some of these rules. I did not know that chain mail was illegal (annoying yes but not illegal). Sometimes people forget how important Netiquette can be I will use the guidelines in all future email responses in school and in work situations. All in all this week I have learned a bit more about all the tools I will have access to in my future career as a teacher and some information that will also help me in my academic career.