Friday, March 9, 2012
March 9, 2012
Another two weeks flew by and during that time I was able to get know technology even better. It seems the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know in the tech world. I was a little over ambitious taking this course but I am so glad I did. Thanks to my computer class, I am more comfortable with exploring its many opportunities. It seems the tech world is also one of problem solving. Over these last two weeks I had to figure out why I kept getting bumped off the Internet while working on the computer.. So I had three trips to the Apple store fixing my home Mac Mini. I was sure I had picked up a virus with all the new programs I visited and opened. But actually there was no virus. My problem was a worn out "Air Port". So one hundred seven dollars later I am good to go. Thankfully my daughter's laptop worked just fine during the repairs. One always needs a plan B.
I have put together a power point program on the Life Cycle of Frogs and also created flash cards and a quiz on Quizlet.com. The two programs support each other and this spring the K1 kids will be studying the Frogs' Life Cycles and Habitats. Building the power point slide show took me a long time and that is exactly what I don't have a lot of. The process was good to go through and hopefully the students will enjoy it! What I really found to be teacher friendly is the website called Quizlet. I chose five words from the PowerPoint and created flashcards with definitions. The website then creates games, tutorials and a test using the vocabulary words. I must sign off but I am looking forward to tomorrow's class to see what those techies have come up with next for their classrooms.
Another two weeks flew by and during that time I was able to get know technology even better. It seems the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know in the tech world. I was a little over ambitious taking this course but I am so glad I did. Thanks to my computer class, I am more comfortable with exploring its many opportunities. It seems the tech world is also one of problem solving. Over these last two weeks I had to figure out why I kept getting bumped off the Internet while working on the computer.. So I had three trips to the Apple store fixing my home Mac Mini. I was sure I had picked up a virus with all the new programs I visited and opened. But actually there was no virus. My problem was a worn out "Air Port". So one hundred seven dollars later I am good to go. Thankfully my daughter's laptop worked just fine during the repairs. One always needs a plan B.
I have put together a power point program on the Life Cycle of Frogs and also created flash cards and a quiz on Quizlet.com. The two programs support each other and this spring the K1 kids will be studying the Frogs' Life Cycles and Habitats. Building the power point slide show took me a long time and that is exactly what I don't have a lot of. The process was good to go through and hopefully the students will enjoy it! What I really found to be teacher friendly is the website called Quizlet. I chose five words from the PowerPoint and created flashcards with definitions. The website then creates games, tutorials and a test using the vocabulary words. I must sign off but I am looking forward to tomorrow's class to see what those techies have come up with next for their classrooms.
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