Second Life

I think second life is pretty cool. It is a great and different way of using technology. I unfortunately could not get my character.. go figure. I have tried and tried. It keeps telling me that my name can only contain numbers and letters. Well, I know that. All in all, I do think second life will be cool when I can actually create my character and get to play around with it! I just want to be able to do it!

My Opinion on the ACU IPhone

I think the IPhone is a great idea! It shows and tells you everything on the phone that you need to know, with the campus. With the way they have the IPhone programmed, you won't have to worry about getting on the computer all the time to check for updates. I also think it is great how you get updates from your teachers too. That way you don't drive all the way to class and then it is canceled. It is also really cool how the IPhone being like a computer, you can have some of your classes be online. The only thing I see that could be any kind of wrong is that I do not think all of your classes should be online. Students need some kind of interaction in the classroom.

Concept Mapping : Things I Love

THINGS I LOVE

1. DANCE
   I think everybody knows by now that I have danced my whole life. Dance will always be apart of my life. I love it and I love going to competition. Now my nephew takes hip-hop and my 5 yr old niece takes everything and competes!!
   1. NYCDA
   2. MASQUERADE
2. FOOD
   
   Food is awesome! Ha. I love going out to eat. I eat out almost everyday because I am always on the go.
   1. PASTA
   2. CHICKEN
3. SHOPPING
   I absolutely LOVE to shop! It is my mom and I favorite hobby. We go shopping every pretty much every weekend.
   1. SHOES
   2. PURSES
4. WORK
   I have worked at Donna's for many years now. It seems like too many to count. I have worked at the Hard Rock since April of '08. I love my jobs and I wouldn't trade them for anything.
   1. HARD ROCK
      1. PAY CHECK
      2. HARD WORK
      3. PAY CHECK
      4. HARD WORK
   2. DONNA'S DANCE
5. FAMILY
   My family is the greatest thing ever. I have a nephew and two nieces. My nephew is almost 9, one niece is 5 and the other almost 10 months.
   
   1. VACATION
   2. HOLIDAYS

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Web 2.0

According to Penn State Learning Design, Web 2.0 is short for "Web Log", this is a site where people post their reflections on whatever they like (not necessarily technology or education). Two key features are the ability for other people to post comments to another person's blog and the ability to subscribe to new posts in a blog using RSS. http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/web20glossary

The two websites that I found were Web 2.0 and I think can be a great way of using in the classroom are Kidoz.net and kids.audible.com. Kido'z is a protected environment made for young kids that enables children to surf sites, watch videos, and play games. The system blocks links, scripts, and any other attempts that lead to sites and content which have not yet been approved preventing them being viewed by the children. Audible kids is an engaging fun story telling system through audiobooks online. Listen to books, read, and share your thoughts with others. I picked these two out because one day I hope to teach little kids and I think these sites will be great to use!
http://www.go2web20.net/

Technology in Early Education

I definitely think using technology the right way in early chilhood education is a great idea. I found an article supporting my idea. The article talks more about using computers in the classroom. The ways this can helop is: social and emotional development, language development, physical well-being development, motor development, cognition and general knowledge. After looking at that list, what do you think is missing? In my opinion I think nothing is left out. Using computers helps all of these things approve. Some people have grown up not know how to use a computer at all. That is because computers were not as big as they are now. Our kids will know how to do and use things on the computer way better than we will probably ever know. But, like I said earlier, when used the right way I think they are a great idea. By the right way I mean, the computers should not take away from any social interaction and conversation with other students. All in all, I think using computers early on is a great idea!


Kagan, Moore, & Bredekamp.(Feb.2, 2009). What Research Says About Technology and Child Development. NWREL

Tools in Chapter 3

The four tools that were talked about in Chapter 3 were Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases, and Concept-Mapping. Word Processing helps teachers and students will spell check, it has a thesarus, and grammar check. This helps teachers by giving another form of assistance to students in the classroom. Spreadsheets are an arrange way of horizontal rows and vertical columns. This would be best used in a math or science subject. It also helps by making these subjects a little more interesting. Databases are used in the school system for filing of students' files. Concept-Mapping is a visual way to think, write, and comprehend. One of their websites is inspiration.com which is something we are starting to learn about in here. It is showing us how to build outlines by combining pictures and text.

News headlines Week Two

1. Apple debuted the Worlds thinnest laptop computer in January 2008., the Mac Air,weighs 3 pounds, 0.76 inches thick. Intel Processor is the hardware spec.


2.Writely.com is the alternative for Microsoft Word. You have to be connected to internet to use. The benefits are that you do not have to install it in your computer and it has word, excel. Also have star office, open office, google docs.



3.Blue-Ray DVD has a lot clearer picture and better everything than standard DVD. You can get more information on a Blue-Ray than a standard DVD. No you cannot play Blue-Rays on a regular DVD player. Yes you can play standard DVDs on Blue-Ray disc players. Storage capacity difference is 25 on Blue-Ray and 5 on standard DVD.


4. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Ophra.


5. Google Earth is where you can type in any address and look right at the place where you are you want to see! It is a satellite from space that catches this. A teacher can use this in his/her classroom when teaching about anything really. If teaching about a certain river or terrain you can type it in and go straight to it.