I have never created a website before so this whole chapter was new to me. I had no idea how much effort goes into creating a website. It took so much time, and we even had templates for most of it! I have a new respect for all those people who create webpages as their job. The website was a lot of work but I am sure it will be worth it. It is so easy to create a webpage which has the possibility of reaching the world. It is quite mind blowing.
I am struggling with some of the parts of the website because I am not in internship one. Thus, I do not have a cooperating teacher, or a schedule, or other details. I am using the classroom that I am currently doing field experiences in. Hopefully this will not cause too much trouble in the future.
This has been a difficult chapter, but now that it is over I feel like I have accomplished a lot. I learned many different skills. I also learned about different applications including Fetch or WS_FTP and Seamonkey. Below is a link to my website!
http://claws.wcu.edu/kebernhardt1/index.html
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Media Integration
This was a very informative chapter on media integration. I usually spend so much time choosing fonts and colors in a powerpoint that I do not spend near enough time on the text and pictures. I learned how to record narrations for the slides. Although, it is strange to record and listen to my voice, I have learned how to incorporate this new feature into powerpoints. I already knew how to insert a hyperlink but I did learn how to convert video files so that they can be played directly on the slideshow. I have learned many great new features of powerpoint and am excited to use them in the future.
The Warriors of the Net movie was quite interesting. I liked how it showed the whole process of the internet and moving information. I have never thought of the internet like that before so it was eye-opening to me. It just blows my mind how information can travel so quickly all over the world.
The SeaMonkey feature for editing a webpage is wonderful. I had no idea there was a browser with this capability but I really like it. It was so great not to go back and forth between the unit plan template and my own unit plan. I can edit the template to match my unit. It is amazing!
Below is a link about incorporating powerpoint into the classroom. It has tutorials and guides for students to create their own powerpoints. I think showing the students one created by the teacher, then giving them a guide to help them would be a great way to "show" them how to create their own powerpoint.
http://www.actden.com/pp/
The Warriors of the Net movie was quite interesting. I liked how it showed the whole process of the internet and moving information. I have never thought of the internet like that before so it was eye-opening to me. It just blows my mind how information can travel so quickly all over the world.
The SeaMonkey feature for editing a webpage is wonderful. I had no idea there was a browser with this capability but I really like it. It was so great not to go back and forth between the unit plan template and my own unit plan. I can edit the template to match my unit. It is amazing!
Below is a link about incorporating powerpoint into the classroom. It has tutorials and guides for students to create their own powerpoints. I think showing the students one created by the teacher, then giving them a guide to help them would be a great way to "show" them how to create their own powerpoint.
http://www.actden.com/pp/
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