Emily Higgins

Part 6: More Article Reviews

2007-07-23T04:49:00Z

Teachers are Reaching out to Students with a New Class of Blogs: I feel that the best part about the blogging trend in classrooms today is that teachers can use them in several different ways. Teachers can use blogs to post homework assignments, links to relevant websites, describe the days activities to keep parents informed, or have students publish written responses to a questions the teacher poses. I love the fact that blogs can serve so many different purposes in the classroom. If teachers take...(read more)

Part 5: TECS 290 Class Refection

2007-07-23T03:08:00Z

First, I have to say that I really really enjoyed taking this class. I have learned so many things from this course that will be extremely helpful and fun for me to use in the future. Looking back, I have learned so much in a short period of time that it is almost difficult to remember what all I have done. Thank goodness for my social book marking site, moodle and classroom 2.0, to look back on as I am reflecting! The four things that sparked my attention the most during this course were podcasting,...(read more)

Part 4: Edutopia Video Reflections

2007-07-23T02:06:00Z

Harrison Central High School: Wow, I thought what they were doing at every subject and level was just azazing! One particular project they showed the students doing really caught my attention. There was a physics class using videa cameras, photogates, and other high tech gadgets to explore the science behind their personal passions. One of the students chose to look at video recording of her playing softball to explore the terms acceleration and average velocity. Another was exploring sound waves...(read more)

Part 3: ALTEC Reflection

2007-07-22T22:36:00Z

I have to say that this is one of my favorite online resources that I have been asked to explore throughout this course. I like it because ALTEC has so much to offer teachers and all the links are right there are ready for you to click on. All of the resources that ALTEC has to offer seem like they would be extremely timesaving for teachers to use! I was very excited to try all of the resources out and learn how to use them. Throughout the education program, in my methods courses, I had utilized...(read more)

Part 2: Apple Learning Interchange Reflection

2007-07-22T21:39:00Z

Wow, what an excellent resource for educators! I enjoyed exploring and looking at the “featured content”, and “member submissions”! I like the fact that you can explore and find lesson ideas, and ideas for complete units that you could adapt to use in your own classroom. Considering it is a social network where you can post videos, etc. it reminded me a lot of Facebook or U-tube; however, obviously an educational and instructive version unlike facebook or myspace has to offer. One of the main reasons...(read more)

Part 1: Article Reflections

2007-07-22T20:26:00Z

U.S. Schools Lag Behind in Use of Technology: I found this quote very helpfu, "Virtually all U.S. schools are connected to the Internet, with about one computer for every five students". I have been wondering throughout this course, on average, what is the student to computer ratio all over the U.S. I figured it was around 1:5, but wasn't for sure. I was however, surprised when the article stated, "At least 15 states provide some form of "virtual schooling," in which young students gain access to...(read more)