wikis

I think wikis could be very useful in the classroom. There are a lot of cool features like editing and grammer tools. I really didn't know very much about wikis, but they're really cool. Another cool thing about wikis is that its constantly changing, people are always adding and editing things. Wikis could be a neat tool in the classroom.

Peer to peer learning could be good and bad. Some kids work well in groups, but others tend to do better by themselves. I think kids now are really diverse. It would be a good idea to try it out and see what happens. I might be suprised.

The personality test was really cool I was amazed at how exact it was. It described my traits perfectly. I think it would help if you let your students take the personality test. You could learn more about them, know their strengths and weaknesses. I believe this would really be helpfull for me as a teacher.

Spreadsheet

I think spreadsheet is pretty cool. I would say it could be useful in the classroom . I'm not for sure how much i would use it though. I would use it for the gradebook, but I don't think I would use it for a material aid.

As a teacher we use spreadsheet to keep up with grades ans assignments. I think there are alot of advantages with spreadsheet over a calculator. With spreadsheet you can average alot of grades at one time and save it if you wish , I think its way better. I believe the textbook covered the functions very well I couldn't really think of anymore.


Tanner Harmening

etec 24 inspiration posting

I found about Inspiration. I thought inspiration is a very awesome program to use in the classroom. You could ues inspiration With the integrated Diagram and Outline Views, your students could then create graphic organizers and expand topics into writing.

I believe things about science or history would be very interesting with inspiration they can have videos or even post hyper links to informative sites. Since teaching time is limited students could use their blogs to help each other. I believe inspiration is a very good tool to have in the classroom .

Tanner Harmening

2nd week assignment part 2

I forgot to answer the last question about technology on the last blog so this is for that. Technology can be very helpful inside the classroom. You can find colleagues with interactive blogs, you can use wikis . Another thing you can so is join iEARN learning circles. I believe things shouldn't be forced. By intergrating technolgy into the classroom your students can become part of something the students can learn from each other.

2nd week assignment

What do you think about using blogs? What and how do you think blogs would be useful for education? Some people think using blogs in classrooms is a waste of students’ time. How would you respond?



I believe that blogging can be a very useful tool. Blogs could be used by teachers to help students with their homework, ther parents can also check the blog and see what their children need to to do for their homework. Using blogs would also probably cut down on paper use . I don't believe blogs are a waste of time in the classroom . Students can check the blog and post things if they need help. Blogging is a very good idea , and very helpful for use in and out of the classroom.


Tanner Harmening