publisher

I thought the publisher assignment wes pretty neat. I have never worked with it before. There are alot of different possibliltys with the publisher. I plan to use this in my teaching career .

Tanner Harmening

power point

Please tell me how your PPT project is going. What topic have you chosen? How do you feel about your partner? Does your partner help you work faster and better than working alone?

I believe our powerpoint is going really good. We have chosen intergrating technology into the classroom as our topic. Amy is my partner and I think we work very well together. I think my partner helps me work faster.

week 7 blog

How far should educators go in matching the technology used in instruction and classroom activities to the technology their students use?

I believe they should push it as far as it will go.

Are online chats and instant messaging of value in the classroom? Do they add to student learning, or do they distract from “real” instruction?

Online chats could be helpful maybe for college level students. I think if the chats were used in middle school and high school it would probably be a distraction.

Are there benefits to asynchronous, text-based communication over synchronous, face-to-face communication? In what situations?

I guess their our some benefits. If the students were grouped up in pairs and they had a homework assignment due they could use text communication to help with small problems.

Does using podcasts with students really enhance learning, or is it simply a newer version of passively delivering information?

Podcasts could really enhance learning. This is the ipod generation, and I think kids would really grab hold of that.



Does videogame help develop your studying? Why or why not? Explain. What skills can you gain from it? Do you agree with the article? If you have children, would you let them play videogame every day? Why/why not?

Video games could help with studying. Kids treat it more like fun rather than a chore. Hand and eye corridantion is one thing that could be gained from video games. I agree with what the artical said. I think I'll let my children play video games everyday, but only on a time limit.

Tanner Harmening

delicious

I think the delicious site is pretty cool. I'm not sure how much I would use it. I don't find myself using the favorites feature very much. I think I should give it a shot, I might fall in love with it. I think this good be really good to use in the classroom. We as teachers could save cool sites we've found, and share them with our students.



Tanner Harmening