Post Eight

In chapter eight, i learned about protecting your computer. It is very important to keep your computer safe from the outside world of hackers and people who just like trying to destroy your hard drive. Your files can be seen to people who shouldn't see them, your documents can be lost and your computer can become un-usable.
I paid special attention to viruses and learning about them in this chapter. There are so many ou there. New viruses are made everyday and can harm your computer in ways people don't know how to fix yet. It is extremely important you try to keep your computer safe and secure at all times.
Since my last post, we have discovered a new site that is helpful to teachers and can create a new way of keeping students posted on assignments and tests coming up without having to write them down everyday. I think sites like this come in handy a lot to college professors but can also be helpful to teachers in high school also.

Post Seven

In chapter seven, I learned about the appropriateness of using educatoinal technology. You have to make sure the technology is valid and can be used efficiently. There are meetings that teachers can attend to discuss the quality of certain educational technologies being used.
I have also learned that there is a thing called EDTECH. EDTECH is a program for teachers to communicate and share ideas about the technology they have been using in their classrooms and give feedback. I find this a good resource to know about because you can get different opinions about educational technology tools before you choose to use them. This way teaching with those tools will be more effiencent and beneficial to your students.
Since my last post I have learned a lot more about power point. I used to make many power point presentation in middle school for different classes, but I was never taught an in depth way of using the program. There is a lot more to power point then I had thought before.

Post Six

In Chapter Six, there are many new things I have come across that have brought new definitions to my memory. Terms such as a "teachable moment." This is a moment where the teachers have an open window of opportunity for the information they are teaching to be comprehended in greater detail by students.
I found this term the most interesting, and the fact that computers have made this moment easier and have provided powerful opportunities for many different types of teaching and learning to be engaged by the students in learning experiences. I am excited to know that computers can help this opportunity because I think students will enjoy working with computers and will learn quicker by using them in the classroom.
Since my last post, I have ventured into the land of Excel. There are a lot of functions on that program as well as the Word Document program. I am continuously surprised at how much you can do with computers!