Thursday, September 24, 2009

I imagine all of my lesson plans to be created on Microsoft Word. Not only am I the most familiar with MS Word but I actually enjoy created clean fit documents with it. Now that I know how to use columns, bullets, and outline formats I can make any kind of lesson plan I would like. The lesson plans would be created on the computer, maybe even using excel for the elementary level. I know that I can make a very organized lesson on MS Word using one outline and maybe even use a few graphics. It could be for any subject matter, because when you are an elementary school teacher you will teach a little bit of each subject. MS Word would work for any of these subject areas.
An incredibly helpful educational website is called  http://teachertube.com/. It provides extra information to students, teaches them, and aids them in school. It is extremely convenient and 100% educational. You just type on what you want to learn, and you watch a video. It is easy, efficient. They offer videos, audio sources, photos and much more. The following quote is a blog from a reading teacher on teachertube: Reading

The A.B.C. This is one of the best-known English language alphabet songs, and perhaps the one most frequently referred to as "the alphabet song" especially in the United States. Music for the alphabet song including some common variations on the lyrics. The song was first copyrighte d in 1835 by the Boston-ba sed music publisher Charles Bradlee, and given the title "The A.B.C., a German air with variations for the flute with an easy accompanim ... 

In my experiences so far with works that are copyrighted I have always been required to site them. As long as the students give the authors fair credit when using their material, there shouldn't be a problem. I would deal with these concepts by making sure my students knew whose work they were using and how to cite their sources to give them the credit. I would make sure they knew that these works are copyrighted and what that means. 

Monday, September 14, 2009

Post #2

Microsoft Word has been my number one use of technology for the past 1o years. I have written numerous essays, research papers, and small homework assignments all on MS word. Teachers use it to make quizzes, lectures, and to make syllabi's. I am pretty good at using Microsoft since that was the primary word document to turn in assignments. It has played a huge role on my educational career. MS word is better than any type of word-pad document because it gives you so many options and tools to make the perfect paper.
Chapter 9 really analyzes a wide array of MS uses that can be helpful when becoming a teacher. You can make a newspaper, make a clean quiz, and make a fact sheet with different types of bullets. These are all examples of what you can do as a teacher to make what you want clear to your students. The newspaper is a great tool for teachers because it is helpful for parents who like to know what is going on in their child's classroom.
So far, I acquired so many new skills I didn't know were possible on MS word that I will definitely be using in my everyday life let alone my educational career. I learned how to make borders, quizzes, copy and paste pictures, alignment shortcuts, how to insert a header/footer, how to change margins, how to make cool bullets, and how to insert the date and time into a document. Most of those skills I had never performed before! It is awesome learning new skills, especially about MS word because it is such a great part of my life. All of these new techniques will play such a big role in my educational career because I can make a perfect quiz using MS and I can make it look clean and appealing.