Reviews of PPT's and Webquests

O.K. I finally looked at a couple of samples of PPT and Webquests. I'm glad I looked at more than one PPT because some more interactive than others. The Branches of Gov't didn't seem interactive at all while the shapes PPT seems like it would be fun for the younger elementary student. My PPT project is going to be on the rock cycle and is underway and I realize that I need to make it more interactive. The webquest on wetlands is just like something I'd like to do. I hope that student got a good grade.:)

Reflection on Group PPT's

It was interesting to see that IEP's are averaged into the AYP scores for schools. This really sheds light on the discrepensies of the NCLB act.

As far as my own presentation on reading scores of 9 year olds, I tried to say that I felt that although the testing instrument stayed the same, the varying ways by which teachers teach students could have an impact on test scores. Also, why is it that whites score higher than their counterparts. Perhaps we are not sensative to the way we teach students of different cultures or that they do not learn in the style that we as educators hold our classroom environment?

Technology's Use in the Classroom

I am a first time blogger and feel like the first time I learned how to use the PC and documents. So this tells me that the more I practice the better I'll get. Sometimes it takes a technology class to get a jumpstart on things because blogging is one thing I would have never tried besides the occasional My Space.

I think blogging would be a great alternative to Pen Paling. I'd have to look into that because I'm not sure if you can put a whole class onto a blog page but it's worth looking into.

Anyhow, due to the time constraints in school, any kind of technology that a student can learn and apply from home to improve any academic skills is worth the teaching time.