Special tools

I think using all these different tools, such as customizing a license plate or spelling things out could be very beneficial. As a student, I think people would be much more interested in seeing things written out in a more interesting way. It would have caught my attention and would have helped me remember what I was learning. As a teacher, I will try to keep these tools in mind to make things more interesting to the students I am teaching.

Although the visual images do not help all students, it does seem to help a majority of them. Usually, the ones visuals appeal to are the ones who sleep in your class if there are no visuals. I would rather have my students pay attention than have a lot of them sleep. Visuals are very important in a classroom.

Flickr

I think Flickr is a very interesting tool. I am not concerned about my photos being public because first off, you can set them as private which is a very nice option. Also, if you are like me, you have a facebook and a myspace account, which has photos of you as well. Flickr, to me, is not much different because in all cases, other people get to see your photos. Also, I have no racy photos out there so I really have nothing to worry about.

In my classroom, I think this tool could be somewhat useful. For instance, if I were talking about height and width or what not, I could maybe show the class some photos of buildings, etc. On the other hand, being a math teacher, flickr really isn't that useful for me. I could however see how it is important for other subject areas. Take art for instance. It gives you a wide variety of different things you could show your students.

Beach in Mexico

Our hotel beach in Playa del Carmen
Originally uploaded by zizi_guegan

I went on vacation to Mexico a couple years ago and it was my best trip ever!!!! I can't wait to go back this Christmas!!!

Social Networking

I am a member of the social network called facebook. Facebook is the fastest growing social network, and for good reason. I think facebook is a great tool for teachers and students alike. It is a great way to contact a group, or as a teacher, or even a coach, to contact your students or players. I think students could definitely benefit from their teacher having a facebook because then, if they have a question, or missed something in class, they can contact the teacher. The teacher could also create a group, and post assignments on the group wall. I think Facebook, as well as many other social networking tools, could be used as very beneficial tools for teachers.

Avatar

Yay I finally figured out how to post my avatar!!!

First week of class

This week I learned how to create a blog. This is something I have never done before. I was very excited to figure it out. I am however having a lot of difficulty posting my avatar. It is very confusing to me! Hopefully I will figure it out! Til then, have a great day!

I realize blogs are very important. They can help a teacher a lot throughout their careers. It is a very good way for parents of students to know what is going on in their child's class. Also, if they have questions for you, they can ask via your blog. That way, if it is a question that would be important for other parents to know, they will be able to read it as well. Blogs are a very good tool for teachers!