Evaluating ELM resources

ELM resources are very beneficial to teachers. They give a lot of different information and resources. I evaluated proquest. It was a very interesting resource. It was more centered around research, and stuff like that, so it was a very good resource. I thought it was a good resource because all the information was presented into a different way than what I was use to! I liked looking at the different resources.

Webquest

This is the url to my webquest:
http://questgarden.com/77/65/9/090304145138/

I really enjoyed making my webquest! It was very interesting! I think it would be a very useful tool for any person going into teaching! You can get so many ideas from other teachers on how to make a lesson plan more enjoyable, or even more effective! It was very cool and interesting! I could definitely see myself using this in the future! It is a good way to display a lesson plan as well. It is a good way for all teachers to see different ways of teaching the same material.

Wikis

I think the wiki concept is very fascinating! I like how you have the ability to control certain facts that are being said over the internet. Also, I think it is an interesting way to get certain information out to the world!

Wikis, i think, are great resources for teachers to use. They could create their own wiki, and publish a lesson plan, or something along those lines, so the students can pull it up at home if they missed something. The teacher could also use it for their classes. I think wikis are a great source, and people underestimate the power and information within them. They are very useful.

Google Docs

Many of the google docs we discussed in class on Wednesday are very good tools to be used in the classroom. The calender, for instance, is a great tool to be able to look up important dates and such. This is especially useful for a history teacher. Igoogle is another very useful tool because you can organize and create different things to display for the class. It can be a nice, creative way to make the students enjoy learning.
Picasa is a tool that allows you to edit and share photos. This would be useful in a classroom as well because you can display photos for the entire class to see, which is a much easier way for many students to learn if they see visuals.
The final doc was Knol. It allows you to create, collaborate, and publish credible web sources. This is again a useful tool for a teacher because it is a useful way to discuss things with other students and teachers.
As a teacher, I will incorporate these tools in the classroom by somehow sneaking them into my lessons. Maybe find some examples of math problems, and display them for the class, etc.

Google and Zoho

I really enjoyed playing around with the spredsheets and word processor on google and zoho. I do prefer different things from both of them. I definitely prefer the Zoho word processor over the google word processor. The Zoho one just seemed a bit more familiar to me. I liked all the different options it had and the different styles you could use to create different things.

I prefered the google spreadsheet over the zoho spread sheet. To me, it seemed easier to navigate around the google one than the zoho one. Also, it showed you a preview of the graph before you displayed it where as zoho just displayed it.

Both of these tools are very beneficial for a teacher. They allow the teacher to created things on the web, and the students have access to them. I would definitely consider using this tool in my classroom!

Moodle

I think moodle is a very useful tool for teachers. It is a learning management system, and it allows students to learn online. It gives educators the tools to promote and manage learning. I think Moodle is a very good tool because it gives the teacher a different way of going about teaching. Sometimes, variety is the best way to teach students certain subjects. It is also offered in a variety of different languages and countries. This way, it is a more diverse program!!!