CEDO520 Class # 3 & 4

This has been an awesome class! I have learned so many new Web 2.0 tools that I can share with my staff this new school year. I'm amazed at the amount of information that I can use immediately. Many of these websites I will be linking to my district's LMC webpage. One of my main focuses this year will be teaching internet safety to students of all ages. The WebWise website provided great resources that I will be using in my instruction as well as sharing with staff and parents.

CEDO520 Class #2

This week I encountered many new websites that I will be sharing with my staff and students. NoodleTools is fabulous; the possibilities of this website are endless. There is virtually something for everyone on that site...from elementary to college level students. I'm also impressed with the success I've had with Google Alerts. I know it's been around for awhile, but I hadn't used it before this class and I'm so glad that I was introduced to it. What a great way to stay current on any type of topic. I'm looking forward to creating a website evaluation form as the one we have in our district is over 5 years old and it was on my to-do for this semester. The websites that discuss web eval are very good and I can see that they contain alot of info that will be useful on the new form that I create for my students.

CEDO520 Class #1

I can't believe the amount of information I have crammed into my brain over the last few months from these classes! I'm very excited about exploring even more educational technology websites from this class. Just the few links we've looked at for this first class have given me ideas for my students when they come back in a few weeks. The internet's "superhighway" really has turned into "information overload". It's no wonder our students feel lost when trying to search the internet...I feel that way myself...and I've spent years fine-tuning my researching skills. The trick is to pass those researching skills down to my students in a way that is relevant to them. Find something that is important to their lives and show them how the internet can help them locate information needed to succeed in their daily lives.