Saturday, October 3, 2015

Module 3


Search Engines

If students know how to properly utilize a search engine then they will be able to find reliable sources to get the information that they are looking for. Search engines can give someone a vast amount of information, some worth reading and some not, but if you know exactly what to type and what to search then the students will know how to pick out the correct information instead of wasting their time on pointless information. Keywords are important when trying to find information from a search engine, so it’s important to teach your student how to figure out the best keywords to use.

Web Site Evaluation

This video would be a good one to show my class because the video is a cartoon, but still shows how to determine if a website is reliable or not. The students would really enjoy it because it’s entertaining but still be beneficial to acquiring knowledge.

Favorite Website #1


I really like this website because it has great resources for teachers. If you’re stuck on a certain standard it has lessons and tips to help you. The tips are really beneficial because they come from teachers themselves who have been stuck where you are no stuck. I like the lesson plans because they guide you but still give you the creative freedom to tailor the lessons to your classroom. There are also some really great articles to read on there. As teachers we never stop learning and these articles would be great resources to keep us, as teachers, updated on the current events of the teaching world.

Favorite Website #2


I chose this WIKI because it’s around the grade level that I want to teach at and I really like how the teacher made it about her whole class. This wiki allows the parents, or students, to post questions or share feedback. It really makes the classroom feel more like a community and I like that. I would want to incorporate a class wiki page in my classroom so that the parents feel as involved as much as they want or don’t want to be. It keeps everyone updated on what’s going on, what they’re learning, and what they have coming up.  

3 comments:

  1. I had never been to educationworld.com before. I completely agree with you that it is a terrific resource for teachers, especially first-year teachers. I enjoyed exploring all of the links. The lesson ideas and articles were especially helpful!

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  2. Educationworld is so useful! It is great that it has a educational articles for teachers to brush up on their educational and instructional knowledge.

    The wiki link is really well organized and has a ton of resources placed in the proper category. I hope to keep my class wiki that structured!

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  3. Taylor, I really liked the video you chose. I felt like it pointed out important things to check for when checking for website validity and reliability (.gov, bias, links to purchase, etc.) I like that it's a cartoon, which the kids like, but it also portrays a real life situation the students might/will encounter.

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