Friday, August 29, 2008

Access.doc

The Access allows students to take classes on line through video conferencing. The students will have an advantage to have advance placement. Access offers classses that might not be offered at their school. It connects students statewide, it builds on the state's existing real world education system, enhancing, enriching, and taking students to places they can never imagined.

It is a powerful new learning experience available to students. Teaching Access in the classroom can allow student to have access to computers, internet connection, software and textbooks required for specific cources. The Access program gives the student a sense of independent learning. When teaching this program each students can become an effective writer. It also allows students to participate in daily learning such as, discussion, projects labs, groupwork, writing workshops, and assement. Access can offers under priviledge students a better education.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

International.doc

Blogging in the international schools, I've learned that many of their blogs are to the parents. They used this techonolgy to inform the parents about their school fees, and the different activities that they are having throught out the year. They also used blogging to inform the parents about the staffs member's of their school. Zhuhai International school used blogging to distribute newsletter each week, to every family in their school.

The schools in Singapore, used blogging as a way of communicating. They use it as a way to boost the school spirit, and participation by playing video clips of their sports activies. Blogging is used for promoting the schools clubs, and teams so that other students can find out what is going on in the school. The school blog can also provide links to other valuable educationals resources that can be used for their benefit. Most international schools used blogging to post recipes of their food.

http://www.blogging%20in%20international/ school

K-12.doc

With blogging, it is eaiser for teachers to be involved on the writing process of their students. Teachers can view early version, and get an idea of how their students papers was built. In viewing the different sites on blogging, I have learned that teachers can communicate with their students. It is easier for teachers to be involved in the writing process. Blogging can connect teachers from every level.

A teacher can maintain their own feedback. Blobbing can faciliate a good working relationship with the students. Blogging can allow alot of direct communication with the teacher, without putting the onus on the students to schedule an appointment, or send in an e-mail. Blogging is a fantastic way for students to share, and collaborate their ideas.

Techonolgy can be used to enhance a classroom environoment. Technology can be used as a teaching and learning tool. While my experience stems from teahcing, alphabets at a preschool level. Technology in the classroom is a good setup, in which instructors can bring their own laptop to the classroom, and connect to the network. Techonolgy in the classroom can lead to a very exciting experiecne for the students.

Technology can be used in the elementary math instruction, for the kindergarten's through the sixth grade. Technology is being used in the classroom ,in inclusive classrooms. It is being used to improve students academic achievements, to ensure that every student is technologically liberate. Technology in the classroom is being used for many things, like demonstrating the writing process, modeling soft ware. It is being used for teaching powerpoint inspiration to organize their ideas. Technology has become a way of life in todays society.

http://www.technology/ in education.com

Alex.doc

In searching the web on the Alabama Learning Exchange(Alex), I observed alot of exciting things. The first thing I noticed, was the corses of study. I found as I was browsing I through the Alabama content standards. It consisted of the different type of courses thst can be taught, such as the Mathematics, the Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies. There were many other courses to used.

In my finding with the Language Arts course of study, it consisted of kindergarten through the twelevth grade learning materials. The Mathematics materials starts with the kindergarten through the eighth grade. The Social Studies materials, it begins with the kindergartrn through the twelevth grade also. The Science material, it beain with the kindergarten through the eighth grade. These courses can be used in many ways, I would used them to help enhance the learning with the students in my classroom. The social studies I can teach my students how to deals with citizenship,the United States Government and economics.

I can used the mathematics skills to help the students identify the different types of coinsdealing with money. I can also used the math skills, to recognize whole objects that can be divided into parts. Mathematics can also be used my class, by teaching them to used vocabulary words associated with their measurements. I would used mathematics as a way of, identifying objects according to the weight and height.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

First post

My name is Mary Todd I am a junior at USA, my major is Special ED. K-6. I am a preschool teacher for Mobile Community Action. I report back to work on the 25th of august, 2008. Ask me if I'm ready to go back, the answer is no I'm not. I attended Bishop State from 2003-2006 and I earned an A.S degree in General ED.

I attended Williamson High School from 1980-1985 , there I was a freshman cheerleader,and I became a flag girl in my sophomore year, and remained on the flag line until the beginning of my senior year. At the beginning of my senior I became pregnant with my first child, and had to withdraw from school at that time. I gave birth to a 7lbs. 4ozs baby boy, I named him Antonio.

I am the mother of three, my oldest child is Antonio he is 26 years old. My daughter is name Amber she is 18, and my youngest son is name Gabriel is 12, and by the way I am 43. My hobbies are walking, swing dancing, and line dancing. My goal is to become a special ed. teacher, I love working with children. When I am not working I spend a lot of my time reading, dancing, walking, and just sitting around chatting with my family and friends. My best friend name is Sharon, we have been friends for 25 years.

My hopes and dreams is to some day meet the man of my dreams, the type of man I'm looking for has to love God first, because if he does then I know he will love me also. He has to be a family man, one that doesn't mind spending time with me and his family. One that will respect me as I will do to him, respect the things I like doing. One who doesn't mind traveling, and trying other things, veutureout and visit places other than Mobile Alabama. He must like sports, he doesn't have to play them just like them or just love the game.