Day 2

In this class we were introduce and explained how to create quizzes with Excel and Word using Thesaurus, and how to create a descriptive card. Unfortunately, I was absent due to my work, but luckily, I had been introduced to these programs before in the class Introduction to Computers. What it was new for me was creating a descriptive card, to which the Professor guided me through very patiently. In the beginning I couldn’t think of how these could be used in my classroom, and then the spark came to me. For my Spanish Classes, this will be a fun and creative way for my seventh and eighth graders to introduce themselves, at this point they are able to sustain a basic conversation in which they can express their likes and dislikes. Certainly, the descriptive cards could also be a way to assess their basic skills.

Copyright

One of the links in the presentation was on the ten myths about copyright, this seemed interesting there is a lot of information on issues that we are familiar to, and think that they are acceptable, but they're not. For example, "If I make up my own stories, but base them on another work, my new work belongs to me."

First Day of Computers

The discussion in class today, presented me with a wider view of the use of technology in the classroom. After watching the video clips, I can see how computers can be an effective tool for enhancing instruction, but it also, for me, it raises concern about how affects and effects the learning process. It seems to me that for some students the computer is It. What about experiencing looking up a word in the dictionary? what about experiencing reading a book without the constant stimulus of the flickering screen, and the temptation to surf away?

I guess technology, when properly used, could be a positive tool as I mentioned before. I just wander, what will happen to the child's natural curiosity and creativity? In a way, everything is being given.

I have to say, I feel a little crispy about this class (no the class itself, the machine, and my respond and reaction to it). I do not have much experience with computers, and I'm feeling a bit intimidated and lost. I just need to make peace with it, and learn.