post 8

1)I'm very proud of the finishing product of my powerpoint. My color scheme was blue through out the presentation, and very welcoming to the viewing eye. My content and pictures were straight and to the point. As a student learning how to teach, I think that it is extremely important that I take my personal student experience and implement them into my teaching style. I personal hate power points that are jumbled up and busy. I tried to make my PowerPoint clear and the information flows.
2)The cool thing about PowerPoint, especially the new edition, is that there are so many features. One could turn any non virtual assignment, lesson, etc. into virtual in a matter of minutes. For example, everyone has played jeopardy before a quiz or test, power point allows you to eliminate excessive chalk hands, and turn jeopardy into a fun cool virtual game. This way it more organized and less hazard and traffic moving throughout the classroom. Students can play from there seats.
3)I love the animation effects. I know how short my attention spans can be, especially early in the morning. With all of the bonuses sound effects, clip art, and video download capabilities, I think its cool that I can teach and slide some interesting fun stuff in the mix at the same time to make class a little more interesting throughout the day!!!

post 6

1)The site that I visited was a political social networking site LawsLoop.com. Overall the site is well maintained and has some very cool features, the interface is good but not much attractive. I like the way menu works and the lightness is added bonus, however the site is a bit cluttered and maybe too busy.
2)The inspiration software is definitely an advantage. Its a great tool that assist in breaking the subject matter down in a great visual way. I love the program so much. Not only will it be easy for the students it is also easy for me to create my assignments. I'm not sure why everyone isn't using inspirations, I think that there are no disadvantages.
3)Power Point will be my teaching method. Power Point is great because it puts the lesson in virtual mode. As a teacher I can have the option to make my lesson enjoyable and memorable and power point give me the opportunity to have that option. In my lessons I will use allot of videos and pictures to help the students minds to work without a word overload.

post 5

1)I think an outline map is important. Especially in writing and reading because it will allow students to map out ideas about what they are reading and writitng. I would definitely require outlines in some projects, however I won't make it mandatory with all my projects.
2)Sometimes students don't want to over plan they just want to let their creative juices take over and every student doesn't have to plan to focus. I can relate to this lack of over planning because I am an english major, and I know sometimes you can't force it! Yet the cool thing about inspiration is the versitility that the program offers.
3)Last week was great because I learned how to intensify my Internet searches. I think this will be very helpful for me personally as well as with my students in the classroom. For example if my students are working on group project or something where they need to do research, we can use our classroom computers to make an outline before we go in the library so the student knows exactly what they are looking for.