Grace's Introductory Podcast

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blog post #3

• I might create a lesson plan for a high school lit class using Microsoft Word. Using MS Word I would be able to write out the lesson plan in detail, using columns or bullet points as needed. I could also insert an image as needed, or if the lessen plan was distributed electronically, insert hyperlinks to websites with assigned readings or helpful tips on tackling homework.
  
• As a teacher of high school students there would definitely be a lot of potential problems with having internet access in a class room. The potential issues go beyond the teenagers simply being distracted by computers and the internet and enters all sorts of hazardous waters when it comes to being able to monitor what they are doing and where they are going on the web. It would definitely be important to have a system of firewalls and filters to keep students from wandering too far on the world wide web.
• I know that when I'm trying to figure out how to do something that is new to me I turn to the internet and it's wealth of instructional videos to help me out. A great place to find a whole slew of these is on eHow (formerly Expert Village). eHow could be used in a classroom setting to teach students about particular projects, shoe them how to find answers and instructions using the web, or simply about making a how-to video.
  

blog post #2

• As a student I have had much experience using MS word. Almost every class one takes as a college student involves some form of writing and turning in this writing to teachers, whether it be essays, journals, reading responses, etc. And so throughout my years in college I have used MS word to help me to complete these assignments. I've been able to use this program to not only write out my papers, but format them properly according to MLA guidelines, or my teacher's personal preferences. I have seen teachers utilize MS word to write out syllabuses and handouts, and in some classes my teachers have demonstrated how they want a paper to be put together by displaying MS word on the overhead and going through the steps in class.
  
• I had teachers who used MS word to create handouts that involved pictures and descriptions for everyone in the class. I thought this was a good use of Word's ability to allow you to use pictures and text, and as a student and a visual learner this helped me in studying and grasping the lesson.
• Well I learned how to put together a test on MS Word, which is a very important thing to be able to do as a teacher. This course has helped me in learning how to navigate through processes quicker with the use of shortcut keys which is important when doing things in class, you don't want to be taking so long to preform a task that you lose the attention of your students. And it introduced me to Jing, which seems like a very useful program!