Post #3

There are many lesson plans that can be created in order to use technology in some way or another in the classroom. One lesson that I might use sometime would be a powerpoint presentation. I want to work with Kindergarden aged children and I think that even children as young as they are can benefit from technology. I will take a computer and put pictures onto a powerpoint presentation. I can use it to show the children a presentation on things such as colors, numbers, the alphabet, and pictures. This will keep young children engaged and is also large because it will be shown over a projector. It is more visual then simply making them look out of a book. I hope to use the computer many times in my classroom as a way of instruction, even though I am teaching young children.

The website that I chose was facebook.com. I chose this site because I am very familiar with the way that it runs. The website used general design principles and it is very recognizable to many people. It also orients users and the text is justified properly. The type styles are limited and the colors are basic. The colors are a standard blue and white, with not much more colors and graphics. There is a little bit of word art which makes it an interesting page to look at. All of the objects on the main screen have meaning and there are no random pictures or textboxes. The information and text lines are short and simple and the website is single spaced. It is a simple website and even someone who is not good with computers can work facebook. There are simple commands such as LOG IN and REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT. The focus is limited and the emphasis is on communicating with your friends and family easily, something that many people are interested in. The website seems to know their audience and gears it towards more college aged students, but still leaves room for others to get involved! I think it's a great website that follows all of the rules in chapter #6!

I think that copyright is something that all teachers need to be extremely aware of in their students work and also in their own. They need to ensure that students are aware of exactly what copyrigting laws are and what is expected of them in their work. They need to be taught how to read a passage and take out information without copying someone elses work. They must also be taught how to site work properly. I think that this is more important in older children because they are required to write more papers, but teachers need to be aware so that they can help their students aviod any problems that they might have. Copyrighting is not only wrong, but also illegal. I think that the first time a student does it a teacher should give them a reduced grade and explain to them what they have done wrong and what a better way to write the paper would have been. The next time a student should be turned into the administration. There is no excuse if you have been educated on what copyrighting is to copy the work of someone else. Teachers must set an example and lay out just how important it is to write your own work at the beginning of the year so that there is no confusion.