Article Reflections

One-to-one Tsunami
By: Pamela Livingston
from Technology and Learning

It talked about making laptops and computers one-to-one in each school for each student. There have been major waves of more and more schools committing to this every year. It helps in cutting time that would normally be spent gathering and organizing data, but the computers can do the same thing in much less time. There needs to be high-quality security standards so that no students are accessing Internet websites that are not appropriate or that are off-limits. I don't know how great the need is for one-to-one computers. I still think it is a luxury rather than a necessity.

Blogs are not the Enemy
By: Jeff Utecht
from Technology and Learning

This article talks about the benefits of blogging in the classroom and how it is different from simply writing a journal out on paper. As long as teachers bring back what is being said in the blogs into the classroom, then they are enhancing learning and a deeper understanding of others around us and how they live and think. The difference between blogging and writing in a journal is that other students are allowed to comment on their peers' writings. This causes more interaction to take place and emotional involvement in order to make deeper connections.

Website Reflections

Joan Steinkuhler

I liked how on all of her web pages, she labeled each button specifically as to what that button would lead to. She had good backgrounds and design schemes. I thought it was a good idea to include her management plan and her philosophy so that everyone will know what she will be like in the classroom.

Kiley Olds

I like the background on the home page, but it makes the words kind of difficult to discern since they use some of the same colors and it blends together at some points. Same thing with the second page, the background is cool yet it makes it hard to read the words at times.

Roger Hays

I liked how easy it was to maneuver around the website and everything was simple to find and read. The alphabet book may have a little too much information for smaller students to remember or to know.

Kayla Juenemann

Her website was extremely organized and was separated into specific categories. This made it easy to find anything that you needed. Good backgrounds and schemes.

Kerrie Olson

Nice scrapbooking pages and cute designs. They all tie together well. I would like if the links were more clearly organized and specified on the buttons as to which websites they will offer or get you to.

Nikki Moody

Good design scheme throughout the pages of the website. I liked the quote on the home page and the title of the page at the top. Nice graphics on the frames also.