Student Teaching !!

It is official, i will be starting my Student Teaching practicum starting January 31, 2011. I have the honor and privilege to be working with an experienced master teacher who will provide me with the necessary experience that would complete my studies with the NMC School of Education. I am excited but also nervous about taking on a full time role as a classroom teacher. Marianas High School will be my playing ground when learning about what it takes to be the best educator i can be. Hoping for the best

My xtranormal experience

This is a fun site to explore and create your very own animated cartoon. It required a little more reading and practice to be comfortable with navigating the features included in the Script-to-Scene section. I personally had a little trouble at first with the animations but the drag and drop feature made my experience a little less frustrating. I would rate this site from a scale of 1 to 10 a rating 7.

Prezi Presentation

The Use Of Digital Video And Media To Enhance Classroom Learning on Prezi

Gliffy assignment

For this assignment, I had explored the various applications provided by this website. Gliffy offers an array of templates to help users create graphic organizers and other visual aids. This site has many applications for all sorts of needs. It offers everything from custom floor plans to Mindmaps. The site is very helpful but I had a difficult time navigating through it all. It was difficult to follow and the help options did not make it easier. This site would be perfect for users who are familiar with sites such as Gliffy. I would rate this site a 4 because it felt it was not user-friendly.

Slideshow

In this assignment I had explored several photo sharing sites such as Rockyou.com, Picturetrail and Slide.com. these sites were very interesting and had many great features that enhances your slidshow. I had started on Rockyou.com, but i ran into some trouble embedding my slideshow to post on my blog. I then decided to tryout another site. On slide.com, i was then able to get what i wanted for my slideshow. The features are similar and both are fairly easy to navigate. In the end i chose slide.com to create my slideshow. This site is excellent for teachers to use for creating a slideshow of their students classroom experiences or school events. I would definitely rate this site as an 8 for the beautiful slideshow that anyone can create with a little time.

Weebly -- Online Portfolio

Weebly
For this post, i had created a user account using Weebly's free online service to create my online portfolio. My portfolio included basic information about myself including my educational background, experiences, awards and other interests. The website is easy to use and provides templates for creating a portfolio online. The weebly assignment for my Educational Technology class was fun and i had learned a lot from this experience. I would definitely be using this site for myself or my students in the future. There are many applications to this site that would enhance student learning as well as the quality of the student's work. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this site as a 7.

Webquest -- "Money Makes the World Go Round"

"Money Makes the World Go Round" Webquest
For this assignment we are to create a webquest using Zunal.com and submit at least one lesson plan along with the resources and worksheets. This assignment was a bit time consuming since we had to post up a working lesson plan with all the trimmings. This site was not too easy to work on, but the way it was organized allowed me to navigate my way through it. With a little time, i was able to get a short lesson on money online along with all the required parts to make my lesson ready-to-use. This site would be helpful to teachers and students as well since teachers can post online their own lessons. This is a site that allows teachers to share their lessons and other resources they feel is helpful to other educators. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it as a 6 and that is because this was my first attempt at using this site.