Post #4

The World Wide Wed, the Web, consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents that have built in hpyerlinks to other related documents. Hyperslinkg, or links, allow users to navigate quickly from on Web pafe to another regardless of whether the Web pages are located on the same computer or on different computers in different countries. The Web server is a computer that dellivers requested Web pages. Web browser is a program that interpretys HTML and dipays Web pages and enables you to link to other Web page and Web sites. Search tools enable users to locate information found at Web sites all over the world. A search engine is a specific tup of serach tool that finds Web sites, Web pages, and Internet files that mtach one or more of the keywords that someone enters.

New skills that I have acquired is some basci tool in Microsoft Word that I have come across when I was working on the practice test for microsoft word. Also I have explored the inspiration program some more and have foudn more interesting items that can be good for future use when it comes to education and teaching.

I don't really have anything else to say however I can not wait until Thanksgiving Break and it is only the middle of September. I wish we had more home footbal games this year but hey what can you do.

Post #3

According to the text, an input device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data, programs, commans, and user responses into a computer. Input devices include keyboards, pointing devices, scanners and reading devices, digital cameras, audio and video input devices, and input devices for students with special needs. These input devices can become very useful in the classroom. An output device is any computer component capable of conveyuing information to a user and is is commonly used output devices include monitors, printers. data projectors, facsimile machines, mulitfunctional devices, speakers, and head sets. Storage medium (media being the plural form) is the physical material on which data, instructions, and imformation are kept. One commonly use of a storage medium is a disk which is a rould flat piece of plastic or metal on which items such as data, instructions, and information can be encoded. A storafge device is th mechanism used to record and retrieve these items to and from a storage medium. These storage devices can function as sources of input and output.

Since the last journal post I have learned how to work with the program called Inspiration. This program is designed to help organize information graphically and allow it to be displayed in a neat and orderly way. This is definitly a program that I could use while I am teaching. It is very easy to use and produces great, neat, orangized material that can be helpful when teaching and individual student or an entire class.

There is nothing that I can think of at this point in time that I would like to share with the class that I haven't already said at this point. Maybe something will come to me by the next blog entry that is due.

Post #2

In Chapter 3 we come across things such as Application Software, Productivity Software, and graphics and multimedia software. Application software consists of programs designed to perform specific tasks for users. Within Application software there is productivity software whicch consists of word processing, spreadsheets, presentations graphics, database, and personal information management. Also within Application software there is graphic design and multimedia which consists of desktop publishing, paint and image editing, multimedia authoring, and web page authoring. Software applications give someone the ability to creat, edit, format, print, and save documents. A document is a piece of work created with an application and saved on a disk with a unique filename. Something that is considered a productivity software is a word processing software which is used to create, edit, and format documents that consist mainly text.

Since my last posting I gained knowlegde on different terms used in application software and tools to use on the computer such as different applications that can be applied to help someone with their work on the computer. I also picked up on some different techniques on paint and image editing software which is perfect for me because I love pictures and learning how to edit them on the computer is a good tool to have.

My future career consists of becoming and first or second grade teacher. Learning these programs can help me to create presentations for that of my students, their parents, and my administers. Since kids are learning how to use a computer at younger and younger ages it is good to become extremely familiar with computers and all the applications that if offers.

Post #1

The ARCS Model was developed byJohn M. Keller in 1983 and is apllicable to learning in the digital age. This model attributes differences in student learning to the amount of effort the students were willing to put forth. He then cataloged four specific areas that could account for the differences in student effort. ISTE is a nonprofit group that promotes the use of technology to support and improve teaching and learning. Schools use computer now a days to teach the children of today on how to use technology so that when they are older they are aware of how to use certain products. The computers also support comunnications beyond the classroom walls therfore enabling schools and communities to provide an enviornment for cooperative learning and to develop higher level thinking skills.

Other then some of the basic computer skills I already knew I aquired a few more while taking the practice test on Windows XP. Although I knew how to do everything question but 2 those 2 new things were something that I took note of and will remember for future use.

There isn't really anything at this time that I can think of that I would like to mention about technology or discuss with the class.