Assignment #2

So, here’s my ppt:

3508 assignment 2

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And, as requested, 5 qualities of an effective presentation which I employed:

1.It is simplistic. It has few words, and few slides.

2.it employs the use of images in order to convey a concept

3.heiarchy of points and subpoints are reflected in the  typeface

4.size, style and fonts are kept consistant

5. everything is made LARGE!

 

TTYL!

Who Am I ? How Do I Use Technology In Education?

Hello World! I am Chucky Shrimpshack. I am a student of the University of Lethbridge Education faculty.  As a brief introduction to myself, I'll let you know a few things about me as a person:

1.I am a family guy- I have been married for a few years and have been in love with my wife for a few months longer than that. Together we have 2 beautiful children: a boy and a girl.

2. I am a God-fearing guy- I believe in religous freedom and I exercise mine to its fullest capacity. I take great efforts to live my religion and understand the religons of others.

3.I am a hard working guy- the best way to get something done is to do it, and do it well. I was raised to work for what I wanted, so thats how I roll.

4.I am a fun loving guy- A life without laughter is a life not lived, So I laugh whenever I can get away with it.

I have had a great experience with technology as a teaching tool.  Getting a laptop was the best thing that could of happened to me at university. I was able to take faster,more thourough and more legible notes.  I have been more organized in my work and more time efficient. As a result there is a noticible rise in my overall performance here at the U of L since I started primarily using a laptop rather than pen and paper for school. Not only that, but I have the personal satisfaction of being almost completely paperless! Technology (when used properly) can greatly improve the quality of learning for a student.

Blogging in Education

First I must confess:  I have traditionally been sceptical about blogs, regarding them as :

a) Another way for vain people to continue to be vain.

b) A great way to leak personal information onto the internet so your mom, your boss and probably your mom’s boss can find out things about you they probably shouldn’t.

Upon reading many of the given material regarding blogs, I was surprised they have many practical including:

1)A great place to post reminders for students such as important dates and links to important documents (due to Their reverse chronological order).

2) Using a blog as a forum where students can post questions and have classmates or teachers post feedback is a great tool. Blogs can reach out to students who are afraid to speak in class or are stuck on a particular concept.

3)Using the blog for personal reflection allows students to express themselves in their own words, in their own  way and in their own time, This is a great evaluation tool where a teacher can get a more accurate idea of how the concepts taught in class are being understood.

4) Students can use a blog as a portfolio in which the post their work throughout the year. It is available for family to appreciate and for fellow students to gain ideas from.

In Conclusion, I feel blogs can be a useful tool in education for classroom management, self expression and evaluation.

This is a Test

This is a test to see if I can embed a music player in a blog:

Here’s a picture of my family:

I can insert hyperlinks:

http://www.ted.com/