Google reader

I set up my google reader with two blogs to follow from the Educblog list. I chose the first blog because it discusses use of different technology in the classroom. I wanted to read the section of the article that discussed the smart board because last semester in my clinical I had to learn to use one. My cooperating teacher used the smart board on a regular basis to teach the class and I had no idea how to use one. I would have to say even when I finished my clinical there were still things I needed to learn about the use of a smart board. I also found the 10 no nos of teaching with a projector interesting, some of them I would have never thought of especially just starting out as a teacher.
The second site I chose was a year of reading, this site talks about books and how they can be used in the classroom. It gives a brief description of the book. I plan on trying to find the book Chalk for my son because he loves dinosaur's. He can read, but he loves books that only have pictures and he tries to draw them. I found several other books on here interesting for my children and to use in a classroom. I would recommend anyone with children check this out.

Here is my google profile address .

Resume Document

Here is the web address to my resume. I already had to create a resume a few semesters ago for another class so I just updated somethings and put into a google document. I know that my resume is going to be very important after I graduate and I want it to look as good as possible. When I was in school they didn't stress the importance of making a resume or even how to make one so when I made this one it was the first time I had made one. I will keep updating it as I go so it should have all the information needed when I graduate.

Speakeasy Speed Test

Broadband Speed I never did anything like this before. I told my husband it's because we have no time for looking at things on the computer or we just don't know what we are doing. Here are the results from my speed test.

Upload Speed: 372 kbps (46.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Download Speed: 1622 kbps (202.8 KB/sec transfer rate)

Personality Test Results

Personality Test Results

After taking the personality test the results came back that I was a Guardian (SJ). This is the same personality that I guessed I would fit under. As a teacher I know that my classroom will be neat and organized, but I also have to consider the fact that not all of my students will be as neat as I would like for them to be. I know as a person that everyone is different and has different feelings about subjects, but as a rule I always tell my kids as long as you try your best you can't go wrong. I will try to teach my students to be organized and to take pride in their work. I tell my children that you can't take pride in your work if you know you didn't try your best to complete it. As a teacher I will also teach my students that everyone isn't the same and everyone has different opinions about subjects.

Personality Test

Personality Test

After reading the information on the four different personalities, I decided that I would fit under the personality of a guardian. The personality guardian was divided into four more categories and under that I felt that I would have the personality of an inspector. Guardians are hard working, dependable, like things to be organized, feel good when they have finished a project, and usually make decisions with great consideration and not spontaneously. My children and husband laugh at me because I can't go to bed until everything in the house is in its rightful place. I have to know what I'm doing everyday before I do it and don't like to spontaneously go on trips. I strive to do the best I can in all of my classes and even if I have an "A" I will still do any extra credit available. I take everything I do seriously and try to make the best decision possible for everyone involved. I never make any decisions without thinking things through first. I think if you know a little about the four types of personalities it will make it easier for you to get along with others especially when you have a disagreement with someone. You will have an easier time rationalizing with others if you can understand where they are coming from.

Browser Wars

Until I read this article I didn't know what a web browser was. I thought a web browser was like yahoo and google and not Internet explorer. I mainly use Internet explorer, but I have know people who have used Netscape.

1. Web browsers are software applications that allow people to retrieve, present, and traverse information on the world wide web.

2. The top four web browsers today are fire fox, Internet explorer 8, Chrome, and Internet explorer 7.

3. Browser wars are competitions for dominance in usage in the web browser marketplace. The companies were driven by consumers to come up with web browsers that contain new features, which causes many browser to be released with bugs. If you were the number 1 browser then that meant that most people used your browser to explore the world wide web, so therefore you have the top selling browser. Your company would have the funds to create a better browser and keep your company on top in the years to come.

Intoduction

Today, is the first day of class and so far I can see there is a lot I need to learn about computers. I never have been that good with computers, but I'm getting a little better with each class that I take. I have heard people talking about blogs, but I never knew what they were or even how to create one. This will be a learning experience for me and I feel I will use the information I learn a great deal later on. Usually if I don't get something right on the computer by the second time I will, so I hope in this class I will get it right the first time.