Teachers Websites

The first teachers website I came across was Ms. Rain, and she is a math teacher at Patrick Henry High School. Entering her website I really didn't find much. She did have an introduction of what she was learning during the summer and couldn't wait to introduce the new things in her classroom. She wanted to let families know that their is always new things to learn in her classroom and that she is an active educator in her field. It doesn't seem like she changes her page often. Maybe one a year. She does give you access to her contact information and some of er links to different math things doesnt work.

The second teachers website I came across was Ms. Hopkins and she teaches Chinese at Patrick Henry High School. Entering her website it is very overwhelming with lots of words. She introduces herself in both languages and has the outline of the school year on it, which also gives parent a look at what their child will be doing in her classroom.  She has photos from when she was in China teaching and that lets parent know that she is capable of teaching this language. She has links to the school and her email address.

The third teacher website that I came across was Ms. Berg a teacher at Patrick Henry High School and she has outlined what she is expecting in her class as far as attendance and her policies. she also has a syllabus of what the year will outline and that is very helpful for parents to see if their child is behind. She updates maybe twice a year and she keeps her website up to date on important things. She does have a link to her mapping schedule and her email

Video Lesson

This is something I would use for my class. It keeps the student engaged in math and it makes math more fun.
Factoring in a fun way

Scavenger Hunt

Section 1
1.  any copying or copyrighted material done for a purpose. Teachers are instructors and they are using this for educational purposes
2. Are the following allowed?
a.no
b.yes
c.no
d.yes
e.no
3. Always give credit to your sources
Section 2
1. What is plagiarism?
-to steal and pass off(the ideas or words of another) as one's own
2. How can teachers detect plagiarism?
-unusual phrasing, noticeable unevenness of style, concepts that seem to sophisticated for class and unclear  or incorrect sources listed in bibliography.
3. What are the ways your student may try to cheat in class?
-students may access information online and submit it as their own work, look to friend who have already taken the course and get answers.
Section 3
1.What are the risks of allowing your student to access the internet?
-Bring viruses into an entire network, be spammed with useless emails, cheated my con artists, information can be misleading or inaccurate, can become addicted to internet use
2. What choices do you have as an educator to protect your students from pornography, abuse, harassment, etc on the Internet?
-acceptable use of policy, Discuss issues with students, Be pro active as a teacher, Filtering Software
3.How will you supervise students use of the internet?
-i will make an effort to ensure students are directed to sites that are age appropriate, and if i teach high school i would just monitor every once in a while
Section 4
1. I agree for always making a back up copy, but as a teacher I shouldn't have to worry about my students breaking things that don't belong to them
2. Yes I agree because he only had one copy and you need to have a copy for every student
3. No because he is using a copy right CD he has to get permission to copy that CD
Section 5
1. Yes because its a website for teachers and students that make it OK to do so, has long as they are giving credit to source
2. Yes because the student is giving credit to the source
3. Yes because he has downloaded it from the cite
Section 6
1. Yes because the teacher videotaped it and they didn't steal it
2. Yes because the first student had permission to put in on internet and someone found it, and made it ok to show
3.Yes because they are allowing children to enjoy themselves while watching a video
Section 7
1.No because you are stealing , you found something that defeats the copy protection
2. Yes because these are their own picture they took from something that is public for people
3. Yes, as long as they cite where they got the songs from and give the artist their credit
Section 8
1. I should tell both in my opinion, because you want to let the facilitator know what happened and warn the principle that this might could cause a fine
Section 9
1. What is the Children's Internet Protection Act?
-address concerns about children access to obscene or harmful content over internet. it imposes certain requirements on schools or libraries that receive discount for internet access.
2. What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
-it criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works
3. What is the Teach Act of 2002?
-expand the scope of educators' right to perform and display works and to make the copies integral to such performances and displays for digital distance education

Social Media

This articles is about a student who made threats to an high school. Threats are very serious and for students to threats the school body is ridiculous. That student is either depressed or going through things and really needs serious help. It is never ok to threaten peoples lives on social media and not get exposed.Social Media

Educational Blog

The blog that I found to be interesting and caught my eye was Math=Love. This blog was very funny and entertaining all while teaching. The teacher makes lessons fun and different topics that she teach fun. What would teenagers say script is very funny.

Pro/Con Article

This article is about the bros and cons of technology in education and how it can be rewarding like learning new things and techniques on a computer and how is can be distracting like not paying attention and doing other things. I liked this because it real and I've experienced how technology can be both good and bad.
 http://www.edudemic.com/education-technology-pros-cons/

Rethinking education chapter 3

Its very good that students and teachers are becoming more excited about technology in education. Its des bring some aspect of achieving more using technology.  A change in curriculum affects not only the teacher's classroom, but their peer's, the grading system used, the technology purchases. In a way that can be true because if a teacher is so use to following what they know and then have to change due to new technology can be upsetting at times.

Rethinking Eduction

Reading this I really thought that the ideas and arguments that they came up with was not necessarily true. Yes the world is always changing in how people think and communicate but you don't have to change the way school has been going just because of the point they made. I believe its always good to add new things to school to get students better prepared for the real world. The way we communicate is changing. We are moving from "communities of place" to "communities of interest." At the end of the day technology is becoming more and more popular and schools will become more and more advanced in technology. Putting students in situations where computer tools are necessary to solve complex problems will kick start schools to change basic instructional practices.

Technology Integration Reaction

It is great that we are getting to a point where we can teach students through technology rather than a textbook. When I was watching this video I saw that elementary students are great at learning through the computers and they seem to have more fun doing it. I wish they had us doing more things like that in the video when I was in school, because I would of loved some of my classes more. 

Hopes for Educators

I'm very dedicated to learning how to become a great teacher. I hope to learn from this class how to be the best teacher I can be and this class will help me get started in my teaching career.