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Cirriculum integration is the usage of technology and software to enhance student learning. Through this you can reach different learning styles. Technology is becoming important in learning, so this is becoming more common. Computer labs are common is almost every school. This gives teachers a place to use their cirriculum integration.
This last week I learned how to do a powerpoint. I had done one once before, but I have not had much experience with it. I found it to be quite easy to do the basics. As I went along I figured out how to do all of the requirements and I was able to complete the assignment. Powerpoints are extremely helpful in education. They can be used for activities, visual learning and much more.
Eventhough I am not an education major, I can still use powerpoints in the buisness world. As an event planner, I can use powerpoints to propose ideas to my clients. It is a great way to give my clients a visual image of what I am proposing. Organized, creative and original powerpoints can express who I am and how I do things.

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Digital media is a presentation that is done on the computer and includes multimedia. Interactive digital media allows the user to work at their own pace and interact with the presentation. These are used in many classrooms and create fun, educational learning for students. Teachers can make Interactive Media Presentations about ANYTHING! Some elements included in these presentations are text, graphics, animation, audio, and video. All of these aspects enhance the presentation and incirporate different learning styles.

This week I have learned to do several things on the computer that will be important to me in the future. The first thing I learned to do was create a website. I learned how to create it on word and transform it into a website. This will be useful to me, because technology is everywhere. A website would help me communicate with my co workers and if I was a teacher it would help me communicate with my students and their parents. I also learned how to create a wiki. I always wondered how wikipedia worked. I think that a wiki can be very useful in a work envirinment, because it is a place where everyone can go and view everyones opinions.

Well, I am actually in the middle of registering for classes and I need 2 more elective classes! I am in Rec and Leisure, so I am looking for elecives that go alog with that, but if they don't then that is fine too! I would greatly appreciate any help!

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One topic that chapter 2 covers is the different networks. Three of the networks are home, local area and wide area. I actually have a home network. A home network is a series of computers in a home that use the same source of internet. All of the computers can actually access the same files. A Local Area Network (LAN) covers a smaller area. Sometimes this includes a school or office building. Local Area Networks can also be wireless. Most networks these days are wireless. A Wide Area Network (WAN) covers a big area which could include a school district or city. Usually a Wide Area Network is made up by several Local Area Networks.
In the last practice test and skills check I learned how to make tables with specific cells, columns and rows. I probably could have figured it out on my own, but I just never took the time. This feature of word will be helpful when I have a classroom, because I can create charts and sign-up sheets.
Last post I wrote about how I was trying to decide if I should change my major. Over the weekend I went home (Jacksonville) and talked to my parents and some of their friends. They suggested going into Recreation and leisure, because if I am unsure of teaching and I graduate with a teaching degree, then I am in a rut if I do not like it. Recreation and leisure is really exiting to me and I can always go back and get my teaching certificate. Because of all of these reasons and many more I am switching my major today.