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The first website I looked at was Quiz Star. On this website you can create quizes and tests. Your students can log onto the website and take your quizes. I think that this would be helpful because it would give you more class time and it also allows them to start using the computer. The second website I looked at was the web quest examples. This site has all of the webquest archives. You can even create your own webquest. The webquest lesson plans will be helpful in bringing in some technology.
One of the new skills that I learned this last week is how to do a mail merge. I have always wanted to know how to take all of your addresses and put them on labels or envelopes. I think that this will be useful when I have to mail out important information to parents. I also learned how to set the tab points. I was always the person that was tabbing over and spacing to line things up. This will help me when I am making handouts.
Out of all the assistive technologies, I thought that the Big Keyboard was very interesting. I like how they did the letters in a normal order. I think that this will help kids find the letters faster. I also like that they used colors. This will help the kids, because once they become more familiar with the keyboard they can associate the letters with the colors.

Blog #0

I began using technology in about seventh grade. I had a polaroid camera that printed out minerature polarids on sticky sheets of paper. Since then the use of technology has rapidly increased in my day to day life. Over the past eight years computers have become important in my everyday life. It all began with instant messaging and then gradually moved onto email. Once I was in highschool we used resources on the internet to write papers, and in college I use my computer everyday to communicate with friends and teachers. Cameras have also changed. My small polarid was replaced with a film camera and about a year ago I bought a digital camera.

I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of how to use the basic systems on a computer, but I think that I will learn a lot in this class. I understand how to use the internet and microsoft word, and I hope to learn how to use excel and powerpoint. I know that they will be important once I have a career.

First of all, I am a sophmore from Jacksonville, FL. I previously lived in Miami, FL. My family has a house in the keys, so I have grown up on the water. I love fishing, skiing, and diving. I love anything outdoors and I am always up for a good time!