Teachers are always needing resources on how to maybe bring more technology into the classroom. Well one such teacher created a website dedicated one just for that purpose. Her name is Dr. Alice Christie and she taught for over 40 years. In exploring her website I found many interesting things that could be used in the classroom for any school. She brings technology to the teacher and student.
The first thing that caught my eye was her page on Instant Messaging and what certain slang terms mean. I am not quite sure she advocating using IM in the classroom but she is showing teachers and many parents alike what certain slang terms and abbreviated terms mean. Instant messaging maybe could be a tool in the classroom but only if well monitor and for a classroom discussion to be done in a new and inventive way.
The next page I looked at was her page on navigating the Internet. She shows in this page the different ways and step by steps ways on getting around the Internet. This would be a great source in the classroom for students because it could teach them the proper way to navigate. Many students don't know the proper way and to be honest I'm not to sure I do either. She even gives some references to sites that she uses herself. All and all this page is very useful for inside the classroom.
Although her website had many more things to look at if I keep going this blog will never end. Her site would be so useful to so many teachers. You can tell she really cares about how the teachers teach their students so that students have the best things in the educational system.
yeah. the whole text messaging thing really caught my attention too. it was funny reading some of what the terms meant. i hadn't heard some of them, though.
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