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Topic : Educational Websites

I am partnered up with Amy Hale and we are very productive on our presentation. She is very helpful to me and we are discovering good websites that children can visit and good websites that teachers have made specifically for their students. I think that our presentation will be very interesting and I feel confident that our fellow ETEC classmates will enjoy what we have to say. Usually I would rather work alone but in this case my partner is really helping me out.

Video games, Podcasts, and Chat

How far:
I think that as a teacher you should know your limit. I think that technology is widely used and very important. I also believe that if you feel "iffy" about anything you are showing your students then you probably shouldnt show it to them at all.
Chat:
I think it depends on what grade level you are talking about. I think that for jr.high kids it may be a bad idea because kids in jr. high are more hurtful than a high school student. I think that by keeping up with each other by using chat and I think it is okay until someone is hurtful.
Are there benefits:
I think face-to-face meetings are always the best unless if one student is very ill. I think that by typing certain things some students can easily get confused. When working with a group of people it can become very confusing if you mistype something.

Does using podcasts with students really enhance learning:
I think that by teachers using podcasts it does enhance learning. I think that students can learn from video just as easy as seeing the teacher lecture right in front of them. I think that if the student has any questions then their may become an issue but overall it is a cool experience and you can learn from audio/video podcasts.

Does videogame help develop your studying? No.
Why or why not? When I play video games it is like a trap. I get sucked into playing it for about 6 hours and never get my studying done.

What skills can you gain from it? I think that some people might gain certain skills such as being able to use their reaction time better. I think that when you play a video game you are going to win or lose due to the time it took you to react to something. Do you agree with the article? Not really. If you have children, would you let them play videogame every day? Yes. Because my parents always let me play video games and it was always a lot of fun. If it helps my child one day that is good but all of the experiences I have had is me sitting in front of the television for about 6 hours stuck on a game I am trying to beat. Why/why not? I think that every kid deserves to play whatever kind of video game they wish to play. You are only a kid once. I think that it is very important that every child plays a game they want to have a good time.