PowerPoint Activity

This week, we were introduced to the PowerPoint Activity.  We are creating an activity for our students to do.  Our ideas will also be included in Doc. Waters' PowerPoint Activity Project.
At first, it was difficult thinking of a PowerPoint assignment that hadn't already been done.  Once I started looking through other people's ideas and ideas online, I was able to come up with an idea that I think my students will get excited about.  We are doing this activity so that we can see and utilize all that PowerPoint has to offer.  Our students' will enjoy this because it will allow them to get involved with what they learning, while using technology.
As a teacher, it is nice that I will have access to share and use others' ideas to implement and improve my classroom.  I can also share the site with my colleagues so that they can use the ideas for their classroom.  PowerPoint, with a little creativity has so much to offer.  We can make our lectures more exciting than just slide after slide.

Picassa

This week we went around UVU and took pictures that we were able to manipulate using picassa.  We then used the pictures to create a collage and story using PowerPoint.

We are learning this because it is another tool that we can incorporate into our classroom.  It is not only a useful tool but a fun tool.  Picassa has always intimidated me.  I never really understood it.  I appreciated this opportunity.  I learned a lot about the cool things I can use the program for.  It will be a great tool that I can show my students.  I really enjoyed the collage.  It was my favorite part about Picassa.

I think it would be a great idea to have the students use picassa to create a collage about themselves for their first assignment as a way for not only me, but their classmates to learn who they are.  I would also like to use the collage assignment for the students to do a collage of their favorite lessons from Health during the semester.  I also think that the students would enjoy using technology to create a fun assignment.

Week 11

This past week we learned about internet safety.  We watched some videos that were about the different aspects of internet safety.  We also had a class discussion about what we read and watched.

Internet safety is a big issue this day.  You never know who you are speaking to and what information people are able to obtain about you to find you.  The internet has provided us with great technology but there are a lot of people out there who use the internet for inappropriate reasons.  It is important for us to teach our students about internet safety and the risks that are associated with being online.

Internet Safety is actually part of the Health core curriculum.  I plan on educating my students about the risks of being online.  I will also inform them about what is appropriate to share online and what is not.  It is also important for them to know what is internet etiquette.  They need to know that cyber bullying is not acceptable.  I will allow my students to ask questions anonymously if they are concerned with cyber bullying.  I want my students to know that I care and hopefully they will be comfortable enough to speak to me in person if they feel threatened online.