Website Evaluation

For this assessment I thoroughly evaluated DiscoveryEducation.com. This activity taught me how to evaluate the validity and accuracy of websites that I may refer to in my future classroom. I learned how to find the author of a site and how important it is to find their qualifications and affiliations. Using information from a teacher with 30 years of classroom experience versus a computer programer could make a huge difference. I also found it interesting to find the publishing body and see if that company is a leader in the field of education. This activity also taught me to use information from a professional site rather than a personal site because it's likely to be more factual and accredited. After this assignment, I feel as though I could distinguish a legitimate website with accurate information from an inappropriate website. 

Course Expectations

My expectation for this course is to learn different ways I can use technology in the classroom. Technology is such an important and prevalent part of childrens' lives and I hope to incorporate that in my future classroom. I've always been a PC user and just recently got a Mac after my computer died this summer (R.I.P.) So this class has already helped me immensely because we use a Mac every week in class. I'm also unfamiliar with things like smart boards and blogs so I hope to become more comfortable with those so I can use them with ease in my classroom one day.

Hello there! Welcome to my blog where I will share with you my experience in TPTE 486.