Wow! There is just so much to learn and it seems that my brain cannot seem to get everything in order. Chapter 3 was a very interesting chapter! It talked about the application software, how to work with that kind of software and how it can benefit the gradual process of your classroom. There was one section that I found extremely beneficial and that was on page 138. Laying out the different categories of application software helped me to more fully understand what areas use this the most. I would totally recommend people to look into that section because it may help you find where you can use it in your classroom as well.
There are so many great uses for this kind of software. My favorite would have to be how you can use it for your classroom organization. The grade book online is going to be wonderful, because that way every area of your students education can be logged right there. I also found the note taking to be very helpful, because for example, one day if you felt that you were not right on target with your lesson and your students did poorly on that part of a test, you could give your students some lee way and clarify that topic more clearly the next go around.
In the productivity software section, most everything we have learned about word processing is summed up right there. They have a table on page 147 that I found enlightening and I felt that would be a great place to check out. It put together most of the word processing features in one neat table and then it briefly gave a summary of that feature. I suggest going there if you are having trouble with the word processing. One thing that I would really love to become more familiar with, would have to be the spreadsheet feature. My mother is a fourth grade teacher and she uses that to keep a majority of her information in order.
The presentation graphics software is a for sure place to look into. It talked a lot about Power Point and if you are anything like me, I would love to understand that a little better.
I hope that all of the Section 13 people find this blog to be interesting. I would enjoy to hear some feedback on what you guys thought and also what you guys know that I could learn from you! I hope that everyone had a wonderful, blessed weekend and if you are struggling with some of this stuff, DO NOT get discouraged because we are going to be some great teachers because of this class! :)
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Great summary. I did mention to you girls that I was going to show you how to use some gradebook software didn't I? Let me also encourage you to post a few hello's on other peoples blogs. That may stirr up some response posts - but no guarantees.
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