Blog Journal #4

The internet is a very helpful tool, and can provide very useful information to make any lesson more interesting and understandable. There are many websites that are useful and have very accurate information, although you have to be careful which website visit because many have false information. The world wide web is a very useful tool, but there is plenty of incorrect information so you have to be careful when you search the internet. A search engine is a website that you can go to in order to look up information on the internet, and there are certain search techniques that are helpful to get better search results. Search Tools help you to locate information anywhere on the web.

Since the last class I have perfected my skills on making lessons fun and interesting for students. No longer is it necessary for a teacher to stand in front of the classroom and just lecture. There are many resources today, such as the internet, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Inspiration, Microsoft Excel, and many more. One of my favorite ways to improve a lesson is to find interesting videos, games, or pictures on the internet. There are thousands of websites, such as timekids.com, that has information and resources.

This does not necessarily have to do with technology, but most people in Educational Techonology are Education majors and I just found out about a scholarship/grant that is given to minority education students and thought some people may be interested. It is called Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, ffmt.org, and you must be a minority student to qualify. They give you $2000 a semester, and you do not have to pay it back. What you have to do in order to recieve the money is write an essay on the specified topic, attend a conference once a year for however many years you receive the money, and work in a public school once you graduate for however many years you receive the money. If you decided to work in a private school once you graduate then all you have to do is pay back the money, with interest. It is a great opportunity for minority students, and if anyone has any questions you should contact the department of education here at Florida State and they will have more specific instructions for you.