TPACK, Science and Math

What I gathered from the tutorials and information on TPACK is the importance of using all 3 knowledge areas to supplement the classroom.  It is not simply using a projector to show pictures to the entire classroom, but to use different technologies to enhance the learning experience.  There are benefits to having a lesson that uses all the knowledge areas.  We've all had professors who are so smart their lectures make no sense whatsoever, or professors who use powerpoint to the extreme, every slide packed with text.  We have to be sure that the content and technology we use enhances our pedagogical moments.  I also spent some time today exploring Google earth.  I looked up the different places I have lived and the different places I traveled. It is a great resource because it allows us to see things and explore areas we most likely will never be able to visit, or see.  It would be a great tool in learning about different landforms, and the diversity of terrain.

RSS and Web 2.0

RSS and Web 2.0 are great resources to keep connected with your students.  I think that some of the resources we have discussed will be more beneficial to upper grades.  I really liked the Goodreads resource and will probably be using it as a personal tool as well as supplementing my classroom.  I think it will help parents to find books that their children should be reading, based on their grade level. I don't anticipate using Del.icio.us, only because I don't like the layout of the website.  I may use it to store videos and other resources.  

Technology Experience

I have experience with technology. I have TA'd for tech courses in school and helped my mother, a computer illiterate woman to use a computer.