The following is an overall review of The Partnership for the 21st Century website - http://www.p21.org/
Strengths
The site has several helpful links related to education
The site has documents in both Word and Adobe
The site has interviews and video links available
Weaknesses
The site is not laid out in a very user friendly manner
The site's white background is not appealing to viewers
The site does not express the overview on it's mainpage
The P21 site does have many strengths and weaknesses. There are many links available on the site, which can be helpful linking to other documents or locations. The "About Us" link is also helpful to users, as they can find more information about the site. In terms of the site layout, I would say that this site is tacky. It appears that little time was put into organizationing the layout of the site. The site is not attractive to users. Overall, I recommend this site to educators who wanted to access relevant educational resources. However, I would not recommend this to anyone designing a website.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Using my blog
As a PE teacher, there are certainly things that I must communicate to students and parents. A big problem I have is that students often come into the gym improperly dressed. Having a blog can remind students and parents of the importance of dressing out. Second, I can put on there my weekly schedules and calendars.
As a coach, this can more helpful. I can post weekly practice schedules, and give my athletes and students a heads up.
What other ways do you I can use a blog best in my teaching a coaching?
As a coach, this can more helpful. I can post weekly practice schedules, and give my athletes and students a heads up.
What other ways do you I can use a blog best in my teaching a coaching?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Using Technology
I will admit that I take technology for granted. I grew up during the “Information Age,” where new things were being created all of the time. When I was in college, the internet was starting to catch on. There is no doubt that having daily access to the internet has changed my life. I can access news, weather, email, and shop all in a click of a button.
This shift in technology has also changed teaching. For me, I can easily go to the internet and access lesson plans or ideas for PE websites. If there’s a good and relative video online, I can access it and show my students. Communication is a lot better with internet access. Most of my students’ parents have email accounts and check them frequently. I can easily communicate with them whenever needed. If my students are out, they can email me to see what they missed. They can also submit assignments via email.
Grades are posted online, and parents and students have access to them. This, though, can cause problems. If I am late posted an assignment, I will sometimes hear from an upset parent. If a child receives a bad grade, the parent instantly knows and might call complaining.
In my class I do not use Smart Boards, but my school does have access to them. This is essentially an interactive white board. I have used Power Point with some presentations, but I do not use it that much in my Health classes.
As a coach, my cell phone has come in very handy. Not only do I have it on me at all times, but I can reach a parent, coach, or player whenever I need to. I often text my players to let them know about important information. Years ago, I would have had to call each player on a land line phone.
This shift in technology has also changed teaching. For me, I can easily go to the internet and access lesson plans or ideas for PE websites. If there’s a good and relative video online, I can access it and show my students. Communication is a lot better with internet access. Most of my students’ parents have email accounts and check them frequently. I can easily communicate with them whenever needed. If my students are out, they can email me to see what they missed. They can also submit assignments via email.
Grades are posted online, and parents and students have access to them. This, though, can cause problems. If I am late posted an assignment, I will sometimes hear from an upset parent. If a child receives a bad grade, the parent instantly knows and might call complaining.
In my class I do not use Smart Boards, but my school does have access to them. This is essentially an interactive white board. I have used Power Point with some presentations, but I do not use it that much in my Health classes.
As a coach, my cell phone has come in very handy. Not only do I have it on me at all times, but I can reach a parent, coach, or player whenever I need to. I often text my players to let them know about important information. Years ago, I would have had to call each player on a land line phone.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
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