Module 4 blog- chapters 7&8

Chapters 7 and 8 of the text discuss how the internet plays a role in various learning situations such as distance learning which is talked about in chapter seven. The role of the internet in the classroom setting might be difficult to determine, so reading these chapters was extremely useful. Some of the main items of discussion are listed and described below. URLs- a url can identify much information about any given website. Roblyer and Doering say that "the last three letters in the address lline constitue what is called a domain designator, which typically indicates the type of content one would find at the website (Pg.216)."  Some examples of domain designators are .com, .gov, and .org. Search engines- just like learning how to use the card catalogue at the library can help you quickly and easily find one particular book out of a sea of titles, learning to use a search engine effectively can help people direct themselves to the specific information that they are looking for. The text states that there are two ways of using a search engine. These are subject index searches and keyword searches (page 219) Internet tools- Roblyer and Doering say the "most powerful uses of internet tools are for social networking and collaborating with others in many different locations (page 223)." The internet tool that I would choose to use in a classroom setting is ePortfolio. I like that, according to the text, the ePortfolio is "cleaner, more organized and more professional... (Page 224)." I would use ePortfolio.com or a similar site to allow students in an upper level art class to assemble their AP and/or college portfolios. These portfolios are critiqued by important decision-makers and need to look as polished and professional as possible. ePortfolio.com looks like a website that could help acheive those goals. Web based lesson- http://www.globalschoolnet.org seems like a good source for a web based lesson. The text says that the site is a "clearinghouse for more than 2,000 online collaborative projects, organized by topic, grade, and project date (Page 243)."  Favorite websites Voicethread.com- i think that voicethread is a great program. I already had the app on my ipad. It is listed in the book on page 240 in table 8.1. Voicethread is grouped into the electronic publishing genre of types and examples of web based lessons and projects. A teacher or student can use voicethread because it is a very simple app. It is also free! This application could be combined with websites like youtube.com or vimeo.com (listed as "Video and Photo-Sharing Communities" on page 225.) to reach students in the classroom or in a distance learning program. Kinderart.com-pg. 243 (inside chapter 8) says that kinderart has "how to lessons and activities."       This website would be grouped into web based lessons and projects. It is often hard to make lessons  for younger children that still teach the standards required by the state, so any resources that can assist in that are useful. Source: Roblyer & Doering. Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. 6th Ed. Pearson. 2013. Print.