Today, as I was strolling around the library while my eighth grade class was researching databases for their upcoming paper assignment, of course I noticed that quite a few were off topic. Some were looking up random google information, some were checking e-mail, and one believe it or not was monitoring and adjusting his own website. A very professional looking one with colors, graphics, special affects, links, to make a long story short, more than I would have thought an 8th grader would be capable of creating.
As has been said many times in my technology class, by the time the semester is over, what we will have learned may be obsolete. Thus, I feel that in order to keep up with students like this, it is important to know where to find out how to do things like podcasts, blogging, building websites for the class, etc.
Here are some options:
This is a website that will help you to find other websites that are favorite resources of the Eductaion World Tech Team! With so many internet resoucers out there for teachers, sometimes it can get overwhelming and difficult to find what you are looking for, but these sites should help narrow down the broad expanse of choices. Also click on the picture above and it will take you to a technology tuorial...
Tech Tip:
From A to Z in WordSort data with Microsoft Word
"To alphabetize a list you've typed in Word, make sure you typed each list item on a separate line (i.e. clicked Enter/Return between items). Then click Table > Sort and OK. If text other than the list appears on your page, highlight the list before sorting."
"To alphabetize a list you've typed in Word, make sure you typed each list item on a separate line (i.e. clicked Enter/Return between items). Then click Table > Sort and OK. If text other than the list appears on your page, highlight the list before sorting."
Voila! you've just alphabetized something!
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