Blog #13 Databases

Reading 1:
Wow! I saw that this was written in 1999. So why is it that, these programs have been over for a while, and we don’t hear about them? A lot of this seems, and will be very useful when we become teachers. Especially when it comes to calendars and schedules. Then for high school, it will work really well with group projects. Instead of always having to send it as an attachment. Attachments are sometimes to big, which then leads you to having to break up the whole thing.

Reading 2:
This was an interesting reading. This was a fun and more organized way to gather information. It was neat how you could put in pictures and stuff to. If the teacher has the student gather the information from the data sheets that she prints out, then all the students have to do is gather the information and then write it down on their sheets, and then turn it back in. That makes it educational for the students, and easier on the teacher. Its starting to seem as the generations go on, the more organized the younger ones are trying to be. This is a great way of doing so.

Reading 3:
This is like the data base we used in class, where you can enter time, numbers, letters, names, even gender. The check boxes would be used for real easy yes no questions. From this one question, it would be really easy to add on another field to get that yes no question more into depth. This is a great way for the students to work together and brainstorm and figure out if all of their ideas tie together. When you use programs like this it is easy to easy to add and remove a category if it doesn’t tie with the rest of the assignment.

The Use of Databases in Education:
This is the best and easiest way to organize data. The organization is the best part. It makes it so easy to get information. From fields, categories, and subcategories, its all there. It also makes it easier for the teacher. Depending on the assignment, sometimes the teacher can even print out the worksheets from the data base, and then just have the students research and gather information. Then when the teacher collects is they can just put it in the database themselves and view it to all of the students. I really enjoyed the data base program that we used in class. It wasn’t boring like some programs can be. You could add colors and pictures to it. It was also nice to see the different ways that you could arrange the data. I definitely plan on using this database in my classroom when it is appropriate because of the fact that is fun, colorful, and most importantly easy!

Blog 11

Before last class, I didn't know about Wikis. I did know that there was something called wikipedia, and in fact I have used it for little research assignments. I thought it was really funny how you can actually see where there are people arguing because they didn't agree on the same thing and just had totally different opinions. This is just one of those things that you shouldn't be looking at if you get offended easily. It's a public website and everyone and anyone can read it, and even change it. Personally, I think this is the best cite for sciences and technology, since these are the main subjects that are constantly changing.
Filamentality was a fun assignment to work on. A bit frustrating, at times, but overall fun and pretty easy. Click on the link below and check it out. The student worksheet to do with this was also really fun. I can't wait to do my own for my class. http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listwatercycs.html