Tammy McGuirk's Blog – March 2009 Archive (2)

I think it is very important to have guidelines in the classroom for the use of technology. This isn't just to prevent the kids from doing something bad, but it also lets them know that sometimes you accidently go to an inappropriate website and it informs the kids what to do from there. However, sometimes kids can abuse technology and it can be harmful to the other kids in the classroom. For example, a kid can type something mean about another kid and either show it to other kids or they could… Continue

I loved this activity. It was really fun to write about my friends and family. There really wasn't anything hard about this assement. There are many ways you can use this in a lesson. You could have kids use it, similar to how we did, and they can describe themselves and the different part of their lives so the teacher can get to know them. You can also use this program any time you wanted to make a web about whatever it is that your studying at that time.