I think the internet is very useful because there is just so much information out there for students. I think that anytime is good for a student. A lot of teachers dont like when students rely soley on the internet for recourses but I think as time progresses this is the most common form of research and database. I think that they should learn about what is reliable and what is not reliable so that they do not end up gullible to eveyrthing on the internet.

Some web based resources would be things such as gradebooks online where students and parents can check up on them whenever they feel its necessary. I think that dicusssion board and blogs are also helpful to students ebcause they can communicate effectively with others. Websites such as www.livejournal.com provide the means neccessary for students to network.

For the age range that I want to teach which is 3-4 I think that my supervising is going to have to be very careful. Students at this age are not totally aware of everything that can be done in a computer and I think at this age students are more prone to messing up the computer if they maltreat it. I think that its going to have to be one on one or a ratio of about 4 to 5 students per teacher.

As a teacher I dont think I would encourage outlines and stuff like that soley because my class is going to be a preschool class. If I had an older group of kids to teach I would encourage it for things such as essays, and tests that they would need to study for. I think programs like inspiration are very benefitial for this.

I think learning how to use a flow chart and learning to use inpriation is going to be very benefital for me. I think that it would help for things such as plans for the coming weeks and what kind of things teh children are learning.

One lesson plan I would create for my kindergarden class for them to learn their colors, is using the leap frog software. There are various subjects that are discussed in the software, but I would use the one that teachers about color. I would ask the school librarian, or the head of the computer lab to allow my class to come in and use the computer. I would probably do about 5 kids at a time because with an age group so young they need individual attention.

http://www.funlessonplans.com/ This webpage for lesson plans for early childhood seems to busy. When you first go to this webpage it seems to overwhelming. The colors all clash and it just seems as there is too much going on and that there is no way of finding what you really need. The links though are helpful because you can go on them and they will provide you with a lot of ideas for creating different activities for young children. The different pages are better set up and are easier to navigate through.

My teachers all throughout middle and high school always made sure that we did not plagarize, and would always remind us to cite any sources we use on any assignment. I remember my Government teacher found some plagarisim and highlighted it, found the website the student used, printed the article, highlighted there the same exact thing and turned it into the principal. This student did not pass the class, and since it was a requirement for graduation, was not allowed to graduate on time. I am going to be an earlychild hood teacher so I probably wont run into a problem of plagirism, but if that were ever the case I would probably handle it the same way my Government teacher did.

I have used MS Word as a student numerous of times since about fourth grade. Begining with that age, I was in the school's newspaper (although it wasn't much) and I used to use MS word for writing the articles that were assigned to me. I have also used them many times to write papers, or finish homework. I have seen my teachers use it for writing letters to take home to our parents, for creating quizes and tests and for creating notes. My eighth grade math teacher used to every day have a list of things to do and she would use MS word for those notes.

I will probably use MS Word as a teacher for also writing notes home, especially since I am going to be a pre school teacher. I would like for the parents to be aware oftheir students progress so I would probably have a lot of letters going home. I would also use it to create little quizes for the students and for probably even writing stories.

In this class I learned the header and footer thing. I have heard about that a lot but I never really knew what that was all about. I really didnt know what a header and a footer really were. After the assignment 2 I now know how to work one, and what it is useful for. I would always be so confused when I would have to write papers on how to include my name in every page without having to press 'enter' so many times for each page. But now I know