My EDM 310 Blog Assignments are Now Complete

I was really excited when I discovered this class was not going to be the same as all of my previous computer classes. I have learned about Microsoft programs so many times that I could puke! Before this class I used g-mail but I had no idea of the other types of things the Google offered. All of the spreadsheet and document things we learned on Google were all new to me. I also learned that web pages were easy to create and fun to create. I will totally use this experience when I have a class of my own. I am now also sold on Mac and I know that was not the purpose of Dr. Strange but it's all his fault.

I hope everyone had a great time in the class. I have a great time spending my Monday evenings with all of you. I hope to see you again in future classes. I know we will all enjoy our paths to becoming teachers.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a web based "encyclopedia" that anyone can edit. Apparently this guy Virgil Griffith has come up with a new product called the Wikipedia Scanner that can trace the edits to the IP address they were made from. So what that means is you can download this scanner and then see who edits and what they edit. This is a good thing for maybe discouraging companies from posting false information.
I've been to Wikipedia many times, I have never really trusted the information that I have found. It was however a good place to start researching subjects. If I find something interesting I will cross reference it with other databases(that are accurate.)Also most of Wikipedia does show references, simply check the reference to see if it is a trusted source.

Growth vs Fixed

The video podcast was about students with either a fixed thought of intelligence or a thought of growth of intelligence. The women speaking was discussing what both terms meant. A student with a fixed basically feels they are born with a specific intelligence. A student with who believed in the growth felt that through learning intelligence is gained. She then discussed how growth class made student excel more than student who were just taught study skills.
I think that with teaching it is important to let students know that learning is the key. No matter what your dealt in the nature of things if you don't nurture by learning and working your brain you will be left with not much. I definitely believe that we grow with what we learn. I also feel that older people should be more aware of this. Most people don't realize when you stop using your brain it doesn't work as well. This is an important subject and I intend on passing it on to my students.