Week 10

I found Dr. Alice Christie's web site to be incredibly helpful to me as a future teacher. She provides information to help teachers become technologically literate. She has information on many topics, some include photography,using a GPS, podcasting, and internet safety. I enjoyed the photography section because I love to take pictures, but I believe that the searching the web section would be the most beneficial to me as a teacher.
In the searching the web section she list search engines and subject directories for students, as well as parents and teachers. Instead of the students just searching on Google, she has a section on kids search engines, some include ask for kids,kids click, and Yahoo kids, which are all search engines just for kids, so they get information on a kids level.The internet is a great way to do research, but it is important that you know where to look for the information, and are able to trust the sites that you are getting the information from. In the searching the web section, Dr. Christie also includes an Online Researching Resources, which includes databases, encyclopedia and almanacs, web cam directories, virtual field trips, and ask an expert directories, which can be used by students, parents, and teachers as well. The virtual field trip section was interesting to me because you can take your students on a field trip around the world,while they are siting in the classroom.