REFLECTION #3 (UEN pt.1)

WHAT:
In class this week we were learning the basics of UEN and what it had to offer. We were able to set up our own UEN personal and public pages. Our homework is to play around on UEN and to add an "about me" paragraph.

SO WHAT:
I think that this website is very useful because it offers so much. There are different activities that you can have the children do, lessons plans you can teach to the children, different curriculum's, etc. There is so much useful information that is website offers. I think that it is going to be very useful when I become a teacher because I am going to be able to give my students/parents access to my public UEN page, and they will be able to access information about me, my classroom, certain websites I bookmark, and assignments. These tools are very helpful in staying organized within your classroom, and also keeping your information organized for your student's parents. I also think it would be very handy for your colleagues to have access to because they would be able to get a hold of information such as certain websites, documents, etc. This would be a lot more convenient for them to get this information off this website rather than in hand.

I think that this is going to change the way we collaborate because just like I said above all information is going to be accessed online. I think it is very handy to be able to get information online, maybe that you have missed or lost from before. I think it would be more convenient as a teacher because you could just tell your students, colleagues, and student's parents to go to your website and access the information there. How nice would that be?!

NOW WHAT?:
I think that learning this information will change the type of teacher I am by making my classroom more technology based, and also helping me be more organized. This website will also help my students be able to access the information I need them to more conveniently. I think it is very important to make sure the information that you want your class to know is easy to get a hold of because not only is it better for you but it is better for the people around you.

I know that when I become a teacher I am going to have my children do some of the fun activities that UEN has to offer on their website. There was a lot of very informational/fun activities that I was able to find and play around with. I think that it would be fun for the children but also very informational at the same time. This would help them "WANT" to learn. I believe that this website is going to be very useful. Especially how it posts the different curriculum of all the ages. This will help keep me and my colleagues on top of what we need to be teaching to our students. Another thing that I love about this site it is there for everyone to access which makes it very handy for me, as a teacher. I really am glad that we were able to set up our own private/public pages. I can't wait to learn more about UEN this week in class!