IGoogle is also new to me! I came across it this semester in my Educational Media class where we had an assignment with it. I found this application to be very useful for the classroom. In iGoogle you can add RSS feeds, and gadgets that relate to any subject. This can be useful to the class because the teacher can add different gadgets that relate to the class. For example my iGoogle home tab has online grammar, ask a word, word of the day, and etc.. These are not the only gadgets that would be available to my students because I also have different pictures of the day, current moon phase, and a couple different RSS feeds for students to look at along with three other tabs that contain more gadgets.
The iGoogle application like the blog can also be a good source of homework. As a teacher I could assign a homework assignment asking for the word of the day or the phrase of the week. It also is another great appendage of the classroom giving the students an educational outlet to their technology addiction! Students would be able to go to the iGoogle of their class and learn while they are at home on the Internet!
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A Bit About Me
My name is Jessica Kiser and I first realized that I wanted to be an educator my senior year of high school. That year I was inspired by three of my teachers; Ms. Milam (my art teacher), Mrs. Brew (my technology teacher), and Ms. Muller (my French teacher) their compassion and drive to help us learn along with their creativity made me realize that I too wanted to help high school students to better themselves through education. Since then I have been working towards an education degree.I started my college education at Georgia State where I majored in Art Education. I transferred from there after completing my Sophomore year to the University of South Alabama where I changed my major to Secondary Education English/Language Arts. I have always loved both of these subjects and I believe that my short education in art will ultimately help me in my English classes.I believe that high school education goes beyond what students learn in the classroom. In my opinion the some of the most important lessons learned in school come from the teachers. If a teacher truly cares and wants to help their students then I feel that the students learn better and also become better people to go out into and lead the world.
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