excel and the cross word

So I have been trying to load a snapshot of my crossword that I have made on excel and the one that I made on edhelper.com only to have a screen pop up telling me I am doing something wrong and that the file cannot be uploaded or copied. UGH!! Sometimes technology doesn't always work the way we want it to.

Vocabulary for Curriculum
Using excel would be a fun way for students to learn their curriculum. As long as they had a teacher modeled lesson until they mastered working on their own. I however took several hours trying to figure it out even with using a You Tube video helping me out. There is something that has to be said for having a person teaching you or modeling for you in person. I do have to say that the excel was difficult at first for me to get going. It's frustrating when you have never done something before. Once I Began to get the idea it got easier, but I do have to say that the edhelper site made it much easier to develop and quicker. I have to say it is nice to know that I as a teacher have the ability to save time and develop a cross word quickly, but also, I have learned how to help my students learn and be active in their learning process. All thanks to Dr. S and this course.

SLIDEROCKET

This new site that our professor has had us check out is pretty neat. Sliderocket is a great site and I cannot wait have mote time to really get into the uses. From what I have been able to use I find that it is easy to use and has many tools for creating some great slides and posting them for others to view. So check it out and give it a try.

technology in the classroom

So I have been reading about all this technology in the classroom and how text books of the future are going to be on the computer and virtually take over traditional text books. Okay the idea sounds great but how can school districts assume that all children and households have a computer. Is this going to be a new requirement for parents to have to supply a computer for their child to attend school? What about the parents that cannot afford a computer?

I'm sure then the next answer will be, well then that student can stay after school and use the computers in the library, well sometimes children cannot stay after. I am not at all saying that this is a bad idea, but all factors need to be addressed and understood. Assumptions cannot be made if we are to make sure students are successful.