Website Making anyone?

Last class I attempted to make my first ever website!! It was actually really hard for me just to insert a map on my blog. I know things will become a little more challenging as I try to improve my website but I am determined to get it!! I am really excited about learning about this so that I can make class websites. I really think this will help me bring technology into the classroom. :) I hope I can get the steps down now so I can use them in the future.

Copyright Laws. . .do you like them?

Yesterday in class we learned about copyright laws. As we were talking about them my first impressions were to think that they were dumb rules that make using information from the internet difficul and harmful to the user or borrower if they are ignorant of copyright laws. However, as we continued discussing them, I realized that it is important to remember the people who put their stuff on the internet. Don't they want credit for their creative work? Even if it is just a dumb u-tube movie, someone still had to think it up and put it together; it's still theirs. As we think of bigger things, like movies and songs, those producers and artists are making those as their profession. . copyright laws protect their hard work and efforts from people unwilling to pay those who help entertain them. I know I am guilty of watching movies and taking music that is not mine to take but after having this lesson I think I will really try to make sure I am getting things of the internet responsibly so I can respect the creative minds that make the information and entertainment possible.

New Websites

I loved the websites we looked at in class today!! Especially Zotero.org. I am an English minor and that website will be so helpful for me for when I need to write papers. I think it will also be helpful when making lesson plans for PE so if there is a good article to use for references it can be saved on the site. I also really enjoyed finding out that youtube is good for more than watching hilarious video's. It actually has some helpful stuff on it. I hope I can learn to use these sites effectively.

In class last Thursday, I attempted to create my first blog. It was a frustrating experience since I usually do not understand technology very well. Our computers were not working and so in class instruction was difficult. Hopefully it gets easier as we go.

First day of IPT

Today I realized that I am not as technology savvy as I thought. It was extremely difficult for me to put it together.