Mrs. Schoenthaler’s Classroom

Overall, I like my website. However, I would like to change some things. I would like to add a background to make it a little more colorful. I also would like to change some pages. I didn’t have time to change a lot of things but this will be a work in progress. I would like to add more things for my parents and I would like to get my resume and philosophy posted. I would also like to add some class pictures from my internship. Developing a website is a work in progress and it requires time. I really like the colors I have chose and when Christmas is over I will be adding some new teacher templates. I loved creating the website and now that I have the hang of it, I will be editing and revising it. I also like the buttons and I love the pictures. I would also like to add some animated graphics (I haven’t figured out how to do this yet but I will). Take a look www.joleens.info

My three most favorite teacher websites are http://www.fairpoint.net/~ksstockton/Sharon%20Stockton%20Website/

I really liked Sharon’s website. The colors are very eye pleasing and not too busy. The buttons are also the same size. I also like her title.

http://scatcat.fhsu.edu/~lmshaw/

I also liked Laura’s website. I am a woman so I look for things that are pleasing to the eye and organized. I also like simple pages and those that are not too busy. Good Job Laura! I really like all the things that she included on her website and it definitely gave me some ideas.

http://biebs.no-ip.org/paul/final%20website.eZediaQTIW/final%20website/index.html

Last but not least, I really liked Paul’s website. I love love love the picture of the computer. Students would find this fun. His website is simple but includes many different things. I like how he has his buttons arranged and I love his pages.

I would have to say my favorite podcast presenter was Kevin Honeycutt. I really enjoyed listening to his analogies. He is always comparing things in education with things that happen in life. He has a sense of humor and I like the fact that his pod-casts are video. I find it interesting that he pod-casts while driving! I would really like to see him speak in person. I also like the fact that his pod-casts are not long because I think when you get too long of pod-casts people tend to loose attention and that is my problem. Sweet and to the point is what I am after and I think Kevin does a nice job here.

There are two tools that I can think of that I will continue to use personally. I plan on using the Google calender and notebook. I am going to me student teaching next semester and my schedule will be very busy. I want a way to keep my self organized and be able to access my calender from anywhere. I also plan on using the notebook to help me while I am researching things for class. I will I would have known about this earlier as it would have saved me a lot of time. I like the fact that I can share the notebook and can access it from anywhere. I will also be using my website personally as I want prospective employers to view it. This might help me land that perfect job!

There are many tools that I will keep using and use in the future. One tool I will keep using is the toondoo. This is a cool tool that I can use has a fun way to create concepts for my students to learn. I would also like for them to create a story using this tool. I know this is something students would purely enjoy. I am student teaching next year and I hope to use it in the classroom. A tool that I will use in the future is podcasting. I would like to podcast some of the things in my classroom and then post it on my website. I would like to post reminders and lessons. I think it would help those students that need to listen to the lesson as a reinforcement or re-teaching. It would also allow parents to listen and provide them with the knowledge to help their children. I will definitely use my website now and in the future. I am going to continue updating it so that prospective employers can view it. I will also use it in my classroom. It can provide a wealth of information to parents, students, and even other educators. I also will continue to use voice thread. I plan on using this during student teaching and when I am teaching my science unit. What do you think? Do you have any suggestions? There are so many cool tools to mention and I know I have forgotten to mention them.

This course has been full of many learning experiences. My big AHA moment was when I finally posted my website. I have always wondered how people created their websites and what the process was. I finally found out in this course. It is truly amazing and I am going to keep building my website. My second aha moment was when I finally created a movie and figured out how to make the buttons visible. I also had trouble with the sound and once I figured this out, I had a wonderful story about Figbert. The third thing I learned about was the new cool tools from the K-12 conference. My most favorite tool is toondoo. I love this tool and I will use it to teach my students. I am also going to show my mentor teacher how to use it. I also found the virtual field trip interesting. I used voice thread to make my virtual field trip and this was really cool. I will be teaching a unit on the solar system and I am going to have my students use this tool to present the phases of the moon. They will be teaching each other as well as themselves. Another aha moment was when I discovered all the possibilities with podcasting. You can even use your own cell phone to podcast! In my mind, I was thinking okay it would awesome to be able to podcast but how much does it cost? Well, all you need is a cell phone and most people have them.