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My all time favorite application for microsoft is PowerPoint. I always get excited when i have to make one for a class. To me it is fun making them. I love the different features that the program comes with, it is almost like your making your own mini movie. I know it takes a long time to create one project from powerpoint, especially if you use features like animation and sounds. Every now and then when i am in class i always wonder why teachers don't spruce up there powerpoint presentations, but then i think back to all the ones i have made and although they may be fun, they are very time consuming.

I always love to learn new things about powerpoint and what you can do with it. I just recently learned how to set automatic timing for slides, so you dont have to click the mouse when going through the slide show. I know that in my classroom i will use many powerpoints, and assign many powerpoint projects!

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There is a section in chapter 1 of our book that discusses the reason for technology in education. This section really stood out to me because i immediatly thought of my parents and grandparents....actually just anyone who is a lot older than myself. In the book it says "Educators are beginning to recognize that they must teach students, the future learners and citizens of society, using current technologies so that these students will be comfortable using future technologies. I firmly agree with this statement. I felt that my high school was not as technologically advanced as other schools. I have many friends who still have no idea how to create a powerpoint, which i think is a basic tool on computers. Technology is going to continue to grow and become more advanced, and children need to be able to grow along with it.

I would not say i have any new skills yet with computers, but a new thing for me is the blog. I have never used one before and i really like it. It is definetly a different way to turn in assignments. I think it would be good to use in a classroom because kids like any excuse to get on a computer.

I do not have any interesting information to share right now. I went camping in 30 degree weather this weekend, which i recommend not doing! So needless to say i am feeling under the weather!

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I use technology a lot in my life. My prior experience with it ranges from every day electronics like televisions to computers. I would say that i am pretty good with technology and if there is something i do not know i can figure it out quickly. I am on my laptop everyday, maybe even too much. I probably wouldn't know what to do without technology.

In this class i hope to learn ways to teach using technology. I think it is a fun and different way to catch a classes attention.

I think that using blog as a learning style is different and fun. Kids today seem less interested with school and more intrested with electronics and video games. Getting kids to complete an assignment through the internet is a fantastic idea! I have never used a blog before but i like it better than turning in a written assignment!