Social Bookmarking (NETS 1,3,4,5)

1. National Archives site: I looked at WWII posters and other propaganda and it was really interesting seeing all the ways they tried to recruit people for the military or to work in the factories while the original employees were gone. This resource, or any other primary resource, would be best in a classroom because that way you’re not getting second-hand information they may not be true.
2. I chose: gather and organize resource materials related to culturally diverse groups for use by school staff.; build and use a network of "natural helpers" at school and in the community; network with parent, family, minority community, and faith-based organizations concerned with the needs of diverse students. I chose these three areas because I am very organized and like to have materials on a topic, but I am also a people person and like to have peoples’ input on certain subjects that I do not know full well on my own.
3. I found a website by an author for kids books which contained activities for use in classrooms or with kids in general. It seemed interesting, fun and easy to maneuver. The reading level for the site was 3-6 grades.
4. I focused on an area that provided slide shows to assist teachers in different topics, and I chose this because it seemed like something that could be a usefull resource in the beginning of one’s teaching career, and it shows an example of how an experienced teacher would put together a presentation.
5. I learned that there are eight, possibly nine different intelligences that have been identified. I relate most to the “linguistic intelligence and the musical intelligence.
6. The lesson I chose is to help students learn about themselves as an individual and about independence. This is done through each student decorating a sheet of white paper with things about themselves that are different and unique, and when they are all done, they are taped together and the stripes are put on to make a flag. It shows that although everyone is different and unique as individuals, we can still unite and form a great union. I would use this activity for either a holiday like Flag Day or the 4th of July, or for when we were learning about the start of our nation and the Declaration of Independence. It could be a good activity for a lesson about culture and diversity as well.
7. I found that answers to the powder cocain/crack cocaine question interesting, and the answer to how many millionaires are in our country interesting. First of all, why is that the drug wealthy people use is somehow considered not as bad as the drug low-income people use? Shouldn’t all drugs be considered just as illegal? Second, why are there so many millionaires? If all these millionaires and multi-millionaires pooled some money together we could pay off all our state and federal debts!
8. My score on the quiz was 9 out of 10 (90%), which I think is pretty good. The question I got wrong was lame anyway ;-) I think we should teach students about netiquette because it helps them in their school work an it also will help them for when they are teens and adults using the internet and email consistently. Those are things that everyone should be educated about.