Blog post 5

I highly agree with the idea of using the Internet for student research. The Internet allows so much more information to be accessed that otherwise students wouldn't be able to find...and if they did, it would most likely take a long time. The Internet may be considered the "easy way out" but just because it's easier than looking up information in books doesn't make it wrong or "bad". It's not AS useful when you want students to look up primary documents or other certain information. It also tends to be easier to copyright from the Internet because you can just copy and paste information.

I'm actually a huge fan of using Wikipedia as a web-based resource for knowledge. Yeah it's true that almost anyone can post on Wikipedia, so the information may not be completely accurate, but for the most part it's really good. I think Wikipedia should be used as a sort of...outline for knowledge. Like it can help you get started and giving you new ideas to look up, plus at the bottom it usually provides a list of websites related to the topic.

I do have a few concerns when it comes to being a teacher who supervises technology. I feel like, at least when it comes to my computer, I am pretty familiar with it if something goes wrong. But sometimes something can go wrong and I have NO idea how to fix it. I don't want to be the teacher who has no clue when using the technology in the classroom, no matter what age/grade my students are in.