Monday, November 26, 2007


This video is a song about cell biology that is actually pretty entertaining. I think is started out as a class assignment and ended up on teacher tube. It is a good example of how students can use technology to learn content in subjects like science. You should take a minute and check it out.

This is a picture I found on creative commons that reminds me of my dog Haven. I adopted hear about three months ago from a humane society in Wyoming. She has been a great dog. Everyone should consider adoption if you are looking to add a new member to your family.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Introducing the Internet and Other Distance Learning Tools

In this chapter on the internet and distance learning I found it intersting that there is little variation in achievement from distance learning compared to traditional face-to-face learning. Although, there is years of research that confirm the effectiveness of some forms of distance learning. There also seems to be an increase of studies of strategies to use distance learning. This chapter provided a good overview of what distance learing is and how we can use it in the classroom. The section on how we can introduce the internet to our class will also be an effective tool for us. It shows how to use the internet and ways to keep our student from going to internet sites they should go to.