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In Chapter two there was a lot of information presented dealing with the Internet. The Internet is the best part of computers I think but I still had a lot to learn about in this area. There are three kinds of hyperlinks: Target, Relative, and Absolute. I also never heard of Internet 2 , and apparently it is used in over 200 universities around the country. The chapter also talked about discussion boards which I think are very useful in schools today. Internet security was also a hot topic that has been in the news a lot recently. Kids think they are safe on the internet but they arents with all the predators out there and you really have to be careful who you talk to and what you make available to the general public. The internet can be a very sketchy place.
I have learned much more about MS Word since last week. I couldnt believe that there were 120 questions on the training but there are so many tools and gadgets on this program that I have never used before. Like I always thought you had to check grammer and spelling at the end of your paper, but I now know you can set it up so that the computer checks it as you type. This is a very useful tool that I will definitly use in the future.
Today in my Intro to Education class we were suppose to watch a clip off the internet, but my teacher didnt know how to find the clip and get it to play. She said she was very bad with technology and asked if anyone could help. One of the students raised her hand and showed her how to find the website quickly without looking through hundreds of websites. This really showed me how important it is to know how to use computers in the classroom. Once she found the clip she couldn't get the volume to increase on the website so again two students had to assist her. I just sat there and thought about this class and how I hope I will never have to admit to not knowing anything about computer while asking my students to help me.