Shala+Dodd



==Hi! My name is Shala Dodd and I am a senior at Clemson University. I am majoring in Elementary Education. This semester I will be doing my internship with Mrs. Ragsdale's third grade class at East End Elementary school. ==

== I feel like I am very technologically literate. I know a lot about the Windows operating system and I am learning about the Mac OS. I also feel like I am quick to learn how to fix something wrong with computers and I learn how to use a new piece of equipment rather quickly. ==

== The School District of Pickens County has a contract with Promethean for the Promethean boards. The classroom that I am doing my internship in does have a Promethean board in it and I am excited to be able to use it. ==

==One thing that I found interesting and valuable on the Edutopia website were the blogs that were available to educators. They would be a good source of ideas and new information for beginning teachers. I also like how they have a separate blog for just Elementary Education. == == ==

Math Extension Idea == ===**For my math instruction extension, I think it would be good to extend upon my multiplication lesson that I taught to my class. I would like to either find a website that used manipulatives to help students learn multiplication, or create an interactive Hershey Chocolate Bar that my students could use. This extension could be used during the lesson or for the students to use during their "free work period" in the mornings for extra practice. I would have a work page at the math station that would have several mathematics problems that range in the degree of thought that the students will have to use to solve the problem that the students would do using the specified interactive website.**===

**Reflection:**
 I really liked the science workshop. I thought that it was presented in a way to give us insight into how their students are taught on a daily basis. I also liked how the presenters gave us several examples of their students' work so that we could see how much they gained from the teachings. This presentation fit perfectly into what we have been learning in our science methods course and our technology course. It is the epitome of inquiry learning. I learned that even if you do not have the "right" equipment, you can improvise to still make the experiment work. After viewing the presentation, I hope to be able to teach science to my students in the same way. I think that it makes the content and learning process so much more meaningful to their lives. 

**Website Reviews:** 1. Biology4Kids [] This site provides detailed science content for learners of all ages. You can choose to go on a site tour which will lead you through generalized information about science in general. You can also choose to go to several sister sites or click on intext links. I would use this web site to supplement my instruction and to help the students when they are doing research projects. 2. Cyber Treehouse [] This site is extremely kid friendly. I like how it gives the students several ways to learn about being safe on the internet. The students can play different games and watch educational videos. I plan to use this website to educate my students about being safe when on the computer. I will show it to them before I let them get on the internet for the first time so that there will be no questions about what is right and wrong when on the computer.