Evaluating Internet Websites

There are so many websites out there on the internet, and so much information, which makes it hard to discern the accurate and "true" information with those that are fake and inaccurate. In most instances it takes deeper digging to find the truth, than the surface information that is given, but often times people only take the information at face value, citing a "lack of time". I too, often just take information at face value and don't dig any deeper.

It not only takes time to find a reliable source, but internet saavy. I never would have known to click the bottom of the page to find information about the author. Without knowing who the author is, it is hard to know whether the information is authentic. Therefore, I would not want my students to use it as a reliable source.

Google Earth

I use Google Earth all the time. It has so many functions that I use for different things just about every day. Sometimes I get directions, or just see what is around town.

I have done a couple projects with it for a few classes, and would definitely use it in my classroom. It makes the world so much more accessible for students. In my general science class last term, I did a project where I created an interactive map featuring tectonic plates, and underwater volcanoes. It was a great tool to not only learn the material, but presented it in a way that was both exciting and informative. I would highly recommend using Google Earth in the classroom because it is informative, fun and easy to use.

iMovie

I really enjoyed making our group's video advertisement for Blister Block. It was a lot of fun, and very easy to get creative. I wish we could have spent more time making videos, because there are so many things we could do with them!

Our group did have some difficulties, like transferring our first takes from the SD card of the camera to the computer. Unfortunately we had to re-shoot some video, but were able to make up ground. iMovie is pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it. I wish that we had made a few of our transitions a little slower, and played around with some of the features more, but overall I liked our project.