First off, Googling myself was fun. As it turns out, there is a famous song writer with my same name (Wind Beneath My Wings, anyone?) So, everything that came up for "Julie Gold" had to do with that woman, and not me. whew! Though I guess now that I've made a web page using the Google page maker, that there might be an entry for me. I'm okay with that though.
I had a lot of fun making my google web page. I've been wanting to make myself a website for a long time, but never got around to it. The primary purpose of this site is to inform future employers and parents about me. Perhaps later on down the line, I'll make a more class specific site to actually use when I teach. When that happens, I'll simply just create a link from my current site to my new one! I'm having a little too much fun with this I think.
The only problem I had was on my "pictures" page. All the pictures loaded up right underneath the previous one, and I couldn't move them around to where I wanted them to be. So if anyone knows how to fix that problem, let me know!
Over the next few weeks, I'll definitely be adding more to my site, as well as try to make it look a little more put together.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
ESL Resources
I decided to pick option #3 for this assignment, as finding resources for teaching ESL will come in handy for me in the future. I have to admit that I got a little frustrated finding ESL sites to subscribe to, as many of the great sites that I found, did not include an RSS feed. I even thought about trying to make my own RSS feed, but I'm not that advanced yet.
At anyrate, I found three sites that gave a lot of information on helping students learn English as a second language, especially for children. One of my favorite sites that did not have an RSS feed even offered some ESL song to help children learn English. The ones that I did fine however, had worksheets, sample Lesson Plans, and links to other sites that would help as well.
English Forums
had many places for people to go and ask for help, such as forums for vocabulary and grammar, as well as a forum for common idioms used.
Teach ESL For Kids
was a great site for teachers and parents looking for information on any and all facets of ESL. It even had links to some of my favorite ESL sites, such as Dave's ESL Cafe.
ESL for Adults
is actually a blog, but it offered a lot of great resources for adults learning ESL and had links to many other great sites.
All three of these sites would offer me as a teacher a great place to find worksheets and other teaching materials for my classes. It would also give me a place to send parents and students if they are having trouble or just would like some extra support in learning English. I think having these sites as resources for my teaching is great, as I know that there are many other people in my position that can help me with my classes and with individual students that might need a little extra attention.
At anyrate, I found three sites that gave a lot of information on helping students learn English as a second language, especially for children. One of my favorite sites that did not have an RSS feed even offered some ESL song to help children learn English. The ones that I did fine however, had worksheets, sample Lesson Plans, and links to other sites that would help as well.
English Forums
had many places for people to go and ask for help, such as forums for vocabulary and grammar, as well as a forum for common idioms used.
Teach ESL For Kids
was a great site for teachers and parents looking for information on any and all facets of ESL. It even had links to some of my favorite ESL sites, such as Dave's ESL Cafe.
ESL for Adults
is actually a blog, but it offered a lot of great resources for adults learning ESL and had links to many other great sites.
All three of these sites would offer me as a teacher a great place to find worksheets and other teaching materials for my classes. It would also give me a place to send parents and students if they are having trouble or just would like some extra support in learning English. I think having these sites as resources for my teaching is great, as I know that there are many other people in my position that can help me with my classes and with individual students that might need a little extra attention.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Intro Blog
Hello Everyone, and welcome to my blog! Over the next few weeks, I plan on using my blog for a few different things; First and foremost, I'll be using the blog to record my thoughts on the new interweb technologies that I'll be learning, so that I can remember what works for me (and how it works exactly) as well as what doesn't. I also plan on looking at other teachers' blogs to see how they are using technology in the classroom, and comment on their usage here in my own personal forum. If over the next few weeks I come up with my own ways to use these technologies in the classroom, I will definitely be making mini-lesson plans and recording them here. And one day, if I ever get an interview to be a real teacher, I intend on using this blog as proof that I am proficient in using technology effectively in the classroom.
I am especially interested in Alternative Education (also known as adult ed), so over the next few weeks, I'll be trying to focus on how to use this sort of technology in schools that might not be well equipped with computers, or who serve a poorer student population that might not have access to technology out of the classroom. In addition to alt. ed., my teaching major is English and my minor ESL, so I'll be on the lookout for ways to incorporate computer applications into both of these areas. As a person who loves working with interactive technology to create fun and unique projects that incorporate a number of mediums, I really hope to gear my future lesson plans towards the utilization of interactive technologies.
The first useful teaching blog that I found called, ESL Thoughts off of the Teacherlingo blog space, had a ton of great ideas for a classroom of ESL students, and even for students that speak English as a native language at a lower level. One of his ideas was using the free web application, Skype, to connect students in different countries. I have used Skype to talk to a number of my friends overseas, and it is one of the most amazing applications ever. I would have never thought to use it in a classroom though! I'll be going back to this guy's site a lot.
The next teaching blog that I found was Mrs. Condra's Blog
There was a lot of useful information in this blog for this woman's class, which I thought was really great. However, I had a big problem with the layout of the blog, it was just too cluttered and it was sort of hard to get all the information out of it. This blog is a great example of what I'd like to do for my classes, which it to make everything available for them online (assignments, due dates, etc.) but it showed me the importance of a clear and understandable layout.
I am especially interested in Alternative Education (also known as adult ed), so over the next few weeks, I'll be trying to focus on how to use this sort of technology in schools that might not be well equipped with computers, or who serve a poorer student population that might not have access to technology out of the classroom. In addition to alt. ed., my teaching major is English and my minor ESL, so I'll be on the lookout for ways to incorporate computer applications into both of these areas. As a person who loves working with interactive technology to create fun and unique projects that incorporate a number of mediums, I really hope to gear my future lesson plans towards the utilization of interactive technologies.
The first useful teaching blog that I found called, ESL Thoughts off of the Teacherlingo blog space, had a ton of great ideas for a classroom of ESL students, and even for students that speak English as a native language at a lower level. One of his ideas was using the free web application, Skype, to connect students in different countries. I have used Skype to talk to a number of my friends overseas, and it is one of the most amazing applications ever. I would have never thought to use it in a classroom though! I'll be going back to this guy's site a lot.
The next teaching blog that I found was Mrs. Condra's Blog
There was a lot of useful information in this blog for this woman's class, which I thought was really great. However, I had a big problem with the layout of the blog, it was just too cluttered and it was sort of hard to get all the information out of it. This blog is a great example of what I'd like to do for my classes, which it to make everything available for them online (assignments, due dates, etc.) but it showed me the importance of a clear and understandable layout.
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