Alex+Riemann



1201109188 toc =Biography:=
 * Contact email: rmann16@ku.edu
 * Secondary History and Govt. Major
 * I am 22 years old
 * Hometown is Lansing, KS
 * I don't have a clue where I want to teach yet.
 * Worked with all the basic forms of Computer Technology ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, etc.) Also worked with a lot of ticketing systems.
 * I believe technology is extremely vital for the classroom because almost everything in our lives is or will center around technology. It will be important for students as well as teachers to know and have experience with different forms of technology. Also it just makes everyone's lives easier.
 * I'd like to learn more about imovie and different education programs.

=Assignments=

Web Exemplars
The way I found my websites was by entering Christopher Columbus in the Google search engine. I found one really good website as well as one horrible website.

The Horrible website http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdcolum.htm This Website called Garden of Praise was a horrible website that had a bad design. One of the major reasons I did not like this website was because it didn't offer a table of contents and it didn't let you click on a link to go further down the page. To find any information you just have to read the entire information that is only provided on one page. Also at the end of the website it offered a games link that would be very distracting for High School students. Also it didn't provide any bibliography information and it didn't seem very creditable. Also the site was just plain ugly.

The Good website http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.137 This website was created by the National Maritime Museum. This website offers a lot of information about Christopher Columbus but unlike the bad website it provides headings for different information and it provides links for you to jump ahead to the information you want. This site also provides a side bar of other information related to Christopher Columbus that the students might need or find informative. The website also provides pictures, facts and a bibliography. It also looks nice and easy to navigate.

1-28-08- Web Exemplars- Alex Riemann
Looking at Laura's good website and most of the others in the class there are obvious rules in distinguishing a good website. One of the most important rules is having a website that is easy for the students and teachers to navigate. Laura's encarta website is extremely easy to navigate and it outlines where certian information can be found. Another major rule that can be seen in the encarta website is it offers other helpful links and other places where you can find more or related information about Christopher Columbus. Also Laura's website looks perfessionally done and there a no major flaws in its design. I also agree with Laura that having a source for all the information on the website is important becuase the students will be using and trusting this information. Her encarta website not only provides sources but it also gives you a bibliography. I agree with pretty much everything Laura pointed out about her website and I would agree that it is a very good website for students needing information about Christopher Columbus.

2-22-08 Inspiration
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3-13-08 MY and Alissa's Wiki
Alex and Alissa's Wik