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= = =Background Information=
 * Email: aram01@ku.edu
 * Secondary History and Special Ed Major
 * I am a Junior from Eden Prairie, Minnesota
 * I would like to teach either in the Lawrence area, or back in Minnesota

=Technology= =Assignments=
 * I have used most basic forms of technology
 * I think technology is important in the classroom because it provides all types of learners with different ways to recieve information
 * My horror story about technology: lightening once hit my house, and we lost everything
 * Technology I would like to learn about would be iMovie, and different educational programs I can use in the classroom

Web Exemplars
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109621/Christopher-Columbus I chose this site as my good exemplar. I picked this site because the information came from a reliable source, it contained big print, and had links to unfamiliar people to avoid confusion. I think that these are all really important things because small print in very hard to read on a computer, especially when it is a long article. I also think links to unfamiliar people can be helpful if the student has never heard of that person.

http://www.columbusnavigation.com/v2.shtml I chose this as my bad exemplar. I picked this site for a variety of reasons. The first being the layout of the site. The width of the text is way too big, and it would be easy for a student to lose his/her place. The second reason I chose this site is the background picture and the map. The map has no border and just blends in with the background. The background itself is too buisy, and the graphics make the text really hard to read.

To find these sites I searched google, and looked for reliable sources with key words relating to what I was looking for.

1-30-08 -Web Exemplars- Alissa Ramsay
I agree with Carolyn's criteria for what makes a good website. The ability to easily navigate the site is very important for both the teacher and the student. I also agree that the reliability of the source is extremely important. The teacher should always read the website before presenting it to his/her students to make sure it comes from a credible source and is age appropriate.

I disagree with a few who cited wikipedia as their bad source. While it is true that anyone can edit the page, I think it it a good website to perhaps introduce students who had no prior knowlede on a topic. I also agree that http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml is a poorly designed site. It would be very distracting for students, and possibly difficult to locate the information they are trying to find.

Inspiration


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Wiki Assignment
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