Introduction

I'm looking forward to learning more about technology as my own 9-year-old knows more than me.  He's talking about building a server and I have no idea what he means.

I know, as a parent, I need to keep up with him to make sure he stays safe on the internet and to make sure that the FBI doesn't come knocking at my door because he's figured out how to hack into some secure place.  LOL!!!

I am a high school Reading Specialist and LOVE what I do!  I'd love to know how to make my Powerpoint presentations more interactive.  Any time I've been in a presentation with Ppts, I've always thought they were kind of boring, so mine probably are too.

I push into many different content courses to teach kids how to study and take tests, about the use of context clues and critical reading, and to do book talks, and for many other lessons.  I use Ppt to make my lessons a bit more colorful and reference some great websites like:  www.studygs.net  and www.quizlet.net

I also reference many useful videos from Youtube to introduce or reinforce a topic.  I am not too comfortable inserting them in my Ppt so I have to open a new window to click on when I am presenting.  It's a pain.

I like the blog feature for the interaction of this class, but I'm not so sure I'd use it for my job.  I think it could invite trouble when students can post anything they want.  I don't want to have to carry that responsibility and I don't have time to monitor it.

That's me and I'm happy to be learning more about the technology that scares yet intrigues me.