Website Evaluation

 For my website evaluation project, I chose to evaluate a site called The Art of Ed.  It is a great resource for art teachers for lesson plans and information on classroom management.  The project shed a lot of light on the process of evaluating a website. The checklist showed all of the criteria that a "professional" website would contain.  It really makes me think twice about what kind of websites I will use as a resource in the future. It is important for me as a future teacher to be able to discern a website with factual information from one that is full of misinformation. I will certainly be using this check list as a resource whenever I come across a site whose credibility is questionable.

Course Expectations

From this course, I hope to gain a better understanding of how to use technology in the classroom.  Hopefully I can use a technology skill set to help my students learn and explore the exciting world of art. I would also like to establish in this class an interactive website that I can use in my future classroom. I'm excited about the opportunities that having a teaching website provides for connecting with the parents and students. In addition, I can imagine myself sharing through the web site great works of art, links to museums, and even power point slides used in class with students. I am also hoping to learn how to use the interactive whiteboard, as I see it being a great resource for the art room.

Lauren

Welcome to My Blog!

Hello Everyone!

My name is Lauren Bubulka and I am an Art Education student at the University of Tennessee. Welcome to my blog. This blog will be where I can reflect on the trials, tribulations and triumphs of learning how to use technology in the classroom. Stay tuned for the exciting next episode.... :)