Response to Chapter Two

I signed up for a Google Account and added www.ufl.edu to my account. I now have a feed to the University of Florida News.

I evaluated the sites listed:

Initials	Credible?	Organization?	Updated?	Bias?	References?
STPNTO	No	Only Wild Haggins Conservation Society	Almost Daily	Yes	No
MLKJATHE	no	Not explicitly stated	Daily Discussion	Yes	Yes
DIFF	No	Not explicitly stated	No	Yes	Yes
AAE	No	Created by Teachers for Teachers	Last updated 6 months ago	Yes	No
HORITVE	No	No	Unclear	Yes	No (only links)
DMRD	No	US Environmental Access Center	Daily	Yes	Yes
TFHMP	No	RYT Hospital Dwayne Medical Center	Yes	Yes	Yes

All of these websites appear to be unreliable in some category.

The true World Trade Organizations website is www.wto.org

Web-Based Scavenger Hunt for 5^th Grade History. I found a plethora of websites that cover different types of history from Florida, the United States, World, etc. These websites many times are informational and provide ways to use the information in lessons. However, most often, the lessons promoted one of the keys to meaningful learning rather than them all. The teacher will have to use the information they are given and expand on the lesson to be sure that all four areas of meaningful learning are present.

Webquest (Kansai Quest): This student-centered website promoted cooperative learning when gathering data (students are graded on their ability to work in groups). Students are required to analyze and synthesize the information they gather. They are required to establish a page (open-ended). This website provided grading criteria for teachers.

Handhelds: The teacher was able to quickly gather information rather than going back to her desk and stop teaching. This allowed her to continue standing and directing the class. On here PDA she has access to a calendar, documents, and the internet. She also could use her PDA to use GPS. Normally, the little distractions due to poor planning or technical difficulties can be alleviated with the handheld computer.

I took the Zoomerang Survey.