computer lab seating chart

I used microsoft word to create my seating chart. One benefit of using my tool is that it is a quick and easy tool to use. One limitation of using my tool to creating a seating chart is that it doesnt has at many features as other programs.

Assignment #5

Reginald Dowdell
Cat 200
New Computers

Our school has given us money in order to purchase new computers for our students. I recommend that we get the apple mac book pro. You can order it easily online from Best Buy for only 1,500 dollars. That is a great deal for a computer that fast pace and that new. The computer comes with most of the accessories that you normally would have to purchase aside on any other computer. It is efficient and very up to date so the students won’t get bored with it. It comes with a power cord and a Magsafe power adapter. It also comes with a cleaning cloth which you can use in case it gets dirty. It comes with a built in web time face cam as well as slot loading multi format Dvd/Cd Superdrive. It only ways 6 pounds so it can easily be moved. You will save money on having to buy a digital camera because it already comes with a built in camera. I recommend that we purchase speakers to go along with it, so everyone in the classroom can hear things at the same time, because the computer speakers won’t be loud enough. You can purchase Logitech S150 Usb Pc multimedia speakers for only 8 dollars which will save you a lot of money. The Mac Book Pro has a large amount of internal storage and moves at a fast pace, so there are no worries of it running slow. It comes with an anti virus disc to prevent any cause of the computer crashing. It comes with programs such as garage band that you can use to edit any kind of audio, and has a built in microphone so you can record all lessons. I think that this would be a good investment to the classroom and that the students as well as the teachers will benefit from it.

Assignment #1

Reginald Dowdell

07/3107/11

CAT 200

            I don’t have very much experience in teaching in a classroom setting. While being a student I’ve witnessed the use of educational technology. The most common one that was present was the use of the overhead projector. It was a fast, efficient way for the teacher to express her lesson without having to write it on the board, and at the same time all of the students could see it at once. Coming to college, I began seeing professors use integrity, which is a recording device that allowed professors to record the lessons so the students could go on e-learning and listen to it in case they missed class or notes. There are certain factors that can encourage or discourage the use of technology in a classroom setting. A way that it can discourage it, is that the students can become relaxed, therefore beginning to slip in their work. Getting comfortable knowing that teachers have programs such as integrity could cause students to stay at home rather than go to class. It can also be positive things, because it makes things easier on the teachers as well as the learners.  I feel that technology should be integrated into teaching and learning more at younger ages because technology changes so much and it would prepare kids better for their future. I would define educational technology as technology that is used to educate students. Technology’s role in teaching is major because without it I believe class will be boring and students wouldn’t get as much out of class. I think the media is the main factor that encourages technology in the classroom. Technology’s role in learning is to provide students with an interesting, new school, more efficient way of learning. The more technology in today’s world, the easier it will be on learners and teachers. It has helped me tremendously in the years that I have been in school.