Chapter 5 discussed websites and their effectiveness quite a bit. I never really considered the layouts, graphics, flow, and information that each website delivers (or tries to). I know that when I am browsing for information, there are websites that I don't even view for five seconds because I am either bored, confused, overwhelmed, or just dissatisfied. On page 116 in Transforming Learning With Technology, the text gives six questions to ask yourself when you see a webpage: Is there an overload of information? Are there a lot of media techniques used? Do the graphics overload the webpage? Even though you are always encouraged to not judge a book by it's cover, when looking at a webpage... it's important to do just that!

Another topic that is I chose to discuss is cyberbullying, since it is always current and relatable. When I think of cyberbullying, I envision some type of chat room with a person or two pick on someone else in the chat room. According to page 122 of the Transforming Learning With Technology website, cyberbullying is defined as willful and repeated harm through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic equipment. There are laws in place for cyberbullying, and is treated as a very serious offense.

The third concept that stood out to me was the amount of domain endings there are. I usually only come across .com, .net, .edu, and .org. I had never heard of a website ending in .biz, but it makes sense to use it when you are selling items so that people are aware it won't be a regular website they're visiting.

Chapter three discusses active learning which is when students are physically and cognitively involved in the learning process. Instead of sitting and listening to an instruction, lesson, or lecture, students are jumping right in and comparing ideas. I feel that it is so much more beneficial to get out of the classroom and into a new learning environment. Applying a lesson to an activity outside could resonate with a student more than reading about that very same lesson.

Another concept that stood out to me was online learning. Children have access to iPads and computers and even online books from kindles. The app store has countless educational games for all ages. This aid could relate the student to something they are interested in, which in turn makes learning more fun! Centers could be organized where some groups do paper work and some others use iPads and they all switch around.

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