Computer 1, Jamey 0

Once again, the computer got the best of me!

Here is my bubbl for the last assignment we had.

Web 2.0 Assigment

I must admit that I was really dreading this assignment.  I thought that it would be difficult and honestly, a waste of time.  I guess everyone can be wrong sometimes.  I found this assignment to be quite entertaining and almost forgot that it was required work.  I could have finished the whole assignment rather quickly but instead, I was actually having fun creating the activities.  I was not too crazy about the concept map, but Glogster, Animoto, and the games were all very interesting.  I really think all of the websites provide valuable resources to a classroom teacher.  With technology being front and center of the modern day classroom, they provide teachers with unlimited ways to grab and maintain students' attention.  I really enjoyed creating the games for the free choice part of the assignment.  I will definitly be using these sites in the near future.
https://bubbl.us/
http://jamey1402.edu.glogster.com/jamey-cox/
http://animoto.com/play/0qbrpB7ILzAOLJDtwbd6Gg
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/dustbin
http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_86/Football_101_GdbXy.htm

Playing Games in School

I believe games can be a valuable asset to a classroom.  Students do not respond as well to regular old paperwork like they once did.  If there is a resource(software games) that we can utilize to capture students attention and make learning more engaging, then why wouldn't we?  Sometimes games can just be fun:  they can be used as rewards for completing the not so fun work, in place of worksheets, and to teach students how to successfully learn cooperatively