Monday, February 27, 2012

Technology in School Paragraph

        Teachers use technology to help me learn. For example my whole school life I used technology to help me with my learning process in school. I at least have done all core classes on technology. My favorite was math because it was the funnest on technology. It has helped me a lot in class for the subject and also just to learn the basics of computers and all kinds of things.
      
         When I first started using technology, it was probably in kindergarten, I was trying to learn my ABC's and 123's and what I remember from that experience is that it really did help me because I never really liked picking up a piece of paper and a pencil.When I first started it really helped me to play educational games because they helped with the subject I was working on at the time.
       
        Practically 1st through 5th grade is where I learnd my math from adding to dividing because of technology and the websites the teacher gave us, There is a lot of online games that will teach you. I think it made all the subjects in elementary fun even the subjects that you dont know how to do. For example I'm really not good with reading, writing, and spelling.

       There are a lot of websites that will help students or even adults to pronounce or define words. There is a lot of websites for spelling too. I use a website in class called "Quizlet" it really helps me to study for my spelling words and it is an awesome website. It is my first year as a 9th grader to use this website and it has really helped me in the process. I never really studied for a spelling test till now, because it is really fast and everyone learns quick.

        Technology is getting more advanced and it is really helping in the classes. I learned my ABC'S to  doing powerpoints and presentation and  it is easier to reseach people, places and information instead of looking in a book,  it makes it faster. Future teachers or even present teachers can help their students to learn by using technology in class. Students learn faster and it makes it way easier and more organized for the teachers. My opinion is that all classes should have computers for subjects, because students learn way more from researching  instead of copying  from textbooks or reading them.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Academic Language Week 23 - Dog Fighting

Dog fighting should be illegal. One reason is because dogs are living creatures like us and its not right to force an animal to do something they don't wanna do, they don't have the POTENTIAL to talk for themselves or to step up. Another reason is because it's DISTINCTLY different from the way we treat our dogs at home. Lastly, the FORMULA  they use to train the dogs isn't a way would treat our family dogs.                           In conclusion dog fighting should not be illegal.  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I8fDfCD7qRJk4v65FP8lPHxJDQU4uRWFLyCSKwMYqg3rx_R-IYX3Dst-YrUjMHpW0BCJX2Fr9PTcfzv4MVT6xwKW_WSPA_aZ3B4ewFSpDxnDXMd4v18EkqOMCDA-f8UTGRuT9VwebFA/s1600/pitbull.jpg