EDUC 422: Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning

Sonny Portacio

Week 15

Database and Portfolio Preparation

Activity #1:

Discussion: Portfolio: Q&A

Activity #2:

For Database, in-class lesson

Google Docs: Forms Practice.

Log on
   1. Grade level you want to teach (primary, middle, high)
   2. Gender (male, female)
   3. Height (in inches)
   4. Month born (by full name)
   5. Subject area you want to teach (Math, English, Science, Art, Foreign Language, Multiple, etc.)
   6. How many in your immediate family?
   7. Kind of pet you had as a kid. (dog, cat, bunny, Komodo Dragon, etc.)
 

Assignments:

Reflect in your blog your thoughts on: The Use of Databases in Education

Reading: Read all 3 articles in our YahooGroups, Week 15 Files section. Comment and reflect (approx 100 words per article) in your blog.
Explain why databases are a potentially significant resource in education. (i.e. What makes them unique from word processors, spreadsheets, powerpoint, Inspiration, the Internet, etc.
Why are databases important?
What can they do that other tools can not? How might you use them in YOUR classroom?

  1. Read 3 articles
  2. Write in Blog