The Website

I am having a really hard time with the website. I have been playing around trying to figure things out and have gotten no where. I really want to find out how to display a picture on a page and on the tool bar. I have figured out how to attach them but I just want them to be there on my page. This site is frustrating but I will hopefully start making progress soon or watch the tutorial.

Copyrights- Good or Bad?

I have very mixed feelings when it comes to copyrights. I think that they are very important for many reasons. They are a way for the artist or creator to get money and credit for the things that they created. I like what we learned in class, that the reason for copyrights is to continue creativity and prevent the same things being done over and over. I do think that the people who were creative enough do make things that are copyrighted should receive money for their work, like in music and movies.

I don't really like copyrights because I love how convenient it is for me to get new music off my friends computer. I justify it by thinking that majority of these artist have enough people buying their songs and me not buying it isn't that big of a deal. I am trying to be better and I buy all my music now. Music is the only thing that I would like to have some sort of copyright law changed but I am not quite sure how to change it. 

So Many Resources

     I would love to get to know how to use the resources we learned about in class and that are on the technology list. I think that diigo.com is an awesome website than can be useful for me everyday. It will help me as a student when studying for classes and as a teacher when I do research for my classes. Moodle.com will be a cool website to use when i am a teacher because I will be able to have  place where my students can go for assignments and have a way to easily contact me. 
     The google umbrella is what I find most helpful as a student to stay connected with teachers and form study groups over the internet with the sites, documents and calenders they provide. Google has a very easy to use format and because of that it will be a very simple way to connect with my students. There are so many resources out there that i would love to learn how to use and that would make my work more efficient. I am excited to learn how to use them.

My Experience with Technology

I am definitely not a techie but I am not totally lost when it comes to computers, so i guess that puts me in the middle.  I know how to do the basics on Word Office. I own a Mac and I absolutely love it. I know how to use the basic programs on my computer like iCal, iTunes, and iPhoto. I taught myself how to use those basic programs pretty easily but I think that was because they are easy programs. I would love to learn more about those programs and how use iMovie. I also don't feel like I know how to use my Mac as well as I should so I would like to learn how to better utilize my computer. My goals for this semester are to learn how to use the internet and computer so I can apply it to teaching physical education to make physical education more fun and entertaining; as well as using technology to make me an efficient teacher.