Blog Post 2

The first website I explored is http://www.serpik.com/agrapher/. I enjoyed this website because it sells far more efficient software to develop accurate graphs for classes. However, this site would serve more use if the graphs could be made on the internet instead of needing the software. Overall, the best part of this site is the trial download. This allows teachers to use the product before purchasing it. I played around with the program for a little while and it is awesome! The most useful of all of the Math Corner websites was http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/. This site gives explanation to the math students never ending question "How does this apply in the 'real world'?". The entire site is full of real life problems with mathematic solutions, important aspects of mathematics, and is visually appealing. I will definitely use this site in my mathematics classes in the future.
Through the Microsoft Word 2003 tutorial and quiz i learned how to change the program settings. this will be extremely useful in the classroom because it expands the uses of Word. Most importantly, I learned new, more efficient, ways to do basic tasks such as creating tables, altering text, and equalizing columns. Word is an essential part of teaching in todays classrooms. This lesson has broadened my Microsoft Word 2003 knowledge.
For my assistive technology choice, I decided on the site http://www.nuance.com/. I have personally used one of their programs, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, on my grandmothers computer. This software is amazing, it recognizes your voice, and allows you to write papers, access the internet, and do everyday tasks on the computer without physically seeing the screen. This allows students who would have automatically been classified as Special Education to interact in everyday classroom settings and perform assignments as done by other students. Finally, with the use of these software programs, teachers can actively engage with students who have been outcast by their disability. Thanks to technology, the disabled have now become the enabled!!