UEN Reflection

In my future classroom I definitely plan on using the resources UEN has to offer. UEN has so much to offer educators and can decrease our workload by quite a bit if we know how to use it. I will use UEN because I feel that the resources available are fun and interesting and that my students will enjoy working with them. I also will use UEN because it is designed specifically for educators so I know that all the information I come across is OK to use and I don't have to filter through a bunch of junk.

I plan on using UEN to find lesson plans. I also plan on using UEN to find other materials (videos, maps, games) to enrich my classroom and my student's learning experience. I also plan on having a class website, using either UEN or google. I will use UEN in my classroom by having my students do interactives and using the resources there to help them with research. I will teach my students how UEN can benefit them.

There are a lot of social studies resources for students on UEN. One thing I found that I really liked is that they make announcements for upcoming events. For example the second Monday of each month WWII veterans come and speak at the Salt Lake Public Library for free. This would be a great opportunity for students to be able to go and hear from these individuals. My students could also use Pioneer Library to do research for research papers and other assignments. I can put links on my UEN site that my students can go to. These links can be anything from interactives, events, research tools, etc.

UEN has a lot of great resource like Pioneer Library, interactives, lesson plans, and core curriculum. Pioneer Library has great resources. It has information on other countries and cultures, Emedia (site full of media resources), World Book, sites to Utah Newspapers, Spanish resources, links to educational search engines and also links to other libraries. The interactives that UEN has to offer are a lot of fun. You get to learn while doing them but in a fun way. Students would probably really enjoy them. The lesson plans that UEN offers are great. They can be found in the core curriculum under the standards and objectives. There are also links under the standards and objectives to other lesson plans. The core curriculum is available in each subject area. It tells teachers what they are suppose to teach their students. It is a guide for them. The core curriculum and lesson plans work hand and hand to make teaching a lot easier, as do all the resources that UEN offers to educators and students.

Video:

This video was a little bit confusing to me. I was not totally positive what their thesis/main point was. I definitely did agree with some of the points though. We spend so much money on textbooks, classes and other things when what we use more than anything is technology, shouldn't that be what we are spending our money on if we are spending most of our time there? In this digital age times are changing rapidly with the new technology developments. I thought it was interesting that one girl's paper said when she graduates and gets a job it will be one that doesn't exists today. That right there shows how the way we live and technology are changing so quickly each day. I also thought it was interesting how one girl said 18% of her teachers knew her name. What I love about the education program is the small class sizes and that are teachers do know us. It really makes such a different when you feel like your teacher knows you. This video was pretty interesting and I thought that a lot of it rang true.