UEN Reflection

09-24-2008

I think UEN is an incredible resource for my future teaching. I can use it for my students’ assignments and not have to give out paper assignments. If my students are sick or going on a trip all they have to do is go to my UEN website to see what their homework assignments are, when they are due on the calendar, and print it out or e-mail it to me prior to the trip with out being a huge inconvenience to the student or myself. I could even use it to post my disclosure document for the class and have my students print it out at home and bring it back to class with them to make it a better convenience.

I thought this was a beefy assignment, one in which I will admit was a challenge for me because I am not patient with computers. Normally and just use them for what I need and what I have to do. But after I calmed down and had a “spirit of discovery” using UEN was a lot easier and enjoyable for me. Not only to complete the scavenger hunt but for me to find relevance for the tools in my classroom.

In Pioneer Library I loved Searchasaurus because it has informational “Fun Facts” for my students to learn from and have fun learning. I was also impressed with how SIRS resource is a credible resource for both me and my students to use. I also loved going on teacher tube.com and enjoyed learning they had a website for teachers like youtube. It will be a good resource to use in my classroom.

I found a lot of cool Lesson plans to use in my classroom, but my favorites would have to be on sesame street.com with the math games for kindergarten students. “Grover’s Trash Can Game”- sorting objects and “Walking the Dog”- helps with counting.

The Core Curriculums UEN resource I enjoyed using because all I had to do was select a grade level, a subject, and a lesson plan, objectives, and resources were at my finger tips. This tool will make teaching a lot easier when I know the core curriculums for different grades and make it more enjoyable for both me and my students.

I also enjoyed the resource World Book; even though I do not intend to teach Social Studies I still found it was very informative on Ancient cultures that I have enjoyed learning about. The “Media Showcase” was an interesting tool and would be a great resource for students to learn interesting facts.


Overall I enjoyed using the tools and UEN website and will be able to use all the tools for my personal use or for my students. Even though I had a difficult time completing this assignment I can see that the use of it will make me a more effective teacher.