Websites!

URL

"Internet addresses are called uniform resource locators, or URL's." (Roblyer & Doering, 2013. pg. 216) The last 3 letters is the domain designator which would tell you what type of content you would find on that website. For the classroom a few good domains to look at are, .gov (government), .edu (higher education institutions, and .org (non-commercial organizations.) (Roblyer & Doering, 2013. pg. 216)
"Our use of the Internet depends on the use of common procedures or internet protocols that allow computers to communicate with each other depsite differences in programs or operating systems." (Roblyer & Doering, 2013. pg. 216)

Search Engine

"Before the Internet, it was difficult to locatse specific resources or items of information. Now there is so much information that companies have developed special searching programs to help us locate things." (Roblyer & Doering, 2013. pg. 219)

Search engines are a perfect source for self-learning. They can be used for "subject index searches", or "keyword searches." (Roblyer & Doering, 2013. pg. 219) For example, Google is probably the most well known and used search engine on the internet. If you have ANY question all you do is type it into Google search bar. Lets say in your math class your teacher has given you a problem that deals with multiplying fractions. If you're like me and haven't had a math class in 5+ years, you can simply type "how to multiply fractions" into the Google search bar and instantly you will see thousands of answers will pop up. I believe this is the BEST tool a student could use for outside learning, or learning in general.

Favorite Website #1

As I have previously noted in my blogs, in my art class there will not be a lot of technology that will be necessary in the classroom. However there are some websites I will use to emphasize an idea, or show examples of art.
The best art learning website that I have come across would be ART 21. This is a PBS published site that has thousands of documentaries of current artists. This is a great site to stay up-to-date with artists, or to learn more about what artists do on a day to day basis.
I will most likely use this site to show examples of projects that I want the students to work on. 

ART 21

Favorite Website #2

For the purpose of art history in my classroom there are multiple websites I could use for showing images. However rather than just using Google images, I would most likely use a museum website. This will give the students an opportunity to virtually visit a museum. A good museum website I like is the Met Museum of Art. The images in the galleries are the highest quality, you can even zoom in on the objects and see information about each piece in their collection.

MET

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