UEN REFLECTION

UEN REFLECTION
The UEN website is a highly beneficial website for my future students and classroom. I have always been convinced that I will have a Google site, however now that I have learned about UEN I believe this is the site that my students will use. I know that it is a safer website for my students. With the many problems in the world today I would rather make sure my students will always get to my site safely. There are so many ways to connect with people on the internet and see inappropriate images. I am not saying that Google sites is a bad website, I just know that parents would feel more comfortable with their children looking on an .edu website instead of a .com.

The UEN website also provides a wonderful Pioneer Library. I am so excited to use this in my classroom. The first example of using it will be in the Culture Grams site from Pioneer. In my nutrition unit I will have my students find a healthy recipe from another country using Culture Grams. They will then make it and bring it to class. It’s going to be a fun day during my nutrition unit. Another great resource from pioneer library is the eMedia. While doing the scavenger hunt, I found a great video called “Real People: Suicide and Depression.” I am so excited because now I will be able to use this during my suicide unit. The eMedia is one fabulous source that I will be doing many searches on. Another source that I will be using is the Deseret News site. Students love to hear real life stories and with teaching health there are many articles, and obituaries that are health related. I will be able to find many stories using this site instead of just “googling” for an article.

The Interactives on UEN are so awesome. Having them is going to be great for my students. In the nutrition unit there is a menu planner interactive that my students will use to make a one’s day diet. It helps my students make a healthy meal by staying under the amount of calories. It’s going to be so much easier for my students to do it online and have the nutrition facts right on that website, instead of trying to find them on others. My students will also be using the stress-o-meter quiz that is on the interactive as well. During my stress unit I will have my students take the quiz and then bring their results to class and have a class discussion. It will be so much easier to have my students take this online, and not during class time. This way we can go straight into discussion.

The Core curriculum they provide on the website is great. It keeps the core up to date on how it constantly changes. It’s nice to always be able to have it online just in case somehow I ever lose it. Each standard of the core provides a link that shows each objective and a source for information. This site gives me so much information to use and is so helpful. I know for a fact that I will be using the link for “building self-esteem” because it gives me a set of discussion questions that I will be able to use during the lesson. They are great questions that I have never even seen, so I’m so grateful for that link. Another great part about UEN is that it gives lesson plans. I have 19 lesson plans provided for me. I have so many lesson plans to write and going on this website to get ideas is so helpful! The Self Awareness lesson plan gives a great activity that I will be able to use in my class. That is one activity that I know that I will use for sure, but I still need to go through the many different lesson plans as a resource. I am so grateful for the many lesson plans the website provides! Another interesting thing on the website is the Professional Development classes that are provided. I can easily go on this website and find what class I want to go to. I can’t wait to take the class “Make the Most of your Mac” because I am so unaware of these types of computers and I know that is what schools use. I also can’t wait to take the class “Effective teaching using visual-media.” The many classes are going to be so helpful for me and it’s so easy to find them. I am so grateful for the UEN website and the many benefits it brings. Learning about this website has helped my resources improve so much! I can’t wait to use it this semester and the rest of my life and career.


Video

The video "A Vision of Student's Today" was completely true. There was so many people in my classes that are either facebooking or emailing constantly. Everything everyone does now a days is with technology. Seeing teachers write on chalkboards reminds me of the 1900's. We are a technology generation. If teachers want to connect with their students they need to be up to date with technology. Students spend more than half their days with technology. How are teachers going to get through to the students without technology? I really don't even no. That is why I will never be one of those teachers. Technology will be part of my curriculum.