Journal Blog 3

Lesson plans are necessary for classroom lessons.  A written lessen plan will act as a guide that the teacher may follow to keep the class on task and to keep the teacher where they want to be.  Not all teachers may need to have a fully prepared lesson plan but can use an outline as their lesson plan.  There are many lesson plans that are prepared on the internet but I don’t think that copying one is the best for a teacher.  If they are going to use a pre-drafted lesson plan, then the teacher should take pieces of the lesson that will work with the subject being taught and the curriculum of the school.  The following link is to a lesson plan for a teacher at Springfield Lanphier High school.  http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/downloads/basic/108629/French%20135plans9_27-10_1.pdf

Journal Blog 2

Application software is used to improve efficiency in the K-12 classroom.  With the use of application software the teachers and students have the ability to edit, do multiple layouts, formatting.  The Teacher can prepare a total lesson with the use of application software such as word processor, spreadsheet or Data base applications.  The applications are versatile tools to use in the classroom for the teacher and are fairly simple to use for even novice technology users.  Application software can give users in the K-12 classroom instant feedback on work that they are doing by means of spellcheck, grammar check, sentence structure..etc. 

Students can use application software to write papers and document research or work on spreadsheets of information or do concept-mapping.  This will help to organize and help to understand different concepts.
describe what is the role of application software in K-12 education?  Together students and teachers can use the application software in conjunction to streamline classroom work and perform in a more efficient manner.

Jason