PBS Website

• PBS quiz: I got a bad score on the quiz because it the answers were too tricky! The first question threw me off because I had no idea that kids are spending 10 hours and 45 minutes on different types of media in a day! Another question was on the radio and I had no idea they would be listening to the radio that much because we have things like Pandora and Itunes for music. 

•  The digital media landscape: I explored the http://www.teacherweb.com/ website which was a simple layout and it was easy to explore. Basically the website is for teachers who can create a website that students and parents can check out and look at for educational purposes. The website includes a price in which the district or teacher pays and there are also cool things like website examples, workshops, and a teacher lounge online! So I learned that teachers can have websites for their classrooms in order to communicate more with their students and other teachers which is a neat idea because it can save time and paper. 

• Resources: I chose this link: http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/ which is a great tool for parents and teachers because it has different categories of media types. The website also includes age ranges so the public can click on a age and see what types of activities the child likes and it includes tips on what a parent or teacher can do to limit the usage of media. I really like this page because it has a lot of great tips on the milestones of each child and their are fun games and food tips on the site too so its very useful. 

•  Integrating Digital Tools and Content: I really like Flickr http://www.flickr.com/ a lot because I've used it with a students I've worked with in the past. I like it because its secure, and easy to use. I would use this if i was making blogs with my students. I also can see myself using this when doing class picture calenders that students can make after uploading pictures onto the flickr website. You can also share the photos to the community or tag photos with friends. Its also free which is great as a future teacher. I also thought that