Bailey Fricks's Page

My background with technology goes back as far as I can remember. I grew up learning and always playing with the latest technology. Going through school, I was always exposed to technology and having projects and teachers that strongly suggested more learning that involved computers, internet, and power points. I believe that technology has changed very fast over the years and just to keep up with the latest is a task in itself. I believe that the more teachers and students work with it, the mor… Continue

I really like all of the wikispaces and googledocs. At first I had a hard time using them and getting used to them, but after getting more fimliar with all of the websites I felt more comfortable on the websites. I think that by using wikispaces in my classroom can help a lot of students branch out and learn a lot more about technology. I think that it is an advantage for all of the students to be able to use this kind of technology so young. It is even better that the parents can be involved as… Continue

For our public service annoucnment, we decided to do ours of Kids Across America. It is a summer camp for kids and there are many places around the country to either work or attend a camp. Our annoucement was persuading people to listen to stories about the camp and what is expected from it. We had Mac tell his stories from working there the summer before and why it is important to touch the kids' lives that attend.

This was the first time that I have ever used any type of movie maker and I really thought that it would be a lot harder than it was. I didnt realize how fast and easy it actually was to make a movie. I think that this is a good tool to use in my classroom. It would make lessons fun and more interesting for my students. I think that because it is so quick and easy to make a movie, it will be more helpful throughout lessons.