Author Archives: Brittany

About Brittany

Hi! I'm Brittany Hartory a senior at Bowling Green State University majoring in Business Education and Marketing Education.

Chapter Nine Key Point

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brittany

 Chapter nine is about the future of the web.  This chapter states that “In the not-so-distant future, teachers will be able to provide students with learning applications based on their level of understanding. ”  This is a cool statement because it … Continue reading →

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Chapter Eight Key Point

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Brittany

Chapter eight has a large focus on Wiki’s and why they are useful to the classroom.  In this it states that teachers use wiki’s in their classroom to post technology projects in the wiki and then allow students to use … Continue reading →

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Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Brittany

The title of my article is “Creating a VW Killer App for the Department of Defense.”  The main focus of this article is to show how virtual environments can be utilized in the Military.  I selected this article for this … Continue reading →

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Chapter Seven Key Point

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Brittany

A virtual environment is a great tool for teachers to utilize because it can be integrated into any classroom.  Under this teachers can utilize this for professional development.  In this development educators can share sites that are important to their classroom environment with others … Continue reading →

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Chapter Six Key Point

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Brittany

Chapter six explains to us that there are digital tools that allow for classroom integration such as digital storytelling and video documentaries.  In this digital storytelling is where students create a story and show their creativity in ways that look … Continue reading →

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Chapter Five Key Point

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Brittany

This chapter explains to us social networking and how to utilize it in the classroom.  One area that the chapter specifies in is professional development within social networking.  Within this section it explains how twitter can be used for communication … Continue reading →

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Chapter Four Key Point

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Brittany

This chapter explained the importance of productivity tools.  Within this it stated why teachers and students utilized these tools in the classroom.  Productivity tools are useful because the information is online and numerous people can edit these and everyone can … Continue reading →

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Education Podcast

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Brittany

“ Are Single-Sex Classrooms Better for Kids?” http://tunein.com/radio/NPR-Education-Podcast-p143368/ This podcast is about the debate of having single sex classrooms for students.  This has been an ongoing debate where it is wondered if students should be in co-ed classrooms or single … Continue reading →

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Business Podcast

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Brittany

“Smart Answers”  http://www.businessweek.com/search/podcasting.htm This business podcast explains how introverts can run a small business just as well as an extrovert.  The women who is speaking in this podcast is an author of her book and explains how introverts can be … Continue reading →

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Selling to an Employer

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brittany

Please listen to my podcast for selling myself to an employer. Selling

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Business and Marketing Education at BGSU

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brittany

Please listen to my podcast about Business and Marketing Education at Bowling Green State University. WS500050

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Chapter Three Key Point

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Brittany

Podcasts and Vodcasts are available for professional development and can be utilized for teachers in this way.  Educators are supposed to be life long learners, so these educators can be learning from their own classroom or home on a variety … Continue reading →

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Chapter Two Key Point

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Brittany

Twitter is a microblogging site that allows students to post comments or ideas of their own with up to 140 characters.  This is a popular tool for educators as well as businesses to promote themselves in a condensed version.  Twitter is a popular area in schools … Continue reading →

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Chapter One Key Point

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Brittany

Within chapter one it explains how teachers can utilize blogs within their classrooms.  In this it shows how to integrate this into the classroom.  Educators can integrate blogs into the classroom in a variety of ways with all kinds of … Continue reading →

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