February+-+Conference+Sites

In searching through the conference sites found two articles in particular that were of interest to me:

From the TECA site I found an article on [|Cybersafety Smartz] from Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton. Which included several websites that can help me teach my unit in Computer Applications about how to use the internet and all the possiblities safely. Some of the sites they recommended I have already used in the Unit I teach, however there were several other useful sites that are a little more interactive than what I was doing already. I haven't had the time to check out all of the sites, but hopefully will be able to see what they have to offer before I teach the unit again. It is #90358

From the FETC site I viewed an article and Powerpoint on [|video game design] from Mr. Michael Ploor. Currently it isn't something that we offer in our technology curicculum. Considering the interests of our "net generation" students it may be a very effective way of introducing a student to the creative end of gaming industry. It also gives the possibility to allow students to create and program simple games that they can share with other classmates or students in their building. The career possiblities are endless from regular programming, to gaming, to the medical fields.