Blog Posting #2!

Alright, today's class was awesome! I learned so much in the YETC from Nathan. He has done so much for education teachers out of the kindness of his heart. It is just so awesome. I learned about so many resources that I can use as a future Elementary Education teacher. He informed us about spellingcity.com where it teaches spelling words and has many other activities that can help your students with their spelling. He said, "It's like having another teacher in the classroom!" He also told us about the Mathematics Worksheet Factory Deluxe 3 which has so many options for math worksheets. My favorite resource which I will probably use even just for my entertainment is storylineonline.net. It has famous movie starts or TV actors that read aloud children stories. We watched the actor that played Sam on Lord of the Rings read the book, "A Bad Case of Stripes." I couldn't help but smile the entire time. I really am going to go onto that website whenever I need to relax and have a "pick-me-up". :) I love reading children books and love having them read to me. There truly is nothing better. Nathan also taught us about the Format Factory which converts videos into a format that works better for teachers. He also informed us of how we can find help when we are confused or looking for certain materials. He told us to go to http://teacherlink.edu.usu.edu or ucet.org. This is where I found out how amazingly kind Nathan is. He has provided all of these resources for all of us just out of the kindness of his heart. He has worked very hard and asked nothing in return except that we use them to become better teachers. How awesome is that!? You don't find people like that everyday. Another resource he showed us is kiddierecords.com. This website has the ability to put records on MP3 files. He also showed us pioneer.uen.orgk12, and phunland.com which were very informative and something that I know I can use in the future as an educator. I really enjoyed this class period and felt that it was very valuable. I'm so grateful for people who work hard to make life easier and more enjoyable for others.