chapter 8

       I was surprised to learn that not too long ago, you would have to know how to write in programming language in order to make a web page. Now you can make web pages without writing any script, thanks to web page developing software. I think that this is a very good thing, because it gives more people the opportunity to put something out on the web. Another thing that I learned in this chapter was about adapting for special needs. It explained how there are sites that the students can be directed to where the reading/interest levels can be adjusted if the student has trouble reading. There are also tools available for teachers of students with disabilities to help them come up with lesson plans. The third thing that I learned in this chapter was the recommended web page development sequence. This would be very useful to have as a way to keep track of how you put together your web page.
      Something that was in this chapter that we also talked about in class is the virtual Field trips. I definitely think that this is something that I will use in my classroom, because there are so many great places that I would want them to see, but of course a lot of them the schools would not have the money to pay for. Another interesting idea to use in my classroom is using information summaries and exchanges. I really liked the KIDLINK's Multiclutural Calander Database. Kids can add information to it and they can also look up events by dates. This would be a very fun thing for students to get into.
    One thing that I was a little bit confused about was the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The text was a little bit unclear about what it is and how it works.