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An input device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data, programs, commands, and user responses into a computer. Input devices include keyboards, pointing devices, digital cameras, audio and reading devices, and input devices for students with special needs. An output device is any computer component capable of conveying information to a user. Commonly used output devices include monitors, printers, data projectors, facsimile machines, multifunction devices, speakers, and headsets.

Well this paragraph is supposed to be about anything, but I really don't have anything to talk about so I'll vent a little. We are only 4 weeks into the school year and I am ready for next summer. Classes are already starting to irritate me. I have a paper due on thursday that I don't even know how to do, and I got a horrible grade on the first one. On top of that I have a Test on Friday and I am not prepared for that either. I feel like there is not enough time in the day. I also feel like I shouldn't be in college, I feel like I can't keep up. I need advice, I need help.

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One website I explored in the integration corner was about colonial williamsburg. It was able to take students on an electronic field trip to Williamsburg. It had video and links that took you through the excavation of artifacts and remnants of the colonial times. They had all kinds of videos to show you what life was like in that time period.

The ideas and techniques we used this week in Microsoft Word will come in handy when we start teaching. Creating lesson plans, newsletters, handouts, worksheets, these are all usefull things that will save us time in creating and using with our students.

A piece of assistive technology that I learned about is a reading pen for students with dyslexia. It is a word scanner that the students use while they read. They scan the text and it reads it back to them. It also contains a dictionary if the student doesn't know a word. It helps the students with dyslexia that have trouble reading, it helps them learn to read correctly and effectively.

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ARCS motivational model. This was developed by John M. Keller in 1983. This stressed that students will fail even the best designed instructional strategy if they are not motivated. If students aren't motivated then they are only performing to pass.

Using the SAM program I have found new tools on Word to help me with teaching. I found tools that will help me do things faster and easier and make my work and life easier. It showed me shortcuts and extra things that I didn't know Word had.

One of my favorite components of my computer is my external hard drive. I store everything on there and it keeps my computer running quick and free. I have everything backed up on it in case my computer crashes. I keep all of my music, games, pics, and videos on there that usually takes up alot of space on my computer and slows it down.