Posted by Nancy Higgins on
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The biggest challenge for me in Using Iowa AEA Online Resources is the fact that I am a substitute teacher.  I always try to follow the teacher's lesson plans. One reason I took the course was to learn how to navigate  the sites if they were in their plans. One thing I did think of as I was taking this course is the fact that you can't get into some sites without a school password and code. I understand this is probably for safety reasons, but I thought that I wouldn't be able to get on unless the teacher left the codes which they often do not. Also when taking this course, I got excited about some of the resourses and wanted to go there and explore and realized that I couldn't. It would also be good to be able to explore and become more comfortable with the sites and what is available on them. Something to think about.
If I was in a classroom, I think the biggest challenge would be in finding the time to explore the resources and then see how you could fit them with your curriculum.  I guess I would start with the ones that could be used rather easily like Teaching Books.net and listen to the author's interviews and their reading of their books.  I also think Book FLIX, True FLIX, and Britannica School would be easier to incorporate.