Assignment I

The website that has had the biggest influence on me as an educator is www.infohio.org. It has helped me as well as my students research many issues. It offers many different research engines to students and teachers. For students it offers information on any subject they may need help on. It offers them online encyclopedia Britannica, as well an encyclopedia in Spanish. It also offers students a website called Ebsco Host which is an online resource that offers students and teachers access to journals and magazine articles. The biggest website I use off of Infohio is www.learningexpresslibrary.com. This website offers students practice test on pretty much any subject. It offers college bound students practice tests on ACT and SAT testing, as well as helping students heading into the military with the ASVAB test. It also gives teachers a practice test on Praxis I testing. Infohio also offers teachers websites to help with lesson plans as well as a website that has the academic standards for the state of Ohio. It also gives them access to a website that offers them many online videos that they can stream or down load for their class. For librarians it offers them an online catalog.

Internet sites, journals, books and video's are all great resources to help educators with their job; however the biggest impact on me as an educator was other teachers. I am fortunate to teach at the high school where I graduated from because all my former teachers were willing to help me with any problem I was having. I never had to ask any of them for help they were always their mentoring and helping me become a better teacher. Not all of their ideas were useful, but without them I don't know what I would have done.

Overall, Infohio is a great resource for teachers and students. I would recommend this site to any teachers especially teachers, who are just starting their career. I utilize this website on a daily basis with my students.