UEN Reflection

UEN is really good resource for teachers. It helps them create lesson plans, and use interactive tools to engage the students. In Pioneer Library, there are so many different browsers that you can use. Searchasaurus can be used for Elementary school students that puts the content you are trying to teach them on their level.
You can use CultureGrams to get recipes and other content about other countries. You can use this to bring other cultures to life in your classroom. When you have different students of different cultures and ethnicities then you can use this to teach the students about that culture. You can expose them to different languages and use it as a tool to teach students to be bilingual.
Another really useful tool in Pioneer Library is eMedia. I really like this tool because you can find educational videos that you can use in your class. In school, I have found that videos can engage students in the way that teachers cannot. Videos can show actual locations or footage of events (such as the footage of the Stock Market Crash of 1929).
The last tool I found extremely fascinating was in World Book, under Surfing the Ages. I am really in to English History, especially Henry VIII. So when I was Surfing the Ages, I found an area that talked about Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII. It gave an “interview” with Elizabeth I in her 29th year of reign. I found it very fascinating and brought the history to life. For me it made Elizabeth come to life. And as far as I know, it was historically accurate! It also talked about Mary, Queen of Scots where she gave advice on how to avoid foolish errors that she made in her life.
Overall, Pioneer Library became a very useful tool to me as I became more familiar with it and will be a great asset for me as a teacher.