Trailfire

Dear Mr. Wied,
Trailfire is a website guide for research. It guides students through websites, which I have chosen to share with them. It is a great way to allow students the ability to research topics through a focused and safe set of websites.

When assigning research projects in the past I have found that many of my students are lost in how to gather research from the Internet. This teaching tool will first allow me to teach the students where to go on the Internet that is safe and useful for gathering information, and then to teach them how to categorize that information. It also focuses my studnets on where on the Internet they should be, instead of surfing the web or checking their email.

Trailfire is a great way to integrate high quality technology that will be beneficial to them in the future. It also allows me to use my time more successfully because I will not have to deal with as many discipline issues while using the technology needed for the 21st century. It is a great asset to my classroom and can be for others as well.

ROBIN