Unfortunately, I did not find much of a connection between this weeks reading and my student teaching experience.  However, when reading over the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Generators, I think my cooperating teacher (who is a special education teacher) uses that.  It was very interesting to see an IEP for the first time and seeing that a software can help create an IEP is very comforting.   I can only imagine that it is very difficult to create an IEP but it is great to know that people make it a priority and software is created to help teachers of students with special needs. 

I think clip art, photos, animation, sound video and even font are very important when creating a lesson.  All of these helpful tools motivate students and engage students.  These tools help keep students involved and interested. 

I think that the amount of tools and softwares that are available today to help educators and just regular day people is truly remarkable.  For many people, they need technology to help stimulate them and when they have time management, scheduling or calendar tools to help them, it makes it a lot easier. 

Graphing calculators is a great from of technology.  I used to  use a graphing calculator in high school and it made my life so much easier and better.  It kept my work neat, organized and I was able to learn the material better because of the calculator I had with me.  All of these tools may seem confusing, but I think once people got used to them and learned how to use them properly, they would realize that many of these softwares and tools are life savers!