The thing that I found most interesting from reviewing my classmates blogs was how similar everyone is, but at the same time we are really very different. I discovered that I agree with peoples views on different things like presentation software and students use of the internet. At the same time I many students talked about different applications and websites that they love that I had never even heard of. I learned about some many new things by reading their blogs.
A technology related skill that I would like to learn more about it how to create and design a web page for a class. I believe this would be very useful in the class to both me and my students. I would be able to post up information, assignments, and reviews so that everyone would be informed even if they missed school and well connected.
I could reach this technological goal and others by continuing to take technology classes. I need to stay current with everything that is coming out so I can use it to my students advantage and not fall behind. Technology is becoming very important in our world and in our classrooms and I need to continue to learn about it if I want to stay ahead of the technological curve.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Post #9
I think that as a teacher it would be very helpful to have a website for your class. On it you could display your lesson plans, homework and other useful things that would keep the students and parents informed on whats going on it class. If a student is not telling his/her parents what is going on than they could just go look on the website or if a student misses class he/she will still know what homework is due. You could also post things like reviews to help the student study for quizes or tests that are coming up.
A teacher that I was observing for my Intro to Edu. class had one of these websites for his 6th grade history class and he said it was very helpful. The students could no longer use not knowing as an excuse because everything they needed was posted online. When they went over homework or worksheets in class the answers would be online so they could use it to study for the quiz that week. A site you could use to make a webpage would be www.teacherweb.com.
As an elementary education major I would probably use Excel as a gradebook. I would enter all my students grades into it and it would easily calculate all my averages and scores for me. It would make things a lot faster so I could spend more of my time working on lesson plans for my class and less on worrying about doing grades.
My group is doing our project on putting Photographic microscopes into high school science classrooms. These microscopes can be connected to computers through a USB cord and take pictures of the specimen you are looking at instead of having to draw it. So far we have not hit any major problems in our project.
A teacher that I was observing for my Intro to Edu. class had one of these websites for his 6th grade history class and he said it was very helpful. The students could no longer use not knowing as an excuse because everything they needed was posted online. When they went over homework or worksheets in class the answers would be online so they could use it to study for the quiz that week. A site you could use to make a webpage would be www.teacherweb.com.
As an elementary education major I would probably use Excel as a gradebook. I would enter all my students grades into it and it would easily calculate all my averages and scores for me. It would make things a lot faster so I could spend more of my time working on lesson plans for my class and less on worrying about doing grades.
My group is doing our project on putting Photographic microscopes into high school science classrooms. These microscopes can be connected to computers through a USB cord and take pictures of the specimen you are looking at instead of having to draw it. So far we have not hit any major problems in our project.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Post #8
I greatly enjoyed the PowerPoint 2 project. It was fun puting together all the questions and making the slides in the gameshow format. It has more slides than is required, but that is mostly because I am a perfectionist, well on certain things anyway. I think I did well on the project. I included sounds and pictures on a lot of the slides and tried to make the questions interesting. Everything is clearly stated and it is easy to navigate through the PowerPoint.
Most teachers use computers and powerpoints in the classroom but it is also good to incorporate other technology into the class. Using things like cameras and music to inhance learning can be beneficial to the class. A couple of weeks ago I had a teacher who used songs to emphasize the differences in age and how things have changed over time, but also how some things have stayed consistent. She then gave us an assignment to find a song that we could use in a classroom and write a paper on why we would choose it. This a very creative way to teach a lesson. You could use this with computer based technology by having to present it in a PowerPoint instead of a paper.
Last week I learned how to make connection links within powerpoint. This will be very useful in my class because I can now make a gameshow presentation that will help my students learn and review the material in a fun way. They won't just have to do worksheets or read notes but can make a game out of it.
Most teachers use computers and powerpoints in the classroom but it is also good to incorporate other technology into the class. Using things like cameras and music to inhance learning can be beneficial to the class. A couple of weeks ago I had a teacher who used songs to emphasize the differences in age and how things have changed over time, but also how some things have stayed consistent. She then gave us an assignment to find a song that we could use in a classroom and write a paper on why we would choose it. This a very creative way to teach a lesson. You could use this with computer based technology by having to present it in a PowerPoint instead of a paper.
Last week I learned how to make connection links within powerpoint. This will be very useful in my class because I can now make a gameshow presentation that will help my students learn and review the material in a fun way. They won't just have to do worksheets or read notes but can make a game out of it.
Post #7
I feel that Powerpoint can be effectivly used in Elementary schools. Its a great way to teach young kids who do not learn well by just hearing a lecture. It is another way to present the information to insure that more students understand the material. However, it can have some negative effects also. If the teacher puts on too many words and not enough graphics or makes it too long than he/she could quickly lose the attention of the students resulting in the powerpoint doing more harm than good.
PowerPoint and other presentation software can be a great tool for teaching at any grade level. The teacher just has to adjust the presentation to fit with their particular grade level. Take a history presentation for example. In an elementary class you would have the basic facts and a lot of pictures and graphics to support the information. You would not lose the attention of the students. In middle and high school you are able to put more information on the slides and go more in depth with the material as you move up. You would still want to include graphics to make it interesting, but you are able to put more information because they can pay attention for longer periods of time, most of the time.
I am curious to see the development of document cams and how they will be used in classrooms. They were just beginning to come into use when I was in high school but were still not that popular because of the use of computers and powerpoint. It will be interesting to see if and how teachers use them or if they will just fade away due to the use of computers and other technology.
PowerPoint and other presentation software can be a great tool for teaching at any grade level. The teacher just has to adjust the presentation to fit with their particular grade level. Take a history presentation for example. In an elementary class you would have the basic facts and a lot of pictures and graphics to support the information. You would not lose the attention of the students. In middle and high school you are able to put more information on the slides and go more in depth with the material as you move up. You would still want to include graphics to make it interesting, but you are able to put more information because they can pay attention for longer periods of time, most of the time.
I am curious to see the development of document cams and how they will be used in classrooms. They were just beginning to come into use when I was in high school but were still not that popular because of the use of computers and powerpoint. It will be interesting to see if and how teachers use them or if they will just fade away due to the use of computers and other technology.
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