Final Reflection

Blog 12

Why You Should Take edm310:

As we learned in this class, just over the past few years technological advances and achievements have taken over our society. Why should we be concerned with this you might ask? Well now a days you seem to walk around everywhere to see computers and cell phones as use. We should take it in our hearts to be the best educators as we can so this is important to utilize these recourses.

As you have seen what smart boards and other devices can do in the classroom things like this will continue to advance. You may ask why learn about it when it will be obsolete within a short time of graduating. But getting a head start on how these things work will help you adapt to new technology. If you properly use the technology you can enhance your teaching style to a new level by using videos and other activities in the classroom.

We definitely live in a new era where technology is key. So why not use it when it does have the power to better our careers? 

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PLN report

Although my PLN is far from being completely full it is progressing. I recently added a website called “At the Teacher’s Desk”, which is basically a teaching blog site. I do like the idea on a plan to stay on track and I am sure it will continue to improve and grow as I do as a future educator.

But in finding a teacher’s blog site to learn more from other teacher’s I concluded that it deserved a spot in my PLN.

Blog #14

This week’s blog was all about using technology. In Jose Ricardo’s video he show the defining reasons why you should use technology in the classroom. His tips are all focused on using relevant technological functions associated with teenage likings. Many of his tips are even the same ideas as we use in our class such as a class blog, social networks, and making podcasts. I am not 100% sold on how music will improve your ability to teach your class most of the others are great ideas. Jose’s idea of using teleconferencing or Skype is especially helpful when students may need help outside of the classroom. In our final project my group also used Skype to complete a videoconference shown on our video. I also like Jose’s final reason for using common student gadgets. Students should not be forced to leave behind or not use some of their gadgets in the classroom if the teacher can be creative enough to use them as a learning utensil. Also, do not forget about social networks. In today’s era so many children have social networks. By making a classroom page you can get the room to interact collaboratively in order to achieve common goals outside of the classroom.

C4K C4T

My last comments for kids post was done by a young student that wrote a halloween story about an evil vampire. The vampire went on to steal all of the kids candy. Then all of the kids revolted and decided to confront the vampire to retrieve their candy. The vampire then caved in and everyone shared the candy to have a happy halloween after all.

After reading the rest of this story I thought that he showed a lot of creativity. Having made up this story from his own imagination and slingshotting it to have a happy ending was great. My comment let him know this as i told him to continue to stay creative.

Another one of my final C4K post went to a little girl that had stage fright. She was terrified to have to preform a speech in front of her class and gave her anxiety. My comment was about telling her the importance of public speaking. Many jobs now require you to speak in front of a group and it does get easier with time. So you have to try to relax and find a comfort zone to talk to a group of people.

My last C4T comment was done on a facebook group for teachers. I commented on one of their most recent post about the top ten reasons to use and learn about technology in the classroom. I commented on how I am in edm310; a class focused directly on technology. I have learned far more than I ever dreamed of and can finally honestly say that I see the importance of using and learning technology. I now agree that technology should be used in every classroom around America.

Final Project