Exist Slip Week 14

This week we wrapped up the class by brainstorming ways in which we WILL use technology in the classroom.  The idea was brought up of how we should be spending time teaching people how to act appropiately using technology, instead of wasting time thinking of how to prevent anything bad from happening.  I agree with this and have thought of some ways I will use technology in my classroom.  Some ideas include:  using blogs or e-pals to communicate with other people to find information for our class musem; create a classroom site to post reminders, assignments, what we did in class, and much more; interacting with other classmates and myself through blogs to discuss current events or books we have read; using podcast to record students reading aloud.  All these ideas will help students learn because they are able to actively explore the material.  Coming to this realization about how many tools are available to improve student learning through technology my viewpoints have greatly changed.  At the beginning of the semester I just never realized the potential technology could have, but with my new knowledge I am ready to incorporate technology in my classroom.

PSA Reflection

Creating the PSA was much easier with a partner.  We both brainstormed ideas on a topic and thought of the idea about cyber bullying.  I found some articles online about kids who were affected by this, but we decided to use news clips instead.

Creating and sharing our PSA with my peers impacts my future teaching because I learned more about digital citizenship without having to do research on every signal topic.  The main way it will impact my future teaching is that I now know one additional project my students can use to learn.  I will be better at informing them on how to create video clips that could be used for any subject.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlDGoJRcU8

Exist Slip Week 13

This week I took many ideas of a real life example of how to incorporate technology into the classroom.  These ideas are important because it can encourage cooperative learning and increase engagement.  Some of the ideas are as listed:

-- Whiteboard-- Online projects with other students-- Daily blog and assignments online to create open classroom-- Students write blogs about current events and events in classroom to share perspectives and become global citizens-- e-pals

The two articles we read in class also reinforced the message of using technology in the classroom.  The tips this article provided was a good reminder of what great teachers are doing and what to avoid doing.