Thursday, May 12, 2011
Technology
This class has provide me the opportunity to use the tools I never knew how to use in the classroom. I throughly enjoyed the class making videos, concept maps, and the protfolio at the end of the semester. I believe that this class is pointing me in the right direction to become a more influential teachers and a better teacher. There are many pieces of technology I will take from this course and apply it to my teaching philosophy.
I used the smartboard before but never to the extent of making a lesson plan. I learned a lot about teaching and tools in the classroom I will use in my classroom. I took from that class that I can have my students make a YouTube video of the civil war battles and the class can view the videos and write a report about the specific battles and what they have learned.
I used the smartboard before but never to the extent of making a lesson plan. I learned a lot about teaching and tools in the classroom I will use in my classroom. I took from that class that I can have my students make a YouTube video of the civil war battles and the class can view the videos and write a report about the specific battles and what they have learned.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Electronic Protfolios
http://www.education.mcgill.ca/edu-e3ftoption/alex/Planning.html
This teaching portfolio is a good example of electronic portofilio, because Mrs. Roche uses her teaching philosphy and much more. She has posted pictures and other artifacts. Mrs. Rouche also leaves a lesson plan on Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories and the story is linked to the other lesson plans. Mrs. Rouche provides steps to creating a lesson. She got input from other student teachers in Westmount Park. Mrs. Rouche has classroom mangagement established and explained out in her portfolio. Lastly, she provides an example of the assessment of her students in the third marking period.
http://sites.google.com/site/stephanieladner/
I thought that Stephanie Ladner's teaching portfolio was not a very good example of a portfolio. There was no assessment portion in her portfolio or collaboration with other teachers. Comparing Stephanie's portfolio to Mrs. Rouche's I like Mrs. Rouche's because it went into detail and went step by step. I thought this portfolio could have been better if she added maybe a lesson plan, comments from other teachers, and an assesssment or two.
This teaching portfolio is a good example of electronic portofilio, because Mrs. Roche uses her teaching philosphy and much more. She has posted pictures and other artifacts. Mrs. Rouche also leaves a lesson plan on Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories and the story is linked to the other lesson plans. Mrs. Rouche provides steps to creating a lesson. She got input from other student teachers in Westmount Park. Mrs. Rouche has classroom mangagement established and explained out in her portfolio. Lastly, she provides an example of the assessment of her students in the third marking period.
http://sites.google.com/site/stephanieladner/
I thought that Stephanie Ladner's teaching portfolio was not a very good example of a portfolio. There was no assessment portion in her portfolio or collaboration with other teachers. Comparing Stephanie's portfolio to Mrs. Rouche's I like Mrs. Rouche's because it went into detail and went step by step. I thought this portfolio could have been better if she added maybe a lesson plan, comments from other teachers, and an assesssment or two.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Technology Notebook
The technology notebook project was interesting to see what is out there for teachers who know how to use the resources in the classrooms to help the students understand the information. There are new technologies out there each and every day. The children today have had the technology at their fingertips thier whole lives and it is amazing once you put that in their hand what they can come up with.
I was really surprised when I read Kevin's Power Point that the post secondary schools use the technology than the younger generations. I understanding waiting to use the technology in the post secondary classes so that the students can gather the information and bring it to their classroom when he or she becomes a teacher.
When we have this technology at our finger tips why do teachers not let students use the technology? This does not make sense of any kind, because why limit the children from growing? This is what comes to mind after Katie's video. I enjoyed the video and I believe that the children in schools are important to this generation and the technology could be used to expand learning across the Internet.
Adam's Crenshaw High School was interesting to me that they take at-risk students and help them develop video games. The multimedia projects have helped the students score on the proficient level or above in No Child Left Behind. The multimedia project has engaged the students and has helped the students at risk. This generation is good with technologies and that is how the students become engaged and motivated in schools.
I was really surprised when I read Kevin's Power Point that the post secondary schools use the technology than the younger generations. I understanding waiting to use the technology in the post secondary classes so that the students can gather the information and bring it to their classroom when he or she becomes a teacher.
When we have this technology at our finger tips why do teachers not let students use the technology? This does not make sense of any kind, because why limit the children from growing? This is what comes to mind after Katie's video. I enjoyed the video and I believe that the children in schools are important to this generation and the technology could be used to expand learning across the Internet.
Adam's Crenshaw High School was interesting to me that they take at-risk students and help them develop video games. The multimedia projects have helped the students score on the proficient level or above in No Child Left Behind. The multimedia project has engaged the students and has helped the students at risk. This generation is good with technologies and that is how the students become engaged and motivated in schools.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Interactive Whiteboards
My feelings toward the interactive whiteboards are that students in today's classrooms are more inclined to gain information from using the whiteboard, than through a teacher putting notes on the board and having the students copy it. I would use the interactive whiteboard in my classroom, it is a great tool to use to teach several subjects. As a history teacher I could use the interactive whiteboards for current events in the paper and to teach lessons about the fifty states and capitals.
The advantages to the use of the interactive whiteboards are the it not only gives the students a place to take notes, but be interactive with the lesson. Students could circle the important information on the slides in different colors to pick out what is important of the differences between similar stories. The interactive whiteboards will engage the students to think and put themselves in the lesson by using the whiteboard tools. Other advantages are that the teacher can give tests or quizzes of filling in the blanks and have the students fill the blanks in.
The advantages to the use of the interactive whiteboards are the it not only gives the students a place to take notes, but be interactive with the lesson. Students could circle the important information on the slides in different colors to pick out what is important of the differences between similar stories. The interactive whiteboards will engage the students to think and put themselves in the lesson by using the whiteboard tools. Other advantages are that the teacher can give tests or quizzes of filling in the blanks and have the students fill the blanks in.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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