The school I researched was Gretna Elementary School, in Gretna, FL. The teacher is Dwayne Ivory, and he teaches 3rd grade. In his profile, he gives a layout of the classes he teaches, as well as the books he uses. He uses Harcourt Math, as well as Harcourt Science. He talks about the many topics such as number sense, geometry, weather, climate and others. An email address and phone number is also provided.
Having a teacher website or a social platform to communicate and give updates on myself as well as what the class schedule would provide a more efficient form of communication and be more informative. I would use my own domain to establish information and keep a seamless system going that would benefit the parents, students and teacher.
The 3D printer could be used for elementary arts and crafts. Each child can have their time to craft something and present it. In my opinion, the 3D printer was ahead of its time and still is because of how it can create different things. It brings the pen to life in a matter of minutes.
http://www.gretnaes.gcps.k12.fl.us/?PageName=TeacherPage&Page=1&StaffID=52017&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=52017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Blog 5
Web 2.0 tools are very effective when trying to get a classroom involved as a whole. It provides the benefit of being able to interact with the teacher, as well as each other to help boost productivity and make sure things pan out the way they should. Twitter helps to keep a back and forth, while blogs help the students express what they feel about the subject or what particular issues they may need help with.
I never really found the most effective way to do presentations until I discovered Prezi. Prezi takes presentations and breathe life into them. From adding photos and real live visuals on how-to's, or just simple techniques through learning. It can be used for various subjects, no matter the grade.
https://prezi.com/
Cloud computing helps out a lot when storing information. Sometimes it can be a hassle to carry around
notes and books so it would help to be able to store things to look at later. It can eliminate the "dog ate my
homework" excuse once and for all. Also, it can help when going back to certain things from earlier in the
semester, especially math or assignments that bounce off of each other.
I never really found the most effective way to do presentations until I discovered Prezi. Prezi takes presentations and breathe life into them. From adding photos and real live visuals on how-to's, or just simple techniques through learning. It can be used for various subjects, no matter the grade.
https://prezi.com/
Cloud computing helps out a lot when storing information. Sometimes it can be a hassle to carry around
notes and books so it would help to be able to store things to look at later. It can eliminate the "dog ate my
homework" excuse once and for all. Also, it can help when going back to certain things from earlier in the
semester, especially math or assignments that bounce off of each other.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Blog 4
My early course experiences on Twitter were slow compared to how I usually am on Twitter. Although I have yet to do much interaction, I hope to interact and get to know my classmates more to share the experience of all of us having a class together. While I do not plan on teaching at all in the future, I can hope that networking can get me a long way with a career. In class, I really enjoy Twitter being a learning method.
The digital divide may affect students because not everyone would be on the same page when learning. One student will get internet before another or other sorts of technology and it can affect a teacher if the student cannot get the wotk done. Therefore, there should be more methods for borrowing laptops or anything to help the student be a part of the class.
Educational games is definitely the way to go. It creates the infrastructure of all school not feeling like work 100% of the time. The teacher can feel like they are having more of an interactive experience rather than standing and lecturing the entire time. As far as what grade I would want to teach, I would want to teach 3rd grade. It's a happy medium in elementary school and you can learn more advanced things in a fun way. Different types of apps or programs can offer a fun experience and it is all about determining which ones to use.
The digital divide may affect students because not everyone would be on the same page when learning. One student will get internet before another or other sorts of technology and it can affect a teacher if the student cannot get the wotk done. Therefore, there should be more methods for borrowing laptops or anything to help the student be a part of the class.
Educational games is definitely the way to go. It creates the infrastructure of all school not feeling like work 100% of the time. The teacher can feel like they are having more of an interactive experience rather than standing and lecturing the entire time. As far as what grade I would want to teach, I would want to teach 3rd grade. It's a happy medium in elementary school and you can learn more advanced things in a fun way. Different types of apps or programs can offer a fun experience and it is all about determining which ones to use.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Blog 3
There are a few ELA standards that I would implement in class, such as using multimedia to text to make the class more of a visual learning experience, instead of just a listening one. Using images and videos would help to boost the morale of the classroom as a whole and give it new energy, while being used as a teaching platform along the way. Media is a more current aspect of how we learn today. With that in mind, it would help to include this as a way of learning. This would make it easier for tests, and creates more of a catchy environment for things to be easily learned.
For technology purposes, I would use this in a science class in high school among juniors. I would use technology to help teach more about the animals and technical aspects of animals that may be of importance when taking tests. Also, I would find Netflix documentaries that could be watched at school or home and there would be some sort of reward when determining the highest three grades. Instead of relying on the book, there would instead be questions from the movie itself to help benefit the visual learner.
The newsletter for me was a bit hard to create just how I wanted it to be. There were things in it that I felt could have been placed differently, due to the fact that they were not in the place they should have been. I learned how to add pictures which was very beneficial, however, the columns could have been more consistent. In order to improve on said mistakes, I plan on practicing on working on these more and continuing to bring more life to the newsletter projects themselves, so that they can be ready to be presented to students and parents alike.
For technology purposes, I would use this in a science class in high school among juniors. I would use technology to help teach more about the animals and technical aspects of animals that may be of importance when taking tests. Also, I would find Netflix documentaries that could be watched at school or home and there would be some sort of reward when determining the highest three grades. Instead of relying on the book, there would instead be questions from the movie itself to help benefit the visual learner.
The newsletter for me was a bit hard to create just how I wanted it to be. There were things in it that I felt could have been placed differently, due to the fact that they were not in the place they should have been. I learned how to add pictures which was very beneficial, however, the columns could have been more consistent. In order to improve on said mistakes, I plan on practicing on working on these more and continuing to bring more life to the newsletter projects themselves, so that they can be ready to be presented to students and parents alike.
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