Week 10 Review

This week we worked on finishing up all of our assignments. This term I learned about some new technologies I didn't really know how to use. Other technologies I knew about, but learned how I could use them in my classroom. I think it will be important for me to add technology into my lessons, as long as I have access to some kind of technologies in my classroom. We are in a technology age where children are learning to use technologies  younger and younger.

Week 9 Review

This week we are creating our final lesson. In this lesson we are using 5 technologies we have learned during the term. The lesson I chose to do is the butterfly life cycle for second graders. This goes directly with a science standard about learning different life cycles. The technologies I will be using with my lesson are videos, itunes music, clickers, computers, ipod app.

(Sent final lesson via email)

Week 8 Review

Today we did website design. I am not new to website designing, or HTML, but I am new to DreamWeaver (DW). DW is an awesome website designing program. You can do just about anything you want. I had a lot of fun designing my website. I chose to do a website as if I were a teacher, making one for my class. Doing things like this always makes me so excited to be a teacher! A website is something I will ABSOLUTELY have when I am a teacher. Not only will it be a great place that parents can contact me, but they will be able to see what we are learning, the classes schedule, what homework we have, etc.

Week 7 Review

Today we used ipads and ipods. It was pretty awesome, I have never used either of these things.
When looking at apps I found a ton that would be useful in the classroom. There are also a lot of apps that you can get for free! In an ideal classroom it would be awesome for each student to have their own ipad. But, I don't see that happening. There are so many things that can go wrong. I can see having a class set, where they will be returned to the teacher at the end of every day, but I cannot see them leaving the classroom. They would get lost, stolen, dropped, something spilled on it, etc, etc. There are also things that could happen in the classroom with things getting spilled and dropped. I see more things going wrong with having these in your class than good. But the idea of it is great. Maybe getting a smart board for my classroom would help ;)

(My lesson is emailed)