For my second ILP I decided to create a Prezi. The Prezi I created was about World Geography because that is the subject matter I hope to teach when I become a teacher. I would use the presentation as a intro presentation to a unit about the United States in comparison to other countries/continents. My presentation would include extra details about each location mentioned in relation to the United States. Below is a link to my Prezi:
http://prezi.com/xwew5qqrfm9l/present/?auth_key=xb4ql21&follow=baqx3jvudklt
Presentation notes:
Discuss Canada's history with the U.S. and compare its Geography
Discuss the United States geography
Discuss Africa in comparison to the United States, history and geography
Discuss Russia's history and geography in comparison with the United States
Monday, November 23, 2015
Independent Learning Project #1
I also created the back side of it to let students know when i am unavailable:
Monday, November 16, 2015
Blog Post #10
Working on the PowerPoint Interaction assignment allowed me to view other purposes of PowerPoint other than a presentation. Creating an interactive quiz was a lot of fun. It gave me many ideas of ways I can use PowerPoint within the classroom. Action buttons were very useful in this assignment and will continue to be useful in future presentations/activities I create for my classrooms.
As a teacher, I think I will use data collecting tools to take attendance and keep records of grades organized. Since I want to teach high school, I will have multiple classrooms so it is important for me to have access to a data collecting tool, like excel, to keep myself organized. Excel also provides many functions so keeping my data in excel will make my life easier when I need to provide administration with data.
After viewing my peers blogs, the topics I found most interesting were all the different tools teachers have access to online. I never knew of all these different tools, like website and presentation creators, that could help me keep organized and produce better presentation for better instruction. I took note of all the different internet resources my peers mentioned in hope that I will be able to use them when I become a teacher.
The technology-related skill I would most like to learn next is how to create a better website. I want to be able to provide my students with an interactive website that has chat rooms for them to discuss assignments on, but that I can regulate. I also want to be able to make the website accessible for the parents but only parts of the website. For example, I don't want the parents to be able to access the students chat.
In the future, I hope to achieve my technology-related goals by taking courses and advancing my knowledge on the different technologies I wish to improve on. I also hope to achieve these goals by continuing to practice with these different technologies and improve my skills. By doing this, I hope I'll be ready to use this technologies efficiently within my future classrooms.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Blog Post #9
Essentially, a flipped classroom involves the students viewing class lectures at home on their own time and then completing a reflective activity in class the following day. A flipped classroom could be very beneficial for students who are more hands on/interactive learners. The only problem I could see with flipped classrooms would be students not completing the lecture based homework and coming into class unprepared. Teachers could use teachertube.com to find information videos for the students to watch at home.
I found a very interesting website (http://www.edutopia.org/diy-professional-development-resources) that provides "DIY Professional Development." The website has 5 different resource topics to benefit you as an educator. The five resource topics are All About Twitter, The Un-Conference Model, Tech Tools on Your Own Time, Building a Professional Learning Network, and Additional Resources on the Web. Each resource topic has 6-10 links to helpful articles and resources for teachers who are trying to expand their professional development. These links include videos and diagrams to help educators. At the end of the page there are additional helpful resources for teachers to explore.
I enjoyed the PowerPoint Information Dissemination assignment. It was fun to pretend that I was making a presentation for an assignment I was giving my class. I feel as if I could potentially use the exact powerpoint I made or at least use it as inspiration for future presentations I will have to give to my future classes. Below is a picture of the intro slide to my powerpoint:
I found a very interesting website (http://www.edutopia.org/diy-professional-development-resources) that provides "DIY Professional Development." The website has 5 different resource topics to benefit you as an educator. The five resource topics are All About Twitter, The Un-Conference Model, Tech Tools on Your Own Time, Building a Professional Learning Network, and Additional Resources on the Web. Each resource topic has 6-10 links to helpful articles and resources for teachers who are trying to expand their professional development. These links include videos and diagrams to help educators. At the end of the page there are additional helpful resources for teachers to explore.
I enjoyed the PowerPoint Information Dissemination assignment. It was fun to pretend that I was making a presentation for an assignment I was giving my class. I feel as if I could potentially use the exact powerpoint I made or at least use it as inspiration for future presentations I will have to give to my future classes. Below is a picture of the intro slide to my powerpoint:
Monday, November 2, 2015
Blog Post #8
The technology that I believe holds the biggest promise for education is 3D printing. I think 3D printing is most promising especially for students with visual disabilities. Being able to create 3D objects fast and affordably can help educators communicate ideas with those who are visually impaired. It is also promising for students without visual disabilities because it can act as an extra aid during lessons.
Augmented reality eye-wear is a future technology that I see being very beneficial for classrooms. These glasses can show students an alternate reality. For example, they could bring students to a different region of the world with just a click of a button. This technology is just another way an educator can improve their lessons and provide students with better examples/experiences to help them absorb information.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-future-education-technologies-nick-grantham
I am definitely on the side of the divide that had access to technology while growing up. My parents are both graphic designers so technology was their business. The digital divide will be difficult for teachers in future classrooms because technology is becoming such a huge part of the classroom. Teachers are going to have to be able to provide accommodations for those students who do not have easy access to technology.
Augmented reality eye-wear is a future technology that I see being very beneficial for classrooms. These glasses can show students an alternate reality. For example, they could bring students to a different region of the world with just a click of a button. This technology is just another way an educator can improve their lessons and provide students with better examples/experiences to help them absorb information.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-future-education-technologies-nick-grantham
I am definitely on the side of the divide that had access to technology while growing up. My parents are both graphic designers so technology was their business. The digital divide will be difficult for teachers in future classrooms because technology is becoming such a huge part of the classroom. Teachers are going to have to be able to provide accommodations for those students who do not have easy access to technology.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Blog Post #7
PowerPoint is a great way to support student learning at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy because it is a software that provides opportunity to create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember information. It helps teachers create original presentations that will help students evaluate the subject of the lesson and analyze the information given. It also helps students apply the information to examples by providing the teachers ways to properly explain the subject matter so that students can understand and remember the lesson.
Adaptive technologies are used to support learners in many different ways. They are there to help the students who have learning disabilities or an impairment that could affect the student's learning process. The podcast mentions a couple of adaptive technologies like magnified screens or brail printers. Technologies like this can help students with visual impairments. Adaptive technologies are important because they help break down the learning barriers between exceptional and non exceptional students. Personally, I have not know a student who has needed/used adaptive technologies. I feel as if these technologies will be helpful for me as a teacher in the classroom, but I also feel as if they can cause conflict between students (unfair/jealous students).
This weeks web design assignment was a lot of fun. I liked being able to explore and practice creating a classroom website. This assignment gave me a lot of ideas for how I would design my website when I do eventually become a teacher. Website link: http://mswronks.weebly.com
Adaptive technologies are used to support learners in many different ways. They are there to help the students who have learning disabilities or an impairment that could affect the student's learning process. The podcast mentions a couple of adaptive technologies like magnified screens or brail printers. Technologies like this can help students with visual impairments. Adaptive technologies are important because they help break down the learning barriers between exceptional and non exceptional students. Personally, I have not know a student who has needed/used adaptive technologies. I feel as if these technologies will be helpful for me as a teacher in the classroom, but I also feel as if they can cause conflict between students (unfair/jealous students).
This weeks web design assignment was a lot of fun. I liked being able to explore and practice creating a classroom website. This assignment gave me a lot of ideas for how I would design my website when I do eventually become a teacher. Website link: http://mswronks.weebly.com
Monday, October 19, 2015
Blog Post #6
I visited my old high school's (Charles W. Flanagan high school) website and took a look at some of the teacher's class pages. The first thing I noticed is that all assignments and test information is public. I also noticed that the teachers included links to helpful/relevant websites. Each teacher also had a link to their class calendar and news board. All the class pages followed the same format, which keeps it look crisp and professional. Below is an example of one of the teachers webpages:
I envision myself using technology as often as I see necessary. By this I mean, if the technology is actually beneficial to me and not just another hassle. The main technology, which is mentioned in the podcast, that I would find extremely beneficial to me is twitter. Twitter would be helpful in and out of the classroom because it would provide a way for me to easily communicate with my students. My students would create a classroom account and I could use it for assignments or to just keep my students updated on what is to be expected of them. If some students don't have access to twitter I would provide them with another way to keep in contact with me.
This assignment was extremely confusing to me at first. I wasn't sure exactly what was expected from me but after help from my teacher, my group and I were able to figure it out. This assignment was helpful for me because it made me see how important it is to evaluate the websites you plan to use. If I had to improve this assignment I would probably use a different wiki site, I found pbworks to be confusing. I can use what I learned from this assignment to evaluate the websites I plan to use within the classroom and to make sure my students also evaluate the websites they use for different assignments. Below are some screenshots of the assignment:
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