Here is the link to my comment on Rocky's blog about 'flipping' his physics class. I am very interested in how he is integrating technology into his teaching.
http://rockyroer.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-week-of-flipping.html?showComment=1316902857516#c2369766743938391634
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
The technology I use at home is pretty basic. I have my cell phone for texting and calling, there is nothing 'smart' about it. I enjoy using my Kindle 3G more than I thought I would and I would like to figure out how to send pdf's to it so I can read school stuff on it rather that online or printing it. My laptop's battery no longer holds a charge so it stays plugged in at school most of the time. At home we have a very slow desktop computer that is connected to dial up internet so I only use it if I really need to. I do most of my school work from my classroom or on my fiance's laptop and good internet. I do also have a digital camera and an ipod nano. My nano is used mostly at school.
My classroom has two computers, a Mac and a PC. As I mentioned before I also keep my Laptop at school. A big reason I do this is because my classroom PC, on which I did most of my schoolwork, made a weird noise and died last school year and I've been without since. I'm not a fan of the Mac but my student's use it to take AR quizzes. We also have a computer lab of about 15 PC. Since we have such small class sizes the amount of computers in the lab isn't an issue. Our school has two data projectors with netbooks to share between the four teachers. Each room also has the basic overhead projector. We also all have TVs with vhs/dvd players in each room. I have my iPod dock in my classroom and play music form my iPod for the kids frequently. I now use an online grade book. We also have a subscription to Discovery Education this year. I'm pretty sure that sums it up.
Our administrator values the use of technology in the classroom but I wouldn't say she pushes for it in any particular way. In a way it is a couple of the teachers who push for it the most. She does listen to our wants ans concerns and does what she can to get it for us. I wasn't even aware of our technology plan until I asked if we had one so I could use it for this class. As a parent run school our school board is primarily made up of parents. I know that they do want the best for their children and would probably like us to integrate as much technology as we can for as little cost as we can.
As far as my students go, they love using technology! Most of them have better iPods than I do. I mentioned this week that we would be creating power points in science soon and they are very excited. I introduced Google Docs to my sixth graders last year and they can't wait to use them again. They love it any time I use the data projector. I'm also having them work on their typing skills this year as well the traditional handwriting and they can't wait to start.
What I think would impact my teaching is if I had a projector set up in my classroom permanently. I know I would use it so much more than I do now if I didn't have to worry about if another teacher needed it or about the time it takes to set it all up and tear it all down each time I use it.
What I really hope to get out of this class and the others I take in my master's program is how to effectively integrate technology into my everyday teaching. I want to know what tools are out there that I don't know about. How do I use them and how do I effectively use the ones I do know about. I want to be a 21st century teacher to effectively instruct my 21st century students.
My classroom has two computers, a Mac and a PC. As I mentioned before I also keep my Laptop at school. A big reason I do this is because my classroom PC, on which I did most of my schoolwork, made a weird noise and died last school year and I've been without since. I'm not a fan of the Mac but my student's use it to take AR quizzes. We also have a computer lab of about 15 PC. Since we have such small class sizes the amount of computers in the lab isn't an issue. Our school has two data projectors with netbooks to share between the four teachers. Each room also has the basic overhead projector. We also all have TVs with vhs/dvd players in each room. I have my iPod dock in my classroom and play music form my iPod for the kids frequently. I now use an online grade book. We also have a subscription to Discovery Education this year. I'm pretty sure that sums it up.
Our administrator values the use of technology in the classroom but I wouldn't say she pushes for it in any particular way. In a way it is a couple of the teachers who push for it the most. She does listen to our wants ans concerns and does what she can to get it for us. I wasn't even aware of our technology plan until I asked if we had one so I could use it for this class. As a parent run school our school board is primarily made up of parents. I know that they do want the best for their children and would probably like us to integrate as much technology as we can for as little cost as we can.
As far as my students go, they love using technology! Most of them have better iPods than I do. I mentioned this week that we would be creating power points in science soon and they are very excited. I introduced Google Docs to my sixth graders last year and they can't wait to use them again. They love it any time I use the data projector. I'm also having them work on their typing skills this year as well the traditional handwriting and they can't wait to start.
What I think would impact my teaching is if I had a projector set up in my classroom permanently. I know I would use it so much more than I do now if I didn't have to worry about if another teacher needed it or about the time it takes to set it all up and tear it all down each time I use it.
What I really hope to get out of this class and the others I take in my master's program is how to effectively integrate technology into my everyday teaching. I want to know what tools are out there that I don't know about. How do I use them and how do I effectively use the ones I do know about. I want to be a 21st century teacher to effectively instruct my 21st century students.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Very first blog post ever.
Hello all!
Here is my very first blog post ever! I never gave much thought to writing a blog before now. Good luck to me...
Here is my very first blog post ever! I never gave much thought to writing a blog before now. Good luck to me...
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