BLOG POST #F

CHAPTERS 6 AND 12

TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES

There are so many resources that a teacher can use for a classroom that are just a click of a button away. These resources can be of great help and can assure the best education of the students in every aspect. This section of chapter 6 was definitely one of my favorites because it gave so man great resources that I can even use in my fture teaching career. From lesson plan websites to archival and primary source websites, the tools to successfully building your class technologywise was all in this section.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY-EQUIPPED CLASSROOMS

In this section of chapter 12, I was shown many different ways of involving technology in a classroom. Through the use of computers, many students are able to learn visually and audibly which provides the student much advantage because they receive more practice in those areas. Another on of my favorite types of technology equipped classrooms is computer labs. It joins the whole class together and makes learning more interactive with both teachers and students. Below is a infograph about the 4 types of technology-equipped classrooms made with PicToChart.com

INVOLVING STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGE

In today's culture, techhnology has seemed to have taken center stage in everyones lives. It is crucial that as educators we be well informed of everything that we can possible do with this growing technology in the efforts to offer that knowledge to our students. There are so many possibilities when it comes to utilizing technology in the education setting and this topic brought up just that. There's no stopping when it comes to technology education because that would only limit our student's knowledge.

Resources:

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

DIGITAL BLOG POST #E

CHAPTERS 4, 9, AND 11

ASSESSING AND EVALUATING STUDENTS
In this section, I found interesting the fact that teachers teach how they were taught. If a teacher was taught through lecture as a student, they will most likely teach in a lecture style. If a teacher received many multiple choice assessments, then t is most likely they will give them more frequently. This concept is interesting because it show that how teachers teach will not only affect the current students they're teaching, but it'll affectother students tht theyre current students will teach.

STRATEGIES FOR USING POWERPOINT WITH STUDENTS
I enjoyed reading this section because it brings up great ideas to involve a PowerPoint in instructions. This has become really common in today's classroom. PowerPoint is a great tool that brings both Auditor, Visual, and Involved work from the classroom. There are so many uses that can be put to work in PowerPoint but the one that intrigues me is the fact that it can be so useful when teaching a classroom of any level and an size.

USING STUDENT PARTICIPATION SYSTEMS
I graduated High School in 2015 and personally experienced the activity with the clickers. This participation system is a great way to involve students who are both extroverted nd introverted. It's idividual work that is put together to create a collabrative assignment and it's an excellent way to present a new lesson and topic.

CONCLUSION
Overall, in these topics I found information that will be beneficial to my future as an educator. From assessing teachers to assessing students I understand the importance of standardized testing, and how it helps determine the area that need to be worked on. I also learned about the usefulness of PowerPoint in a classroom setting. The ability that it has and how it can benefit a lesson is amazing and definitely worth while. Lastly, the use of participation systems and how it can be a handy tool for assessments are awesome. The clicker system is very interesting and can be used successfully in a classroom setting benefiting the introverted tudents as well as the extroverted students.

REFERENCES

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.