Blog 6

I started to go back to my old roots by looking at my elementary, middle school, and high school. None of my old teachers I had have a welcome or teacher page which I found quite odd. I think all teachers should have a teacher page for parents can see. But I went and looked up the teacher that I have been observing at FSUS who teaches 3rd grade. She has one it is very organized. All teachers should have website pages to give parents an idea about the child's teacher and basically a background check. Teachers webpage can be used for upcoming assignments, test, and quizzes. Teachers can post their lesson plans and parents can see what they are doing in and out of class.

Using technology in the future after college is going to be an everyday thing for me. Even in my occupation today it grows and we have to learn newer technology every month. But technology will be used everyday. Pen and paper are becoming very slim. Everything that you do in class now can be done on a computer. Students can write note read textbooks online and communicate with their fellow classmates. I will not require students to use pen and paper in my class. Everyday and every year there is newer technology and it will be my job to prepare them and have them ready for the next level.

Last week the tech sandbox was really enjoyable. I learned about the virtual technology, 3D printer and pens , and the 360 classroom on the tablet. The 360 classroom app on the tablet was neat. Students and have basically 3D models pop up and you can move it around with your fingers and click on a certain area and it will give you information about it. Like for an example I clicked on the solar system and it brought the sun and all the planets up. You use the camera on the Ipad or tablet and use it with the app. Then you can click on a planet and it would give you details about it. I thought that was interesting because it could help students learn and use it as a study system.