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- One of the teacher's websites that I visited contained information like Bell work, student shout outs, and a blog posted weekly. The bell work is divided into the months that it was gone over. In the same class notes tab, there are links that take you to the PowerPoints for specific topics covered in the class. Student shout outs include the students for each class period that created the best short stories. Each week, a blog is posted that summarizing the topics discussed in class that week. The blog is labeled the "week-end" blog that the teacher consistently posts to once a week including a detailed description and pictures. Another teacher's website features a calendar with the topics that will be discussed in class each day as well as the dates of quizzes and tests. This website also features link to the teacher's email, outside resources for additional support, and a link to a spreadsheet with all of the vocab terms. The school is Pace High School, my alma mater, and the teacher websites are from ninth and tenth grades.
- When I think about using technology in the classroom to fulfill my teacher duties, I think about using applications such as Microsoft Excel. I would be able to use Excel to keep track of grades for each student. Excel would also allow me to add grades together, find averages or grades, or even just keep grades in a organized spreadsheet. Along with Excel, Microsoft Outlook can also help me to communicate with my administrators, co-workers, and contacting parents. Email applications are essential to the rule of teachers because without email, it would be more complicated for teachers to communicate with anyone.
- Last week in the Tech Sandbox, I was introduced to a wonderful piece of technology called Osmo. I was completely mesmerized that an iPad could somehow be modified to detect what was placed on the table in front of it. I think that with the new direction of technology, something like Osmo would be a wonderful addition to the classroom. Instead of having a Leap Frog notebook like I did when I was five, children now are going to have things like Osmo to be able to learn like I did with Leap Frog, but in a more modernized way. Osmo can be used to name the states, put shapes together, and there are many other applications that can be bought for it that weren't shown in the Tech Sandbox. Because of the many different applications that you can buy for it, it can be beneficial for many different age groups. While a kindergartner may be practicing putting shapes together, a forth grader would get more use out of practicing spelling states' names. I'm sure as time goes on, there will be more and more applications created for Osmo, making it even more of a resource for classrooms.
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