Your sixth post should contain:
· Most schools require teachers to maintain a set of class pages on
the school website. Visit a school website and look at a few class
pages. Write a paragraph about what kinds of information you
see publically, (students and parents likely have access to
information you will not see without log-in privileges). Include a
screen shot. Be sure to identify the school and grade of
students.
·
This teacher mainly uses her website to let kids catch up on assignments. Under each tab she has links to assignments. This is for an 8th grade Earth-Space Science class and the content and design seems to be appropriate for this grade. This teacher also has her name and a space for people to leave comments in. Overall it seems like she is not fully utilizing the tool of having a website. After looking at other websites on Conway Middle School's website, I found that many of the teachers did not seem to be fully using this resource.
I hope that I can use technology in a more effective way. If I set up a website or an Edmodo page I want to use it frequently and make sure that I educate students on how to use it correctly. Once the students are trained on how to use the technology, I hope to make using it and turning to it for information a structured part of my classroom. To keep up with the technology I plan on attending trainings and researching new ways to engage students. Technology can be a great tool if we use if correctly.
Specifically in the tech sandbox last week I enjoyed using the smart board. I liked how it was easy to use. I also enjoyed the interactive nature of the smart board. The fun lessons and 3-D elements allow teachers to engage students and help them learn in a fun way. Also you connect your smart board to a computer which is convenient for sharing files and interacting with websites. Overall I think the smart board is a good and effective tool for teachers that I would like to use.
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