Using Technology to Enhance Learning

Here is a great video on how one teacher used technology to enhance the learning in regard to chemistry basics!

Final Blog Posting (Reflection)

Managing this blog over the course of this semester has been very beneficial.  I have never maintained a blog before, so needless to say I learned a lot.  I really enjoyed how this forced me to search for pertinent articles that related to education, educational leadership and new trends and strategies that could improve student learning.  The Google Blogger is a very user friendly blogging platform that I will continue to use after the class is over.  I never thought embedding videos into a blog could be so easy!  Because of the experience I've had with blogs in this course, when I become an administrator, blogs will definitely be encouraged to be a part of every classroom to communicate with their students and parents important information they need to know.
At all my schools I've taught at in the past, maintaining a blog has always been encouraged, however the blogging platform has always been one that has not been very user friendly.  Because of that, I have never been very consistent at all keeping one.  Using this program has changed my opinion on blogs altogether.
 Overall, I have learned a lot from this class.  My skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel have been strengthened.  I have also learned new things about each of the programs that will help me as an administrator.  The Virtual Team project was very beneficial in that it gave me great experience in how to set up face to face online meetings and work together corporately on the same Google document.  It's hard depending on others to meet because you're not sure if they are going to show up and that in turn effects completing the assignment for myself, and I hate being late with anything!  The Personal Learning Network was beneficial in that it opened my eyes to many new resources that I did not know was there.  I really enjoyed learning new things from Twitter, podcasts and Edublogs the most.  The others were good, but didn't click with me as well as these three did.
Because of this class I believe I will be a much more tech-savvy administrator and leader.

Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion!

It is vital for us as educators to build relationships with our students if we want to make the life-long impact we want to make in their lives.  Otherwise we are just another hoop they have to jump through to get through school.  Remember the reason you became a teacher in the first place!  Rise up teachers!
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High School Students say Internet is BAD for Education!!

Check out this article that looks at the other side of the coin about how technology can be a hindrance to learning in the classroom!
http://sciencenordic.com/high-school-students-say-internet-bad-education
"It can be difficult to concentrate on the teaching when you have access to the internet. Students disagree whether it’s the teachers’ or their own responsibility to maintain focus during class."



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Virtual Education in Public Schools Becoming More Popular!

 

Check out this article about Florida's Virtual Academy that offers K-12 education completely online!

http://www.flvs.net/Pages/default.aspx

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A classroom of the future....hopefully not to far off!!!

This video shows a classroom of the future.  It is pretty amazing!  It reminds me of the technology you see in the Iron Man movies that Tony Stark has created!  Enjoy!
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iPads in the Classroom

I ran across this video talking about using iPads n the classroom.  This is a great way to make learning more fun where there is little to no learning curve because students use this technology everyday!  I just wish my school had iPads like the school in the video!  Enjoy!
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