I believe that using and integrating technology into the classroom will be a great tool for me as a teacher because it will help me to be able to find the best resources for my students to learn best. It will provide them with accurate information and many sides from a subject. Instead of reading information out of a textbook, students can read information online and do online activities to best help them to create projects that will enhance their creativity and learning and helping their other classmates to learn well too.
I think that it will help them to be better researchers, better thinkers, and have more of an idea of what they want to become and be more inspired and free-willed as to what they want to be when they grow up. It will give them the resources and the advantage to learn and to become more excited about what they want to learn. They can learn more and find more resources on their own of what they want to learn.
In the end, it will be beneficial for them and will help them to be successful in their lives. It will allow them to be able to hopefully attain more skills and help them to become more diverse learners. I just hope that I can do my best in preparing them to be the most successful they can be.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
PDP: Lessons Learned
I learned some new things reading these articles and watching these videos. I learned that technology is an amazing tool that can give us access to almost anything within a few seconds, and there are so many things that are at our fingertips that we can have access to and it is just going to get more and more technical as the years go on. I think that with having these many devices, there is no reason why someone would not want to learn and be taught. I can see more and more children becoming curious and smarter through gaining this kind of information so easily.
What I thought was fascinating is that when our students become adults, many of the jobs they will be receiving haven't even been invented yet. I thought that was incredible and yet so true. What I thought when I was younger of having a c.d. player with c.d.s playing was one of the best inventions that I could ever think of having and then iPods were invented, downloading songs, movies, t.v. shows, and streaming them online, I would have never thought possible! What It's amazing how far we have come in a short amount of time.
I thought another point that was interesting was that everyone is using this kind of technology. It is unbelievable that messages can be sent to anyone in the world in seconds. Technology is a great tool for providing people with so much information that there is no way that it could all be read. It is unbelievable to me and it would be beneficial to all students to be taught from experts online and other great resources.
What I thought was fascinating is that when our students become adults, many of the jobs they will be receiving haven't even been invented yet. I thought that was incredible and yet so true. What I thought when I was younger of having a c.d. player with c.d.s playing was one of the best inventions that I could ever think of having and then iPods were invented, downloading songs, movies, t.v. shows, and streaming them online, I would have never thought possible! What It's amazing how far we have come in a short amount of time.
I thought another point that was interesting was that everyone is using this kind of technology. It is unbelievable that messages can be sent to anyone in the world in seconds. Technology is a great tool for providing people with so much information that there is no way that it could all be read. It is unbelievable to me and it would be beneficial to all students to be taught from experts online and other great resources.
PDP: Strengths and Weaknesses
For the NET Standards, I felt that my strengths were more of being able to find online resources to enhance students' creativity and higher level of thinking. I feel that it would be easy to access that kind of information and read if it is a good source to use from other teachers who have used it and use that knowledge to help navigate my way to what I think my students may benefit most from it. The weakness for me fell into how I would assess them using technology. I can use technology to help me in my lesson plans, but I would have to research and experiment to try to find ways to assess my students using technology better.
As far as taking the survey, I felt that I was mostly falling into the apprentice role of the results. I feel like I know most about emailing, making newsletters, and sending information out there, but as far as creating things with technology, I felt a little unsure about doing that because I only have a little bit of experience doing that. I feel that that is an important part of what I would like to learn and integrate into my classroom. It would help my students to learn more effectively and give more power to me and to them in the long run if I were to create my own things for them to learn from.
I felt that keeping updated on that eschool news page would help to feel like I can be up to date on the technology that is out there to help me with what I need to do better in my classroom to help my students learn and be most affected by this certain technology. I felt that I can learn many things on a computer, but using flipvideos, iPods, and other gadgets and type of technology would be very beneficial as other ways to learn rather than just the computer.
As far as taking the survey, I felt that I was mostly falling into the apprentice role of the results. I feel like I know most about emailing, making newsletters, and sending information out there, but as far as creating things with technology, I felt a little unsure about doing that because I only have a little bit of experience doing that. I feel that that is an important part of what I would like to learn and integrate into my classroom. It would help my students to learn more effectively and give more power to me and to them in the long run if I were to create my own things for them to learn from.
I felt that keeping updated on that eschool news page would help to feel like I can be up to date on the technology that is out there to help me with what I need to do better in my classroom to help my students learn and be most affected by this certain technology. I felt that I can learn many things on a computer, but using flipvideos, iPods, and other gadgets and type of technology would be very beneficial as other ways to learn rather than just the computer.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Reflection #10: Field Experience Service Learning Project
Ashley Hansen & Rebecca Dalsing
EDEL 3250-03
December 2, 2010
Field Experience Service Learning Project
a) Demographics
Our field experience was completed at Edgemont Elementary located within Provo School District. Edgemont contains students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Students are primarily white, with approximately 20% considered minority. We were placed in Mrs. Rigby’s 6th grade classroom. There were 32 students within the classroom, the demographics in her classroom fit the overall demographics of the school.
b) What is your relationship with your cooperating teacher? Explain.
We couldn’t have asked for a better relationship with our cooperating teacher. She saw us as fellow teachers, and treated us as such. We were able to use our creativity and style while teaching the class, but she offered her comments and past experiences to help us improve and grow. She also made herself available when needed so we were able to bounce questions, comments, or concerns with her.
c) How does he/she feel about the technology piece you created?
She loved our digital story, she made sure to get a copy. She was excited to see an educational piece of technology that she could use year after year. She was impressed by the classes reaction to the digital story and how enthralled they were with it.
d) How does he/she feel about the piece of lesson you completed?
Overall Mrs. Rigby was impressed with our lesson plans we created. The overall concepts worked really well. We believe the lesson plans worked well, but we did encounter some classroom management challenges while conducting some of our lessons.
e) How did the training session go? Explain.
Though Mrs. Rigby really liked the digital story, she didn’t have time for us to train her fully on how to create one. Since they have Mac computers in the classroom, we created our story using iMovie. This allowed us to get familiar with the program Mrs. Rigby and her students had at their fingertips. Even though Mrs. Rigby didn’t have time for a full training session, we were able to share some tips and hints for iMovie we learned along the way. She appreciated these tips and hints, and it appeared it gave her a little more confidence in the iMovie program and her ability to produce movies and/or digital stories.
f) How do you feel about this service-learning experience?
It was a great experience. We were able to learn more about ourselves and how technology can really be used within a classroom. We were even able to see some of the challenges a teacher actually encounters, such as time constraints. The overall concept of introducing teachers to additional technology is great, and as future teachers, we can see how it is important to stay up to date with technology and how it can be used within the classroom. Having someone come to your classroom and teach you sounds ideal, but while we were there, Mrs. Rigby was finishing up a term and getting ready for parent teacher conferences. This was not an ideal time for her to learn and fully dive into the technology we were trying to show her. While we were there to teach her new technology, we were first and foremost there to learn and observe. It was a balance trying to teach her some technology while respecting her time and other commitments she had for the time we were there.
g) What did your cooperating teacher gain from this experience?
Mrs. Rigby was surrounded by technology. From our observations, she only used it minimally throughout her day. By observing our lessons and watching specifically our digital story, she was able to see more uses for the technology she had at her fingertips. Even though we had a short minimal training session, she was able to see what iMovie was capable of, and she learned some quick tips and tricks to make it easier for her to create her own digital stories.
h) What did you gain from this experience?
Since we had to do an abbreviated training session, it allowed us to focus on the most important features of iMovie and some of the shortcuts that can be used. Not only did we learn a new program, we learned it a little more in depth in order for us to teach someone who was already familiar with the program. Not only did we gain technical skills, but we also learned a lot about ourselves and our potentials as future teachers. Mrs. Rigby helped point out things that worked well as well as things that didn’t work as well. We will be able to take our time we had in field and working with Mrs. Rigby and her class and become better teachers for future students we encounter.
i) Was it worth why or why not?
Yes, it was definitely worth every moment. Being in field and working with Mrs. Rigby and her students was a joy. It allowed us to learn more about ourselves and improve/refine our teaching skills. We also were able to get real world experience in a classroom and experiment with using technology along with other concepts we have learned throughout this semester. We learned what can work well for us, as well as how to integrate what we have learned into a student’s learning experience.
EDEL 3250-03
December 2, 2010
Field Experience Service Learning Project
a) Demographics
Our field experience was completed at Edgemont Elementary located within Provo School District. Edgemont contains students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Students are primarily white, with approximately 20% considered minority. We were placed in Mrs. Rigby’s 6th grade classroom. There were 32 students within the classroom, the demographics in her classroom fit the overall demographics of the school.
b) What is your relationship with your cooperating teacher? Explain.
We couldn’t have asked for a better relationship with our cooperating teacher. She saw us as fellow teachers, and treated us as such. We were able to use our creativity and style while teaching the class, but she offered her comments and past experiences to help us improve and grow. She also made herself available when needed so we were able to bounce questions, comments, or concerns with her.
c) How does he/she feel about the technology piece you created?
She loved our digital story, she made sure to get a copy. She was excited to see an educational piece of technology that she could use year after year. She was impressed by the classes reaction to the digital story and how enthralled they were with it.
d) How does he/she feel about the piece of lesson you completed?
Overall Mrs. Rigby was impressed with our lesson plans we created. The overall concepts worked really well. We believe the lesson plans worked well, but we did encounter some classroom management challenges while conducting some of our lessons.
e) How did the training session go? Explain.
Though Mrs. Rigby really liked the digital story, she didn’t have time for us to train her fully on how to create one. Since they have Mac computers in the classroom, we created our story using iMovie. This allowed us to get familiar with the program Mrs. Rigby and her students had at their fingertips. Even though Mrs. Rigby didn’t have time for a full training session, we were able to share some tips and hints for iMovie we learned along the way. She appreciated these tips and hints, and it appeared it gave her a little more confidence in the iMovie program and her ability to produce movies and/or digital stories.
f) How do you feel about this service-learning experience?
It was a great experience. We were able to learn more about ourselves and how technology can really be used within a classroom. We were even able to see some of the challenges a teacher actually encounters, such as time constraints. The overall concept of introducing teachers to additional technology is great, and as future teachers, we can see how it is important to stay up to date with technology and how it can be used within the classroom. Having someone come to your classroom and teach you sounds ideal, but while we were there, Mrs. Rigby was finishing up a term and getting ready for parent teacher conferences. This was not an ideal time for her to learn and fully dive into the technology we were trying to show her. While we were there to teach her new technology, we were first and foremost there to learn and observe. It was a balance trying to teach her some technology while respecting her time and other commitments she had for the time we were there.
g) What did your cooperating teacher gain from this experience?
Mrs. Rigby was surrounded by technology. From our observations, she only used it minimally throughout her day. By observing our lessons and watching specifically our digital story, she was able to see more uses for the technology she had at her fingertips. Even though we had a short minimal training session, she was able to see what iMovie was capable of, and she learned some quick tips and tricks to make it easier for her to create her own digital stories.
h) What did you gain from this experience?
Since we had to do an abbreviated training session, it allowed us to focus on the most important features of iMovie and some of the shortcuts that can be used. Not only did we learn a new program, we learned it a little more in depth in order for us to teach someone who was already familiar with the program. Not only did we gain technical skills, but we also learned a lot about ourselves and our potentials as future teachers. Mrs. Rigby helped point out things that worked well as well as things that didn’t work as well. We will be able to take our time we had in field and working with Mrs. Rigby and her class and become better teachers for future students we encounter.
i) Was it worth why or why not?
Yes, it was definitely worth every moment. Being in field and working with Mrs. Rigby and her students was a joy. It allowed us to learn more about ourselves and improve/refine our teaching skills. We also were able to get real world experience in a classroom and experiment with using technology along with other concepts we have learned throughout this semester. We learned what can work well for us, as well as how to integrate what we have learned into a student’s learning experience.
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