EME 2040

      I plan on using my recently earned experience with data collection in my classes in the future. I want to teach elementary school so I will most likely have to teach my students science or math of some sort. This being said, surveys and all forms of data collection can come in handy in either of these subjects. I think it is important for elementary students to do activities like the assignment we did, because it gives the students a visual representation of the numbers. Numbers can often be confusing an overwhelming for young children. However, data collection tends to eliminate some of this confusing because the students can physically see all of the data in an organized manner.     I found the blog posts based on our newsletters the most interesting. While reading other classmates blog posts about this topic, I discovered more ways to add creativity, and important information to the newsletters that I can hopefully use in the future.     ...

    I personally am not a fan of the developing concept of "flipped classrooms". I understand the idea of it and how it benefits children being able to go their own pace at home, but however there are many downsides. I think it is more beneficial to learn in class with your teacher in front of you so you can use her as a resource. When the students are learning their lessons through a podcast online, they are not able to ask their teachers questions or collaborate with their classmates during class. I do think the idea is smart in theory but I believe it would be difficult to execute in an effective manner. I also think it is important to consider that not every student has a perfect home life or access to the matters they need. For instance not all students may have access to a computer or have the family to encourage them to sign on to their class podcast. The lessons can easily be unattended which would lead to poor results on the in class work. Although it could be benefi...

       Adaptive learning tools are very helpful in the classroom. They help students become more engaged in what their learning and enhance their comprehension of the material. Examples of Adaptive learning could be sites like Diigo, google drive, or any type of concept mapping. Obviously these are not the only forms of adaptive learning but these are some effective ones that I have personally engaged in. This being said, since I have experience with some of these adaptive learning sites, I strongly feel that they are beneficial to any classroom and will definitely feel comfortable incorporating them into my own class one day.       Powerpoint is a very important and effective part of any classroom curriculum. Pretty much every teacher I have had in my educational career, has used powerpoint to teach a particular lesson. Powerpoint benefits all 6 steps of Blooms Taxonomy. The first step is remember, which is perfect for using powerpoint. Most students...

For my blog participation activity, I took part in an education-related twitter chat. I tweeted to a teacher account that I personally find very interesting and I asked them a question. I tried to make the question about technology in the classroom and then I waited for her answer. She responded with a lot of great comments that were very helpful. I really enjoy using this twitter account to better my knowledge of the teaching twitter community. I have attached a picture of the conversation below.

      My experience with twitter so far has been very beneficial. I follow many teacher accounts and look at their ideas and suggestions as for my future classes. I love looking deeper into what other professionals find effective in their classrooms because it makes me excited to hopefully incorporate these things into my classroom one day. I have followed many accounts that are not just about teaching, but also include technology in the classroom. I think this has helped me during this course of this class because many topics I read about on twitter, are discussed in class.       The web page design has forced me to think outside the box and deign a website as if I was a teacher myself. This made me realize how much creative skill goes into teaching that most people do not even acknowledge. I am personally not a very creative person and I now know that this is something I need to work on before I become a teacher. I am thankful for activities like the web...

    The school website that I'm looking at is Waters Edge Elementary school in Boca Raton, Florida. This is the elementary school that I attended when I was younger. On the website the students and the parents have access to the school calendar with important dates and events, news, links to important learning tools, the lunch menu, and many other aspects of the school. When you have an account and login you can access your students grades or  any announcements from your teacher.     I think technology is very important in order to communicate effectively with not only your students, but their parents as well. Especially as an elementary teacher, like I want to be, you can not always rely on your students to pass on your important announcements and concerns with their parents; that is just unrealistic. I think updating your website and online grades as frequently as possible is something that can be used in your favor. This will ensure that everything you want ...