I will definitely use data collection tools such as Survey monkey and Edmodo. These were super useful websites that we used throughout the semester to get data collected easily and quickly. Survey Monkey was great, I used it in high school and it was always super successful in getting answers quickly. Edmodo is a great tool when you need students answers only because only your class with your group code can see the survey. Survey monkey is nice if you needed either student OR parent responses. A link can be sent out and easily emailed or posted through an online website; Edmodo, Blackboard, etc.
Topics I found most interesting revolved a lot around the creating a website project. First we all had to post a picture of another teachers website we found which was super cool to see all the different ways to create a website. Another topic I found super interesting is when we had to do a Web 2.0 tool and post the link on our blog. And lastly I thought the powerpoint interaction assignment was super awesome too. To be able to see all the different things my classmates created and then posted on their blog for us all to see. I thought all these 3 topics were super cool because it allowed me to see what kind of teacher everyone is going to be one day. It also allowed me to watch all my classmates grow; with technology, as people and also through our future professional career.
The next thing I would like to learn technology related is Blackboard. I'd like to learn Blackboard because being an FSU student I literally LIVE through Blackboard. I couldn't survive college without it, and it perfectly puts everything in one place. Organized by class and everything you will need for the semester is on this page. I think as a teacher I would LOVE to know how to make a Blackboard and make it useful for my class. I really enjoy having it as a student, so when I'm a teacher I want my students to see how important it was to me when I was a student and why it should be important to them in the long run.
I will achieve my future technology goals by always trying. I will learn to have patience when it comes to technology and just learn to accept that not everything will be easy and I will always have to try. To achieve it I will lookup Youtube videos when I need to know step-by-step how to do something technology wise. Or look it up and hopefully find it on teacher blogs, on possibly on Pinterest. I will also work to find stuff out through my colleagues and past classmates (all of you) and also through myself working hard to achieve my technology goals!
I really enjoyed having class with all of you, I hope you end up being a great teacher who uses technology perfectly in your classroom! :)
i like your comment about getting to see your classmates grow as future teachers!
ReplyDeleteI think that using Survey monkey is a good idea!
ReplyDeleteI think you have the best quote of the week, "I will achieve my future technology goals by always trying." You hit the nail on the head. Forget all those classmates who poo-poo'd teachers in the past who tried things and the students had to help. Know that the first time (and the second, hell, the third), you try something, it may not work out as you planned. Risk-taking is the hallmark of amazing teachers. Assess the learning that occurred and move on. You will have more fun outside your comfort-zone and less burn-out. Enjoy!
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