Blog post 13

When I sat down and began to think about a specific field that wasn't covered I thought of my own, coaching. As a coach I know that I won't use as much technology as every day teachers but I will still use technology. I believe maybe a day or two could have been to what coaches can use in a classroom. Other then that I didn't really see anything that wasn't addressed in class.

Blog post 12

For this blog post I chose to write this blog post based on working with blind children. As a teacher it can sometimes be difficult to deal with kids with special needs and abilitys. When working with blind children, one thing I found is screen magnification. This can help students who aren't totally blind. This can be used on the smart board. The next piece of technology is a screen reader, this is used for students can literally touch the screen and the words will be read to them. This can be very useful for students in a large class room or in a one on one basis. The next piece I found is a portable notebook. This can be used by students at any point and they are in braille and when touched the words are spoken out loud to the students. These are just a few of the many ideas that I would incorporate into my classroom in the future.
Citation: http://adaptivetech.tcnj.edu/resheet/blind.htm

Project 12

C4T Summary 3

This week I was assigned to read Mr. Jerrid Kruse's blog post, he talked about how technology is taking over the classroom. In this blog post Mr. Kruse talks about how technology has taken over the classroom and is there really a need for a teacher? While he does raise very good points, I commented that teachers will always be needed in the classroom because students will always have questions or need guidance, and have questions.
Post 2
While reading Mr. Kruse's older blog "Critical Curiosity" he talks about how his students were really shocked by how much he allowed them to use sorts of technology. He ask the students how technology can bring back traditional ways of the classroom as well as reduce the intellectual level of the classroom. This was my reply, Technology can be a good and bad thing in class rooms today. A lot of it depends on the type of students you're teaching. If students cant stay on task then they shouldn't be allowed to use the internet. But on a positive not the internet is full of endless options to be used for students who can handle the privilege.

C4K summaries

As part of my C4K I was assigned multiple students in Ms. Squires class. Each students blog was based on a different type of technology they were using in their class in different subjects. One child i was assigned showed us how they used different programs to make a story about a giraffe. I commented that it was really cool that a child that young made a story book. The next student i was assigned told me a story by way of video, on how her class took a trip to the local pool and how she had a great time. I commented that it was awesome that she had a great time and that it is too cold in Alabama for us to go swimming yet. The last blog i read and commented on was a little girl named Ana, she showed me a program that she used to solve math problems, i really like the program and commented that I would keep it in mind when i have my own class.

blog post 11

For this blog post, our group decided to have a discussion on our google doc about one of the videos Dr. Strange had us watch. Below is the link in which you can see this conversation. OMAHA