1. I am feeling a little better about technology in the classroom. I came into this class a little skeptical about using technology because of all of the times that I have seen the technology fail in the classroom. I am feeling better by learning about more technologies and getting a chance to try and implement them in a lesson. I feel that I can use technology better than the teachers who I have seen fail.
2. The narration tools that we learned about stood out to me. I have had a professor that would put her narrated notes on blackboard. This was extremely useful for when I missed a day or two. This is also perfect for a flipped classroom which is something I may want to experiment with in my classroom if it is possible.
3. The technologies I am most eager to use are the ones that are specifically geared towards math. Math can sometimes be quite boring and I feel these math specific technologies can get students more engaged in the math.
4. I already have a lesson planned that uses the desmos website that I am using in my final project. We are working in transformations which is the perfect time to use the desmos website. we will be preforming this lesson near the end of this week or at the beginning of next week,.
It sounds like you and I felt pretty similar coming into this class. I really liked how you pointed out the narration tools can be used to post lectures and notes for those students that are absent. I think that is a great idea because it can be hard at times to catch students up while also continuing on with everyone else. Is desmos specifically for math? I have never heard of it.
ReplyDeleteStarting out the semester, I felt the exact same way about using technology. I thought the narration tools were very useful as well! That is definitely something that I would consider using in my future classroom. I agree with you that technology might help students to engage themselves more in math class! I know it definitely would have helped me in my math classes.
ReplyDeleteAs a person who struggled in math class and was shy and didn't want to admit I needed help, I think narrating notes or giving students access to something similar is a great idea. I think I would have done much better if I had been able to go home and tried to work on it then come back in and ask for help. I remember my parents often getting upset when they tried to help me because teachers sometimes are looking for a different approach then the student's parents learned. So it could be good for the parents to see what the teacher is looking for too. Do you think you'll be able to try something like this in your placement next semester?
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you on so many levels in this reflection. I was also skeptical and didn't have much knowledge as to what tools and resources are out there to use as well as the idea that the failure of teachers we had. I think because we have been brought up in a more technology induced society, we will have more success. Everyday I help my CT figure out issues he has with his technology, simply because he doesn't know how to use all the features when it is second nature to us. I think you will find a lot of success with technology in math and I'm sure it will do wonders for keeping your students engaged.
ReplyDeleteI like that you added how technology can be used for a flipped classroom. I also think that trying a flipped classroom approach would be a cool opportunity and I would like to try that someday as well! I can definitely see how narration tools like voicethread or screencast could be fundamental to a flipped classroom, as well as other technology tools.
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