(1) ILP "Participation"- Lynda.com

The Lynda tutorial I watched was about teaching future ready students. The video was about 2 hours long but it had different sections you could skip around to. I watched it on my laptop on April 11^th. I logged onto Lynda.com and read the different categories. There was a lot of technological ones but the education tab caught my eye. I clicked on that and when I saw one about “future ready students” I thought it related to this class a lot.

            In the lesson, it talked about how classrooms used to look like versus now. Before, classrooms and workplaces were lined with desks all in rows. But now desks are grouped together for collaboration. It mentioned different methods of engagement for students. It also talked about how students in classrooms now are getting more engaged as they have more autonomy in the classroom. It also mentioned student motivation beyond grades. Kids need to realize that failure leads to success. Even the leaders of today, failed at some point.

             I found the lesson to be very interesting and I enjoyed listening/watching it. I liked how the website provided the writing of what the video was saying underneath. It gave you the option to follow along with the video. It highlighted the words as it was playing and it was really helpful. I may use this site in the future because it not only has education videos but videos for everyday needs!

(2) ILP "Design"- Windows Movie Maker

I made a Windows movie to talk about the 3 different types of rock. I wanted to play around with other software and see if I could make a lesson out of it. I think making a movie would be beneficial in some ways but I do think it consumes a lot of time and the quality is not good. I would still prefer Powerpoint over a movie for a lesson.

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As an elementary education teacher in the science subject, I can use data collection tools to create lists of averages of the tests and quizzes given. I can also create graphs from the data I collect. If I was a math teacher, the data collection would be very useful to use because you could teach students how to use data to calculate averages, sums, and max/mins.

When reviewing my classmate's blogs, I liked reading their experiences and comparing to my own and what I wrote about. I really like to read about the ones involving the different projects we completed. I liked looking at everyone's photos of them too. It was neat seeing how different everyone's was from each other, that was probably my favorite.

I would like to learn how to use a Smartboard better. In high school we had them, but I only used them occasionally when I was called upon to write an answer on the board. They are a little confusing at times. Smartboards are something that are evolving and are used readily in the classroom. It would be beneficial to learn how to effectively use it and its components.

Through school and the College of Education here, I can use the resources and teachers to help me expand my knowledge on technology in the classroom. We have a tech sandbox, where I can better learn how to use a Smartboard. I also can use the internet, a very useful too, to watch tutorials and such on the topic of concern.