Week 3

The tools learned in class will help me immensely in my future career as a teacher. Through using Google Sites I am able to post a variety of classroom information. I will be able to communicate to my students by posting reminders, homework assignments, and congratulate specific overacheiving students.

Through the Google Calendar I will be able to plan ahead and better prepare the parents of my students. They will feel involved in my class and know they are always welcome. I would like to post invitations for parents to come to class and share their knowledge and special experiences. I want the parents of my students to feel greatly involved and know how much I care for the success of their children.

I would also like to use the Google Calendar as a way to communicate with my colleagues. Through the calendar we will be able to work together. We will be able to better collaborate and become better teachers.

The applications we have learned will really help me stay focused and organized as a future teacher.

I absolutely loved this weeks video. This generation of students throughout the world are driven by technology, so why not use this interest as way of intriging our students? Why not make teaching more effective? This is something that teachers will soon have to incorporate into their teaching methods in order to keep their students interested and involved. Teaching techniques must keep up with todays students.

Week 1

Within the walls of my future classroom, I imagine an organized room. A bright room. A room that will be full of fun, respect, and most important, learning. I will have many different bulletin boards posted on the walls throughout the room. There will be a board for each subject being studied. Much of the students work will be posted on these bulletins. I will set up my chairs all facing the front, to help prevent disruption.

In a perfect world my students will be well behaved, but will also bring some fun into the classroom. They will be motivated and determined to learn. Parents will respect that I am doing my best, and in return I will respect their parenting. Together we will work together for the success of their children.

As I hope to teach either second, or third grade; I will use many different creative ways to teach my students. I will rarely use power points. I will use hands on activities that will get them thinking. I would like to have computers in my classroom to help the children receive a variety of learning tools.

I not only hope to teach the criteria give, I hope to teach the children to show respect and kindness to others. I hope to teach honesty and determination. My ultimate goal is to have my students leave my class knowing that they are capable of greatness.

While watching the video portion I was impressed with the technology that students may someday receive. I believe that the touch interface would be a great tool for teachers. It would give the students a hands on learning experience. I think the idea of, "Computer Game Court Students" is great. Many of today's young learners will enjoy these hands on tools as they relate to them in this new technology driven generation.