I really
enjoyed reading the article below. In this article, the third grade teachers at
Charles R. Drew Charter School wanted to see if their students could figure out
a problem within their community that they could solve using heat, since it was
a huge snowstorm in Atlanta, GA last year. The teachers collaborated in
planning each Project-Based Learning unit to come up with one driving question across the grade level, and I think the students worked extremely hard to come up with an answer. Some of the students decided to create a safety kit that would help people stranded in the snowstorm. I was very impressed!
When I read this article, I immediately begin
to think back to the snowstorm that we had last year in Jacksonville. I have
never seen anything like it. It was crazy! Although I was safe in my dorm, my
heart went out to the people who couldn’t make it home to their families. I
feel like most people (including myself) never really think about how important
it is to be prepared for the smallest things in life.
The article below provided very good information
about different apps to support diverse learners in the classroom. Not only are
the apps beneficial towards diverse learners in the classroom, but they are beneficial
towards teachers and parents. I firmly believe that all of these apps are beneficial
to me in some kind of way, and they can be beneficial to you. Although all of
the apps are great, EpicWin and Duolingo stood out to me the most.
EpicWin-When I first read about this app, I immediately
related it to school. When I have a lot of assignments that I need to complete,
I will write me a list. Every time I finish an assignment that I included on
the list, I will mark it out. It is such a great feeling to mark out assignments
that I have completed. It makes me feel like that I am making progress. This
app is amazing!
Duolingo- this app is the best new way to learn a
language. I actually just downloaded this app because I have always wanted to learn a new language. The app is free and very easy to use!
The article below have provided amazing 14 virtual
tools for math to use in the classroom. Growing up, math was my least favorite
subject. I am not sure if it was the teacher or I, but I didn’t understand math
nor did I like math until fourth grade. My fourth grade teacher made math fun,
and most importantly, she made it understandable for me. I wish these amazing
apps that are in the article below were available when I was in elementary school.
Children in today’s society don’t understand how lucky they areJ.
Every assignment that I did in math required only pencil and paper. Now,
students can do math on their tablets and iPad's, such as using a protractor,
geoboard, ruler, etc. Also, students
have a variety of apps to help them practice on whatever math concept they are
learning in class. It amazes me of how things have changed!
Wow! The article below gave me a lot of important
information that I need to consider when I get my future classroom. This
article talks about managing a technologically equipped classroom. There are
two things that stood out to me in this article. The first thing is always
having a plan b when it comes to integrating technology into a lesson. My
instructors always tell my teacher candidate friends and me to make sure we
have a plan b ready to go. Using technology in the classroom, I never know what
may happen at the last minute. Therefore, I always have something as back up to
keep the lesson on task at all times. The second thing is always using
technology in the classroom as a purpose (meaning do not give iPad’s to
students just to keep them quiet or just for fun).
This article was very interesting! I love reading articles like this!
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