iRLO Reflection

I worked so hard on this assignment, probably took more time on it than I should have before asking for help. I enjoyed doing it because I can see so many possibilities for it. I am hoping to teach a younger grade such as third and I would be so thrilled to be able to make more games on Scratch to be able to share with my students and personalize it to our current lessons in the classroom.

IWB Reflection

I really enjoyed doing the lesson for the IWB. I think that having the knowledge to make a lesson on the IWB will be very useful in my future classroom. If I am fortunate enough to have an IWB in my classroom I plan on using it often as it give the students the opportunity to become involved in their lesson and the younger students especially are so interested in the wonders of it. I am looking forward to learning more about what all I can do on the IWB and am also hoping to be able to use it more in the future.

Exit Slip 12-9-2010

Teaching Ella:

• Interactive lessons on an interactive whiteboard.
• Computer games (Scratch) used for reading and or math lessons at least once a week, each student has their own computer on which to work.
• Blogs will be used not only by myself as a way to communicate with the parents, but also by the students as a way for them to write about their day and they can share their reports and other assignments online.
• The students can have E-pals and write online to other students from other countries and learn about another culture and lifestyle that may be very different from their own. They will be able to collaborate and work together on projects.

When I first came to this class I thought of technology in a classroom as having a computer in the classroom and maybe an IWB. I have definitely changed my mind on that as I am much more aware of so many different types of technology now that I didn't even knew existed before this class. I still think that having computers and an IWB in the classroom would be great but now I know several different ways in which I can use them.

Exit Post 12-2-2010

From video:

• Uses SMARTboard for interaction. Used for cooperative learning. Actively engages students.
• Online collaborative projects with other classes around the world. Connect with peers.
• Teacher daily blog, posts assignments online. Open classroom concept.
• Parents can see what students are doing by checking online.
• Students daily blog. Exposed to current events. Share their opinions. Idea of being a global citizen.
• All students had laptops. (all the time or on occasion?) There were several desktops in the classroom.

I'm really happy that we did this exercise in class today because during this class I feel that I have been getting the sense that if I don't add a ton of technology into my classroom I am going to be considered a bad teacher. While I have never believed that to be true, I am happy to see that it is finally being said out loud in class by the prof. himself so that the others in class that have had that same impression will feel better about it as well.