Reflection on PP

Reflection on power point-
The overview on Power Point was a little overwhelming, I had very little exposure to PP prior to this class, I was trying to familiarize myself with the basics, such as how to type text and how to reopen a screen I just completed, when Erika was going over pictures, sounds etc. But I can definitely see how this tool will be beneficial to my class, no matter what age group I’m with. I love the idea of doing some of my lessons on PP, it will make the text neater, and having it on PP will make the words larger so all students can read it. (My handwriting is iffy on the white board!) I was also excited to see that games, such as Jeopardy can be played (for free!) on PP. That is a game that I can use for all age groups!
I really enjoyed the multiple intelligence quiz and the discussion we had in class. It wasn’t a surprise to me that I scored higher on the “nature smart” and “body smart”. I always enjoyed classroom activities that was done outdoors or that required me to move around. Because I enjoyed these types of lessons the most, I really want to incorporate them into my classroom. I have to remember to consider the students who have other smarts too. I can do this by having my students take a multiple intelligence quiz in the beginning of the school year, I’m sure there are quizzes like that for people of all ages.
The assigned reading will definitely come in handy when I begin the PP assignment. I noticed that it broke down how to measure the comprehension of students with different intellects. Some examples I liked were to “conduct an investigation to produce info to support a view” and “put on a play about the study area”. These links will be very useful in my assignment as well as my classroom!

Post 2 Tools and Learning

As a requirement for another Education class, i have to do 45 hour of classroom observation. I've visited several classes (in the same district) and have been given some pretty good advice. I've also noticed that ALL the teachers have a web page. I don't know it its mandatory or not, but every single teacher has made it a point to show me their page. I am curious to know if the teachers had to make a page from scratch, or if there was a "web page template".
Several other teachers mentioned that they do most of their lessons on power point, they noticed that the students take better notes and that its more legible.
I am very excited about all the resources that are being introduced in this class, i especially think the briefcase will be a great "teachers aid"!

Post #4

I think analyzing a creek nearby the school was a great way to get the kids interested and involved with the environmental effects of pollution in their community. It really "hits home" when your the one doing the leg work in your community and when you have something concrete (such as pollution level) to analyze.
This activity not only exposed the students to the cause and effects of pollution, it got the students involved with the community as to how and solve the issue, and exposed the students to technology that helped them collect and organized the data.
I' sure this unit benefited all of the students, from those who find science tough to follow, this was an interesting analysis, and to those who excel in science, I'm sure there were plenty of challenging jobs.

Oh the changes…article was really interesting! After reading the students comments, I could sense their confidence level rising! Though the comment on page 4 under editor and designers, the students comment was that the computer made his “handwriting look neat”. I don’t think using a computer can strengthen that skill, but everything else from vocabulary words to math problems seems to be strengthening.

I also want to comment on a past experience with computers in the classroom, while I was in the third maybe fourth grade we got 3 computers in the class and we could “buddy up” and do vocabulary exercises. I remember that it was not as tough (to do the problems because I was the shy kid) to do vs going up to the white board in front of the whole class. So I really think that all kinds of students can benefit from the intimate learning atmosphere provided by working with computers, shy students, struggling students and the class clowns who need to be isolated.