Our Class Today: June 25, 2009

Today in class we learned different things we can do on power point. I really liked learning how to make the stories. I think my future students could have a lot of fun reading and writing stories in this format. We also learned about WebQuests and various ways we can teach our students including, project, problem, and inquiry based learning.

Topic 3: Our Lessons & Group Presentations

I really enjoyed listening to everyone share the lessons they had prepared. Everyone is so creative! I also really liked listening to the group presentations. I enjoyed learning more about everyone and seeing the unique ways people presented their articles. Thanks everyone!

My Lesson Plan

This week we are creating lessons using technology. My lesson plan is for second grade students about subtraction. I had fun creating this lesson. I think it is so important to stay up to date and use the technology that is available. I think very often the technology that has been invented helps make the work easier. I used some ideas from the UEN website and another activity from NLVM. The links are:
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=14446
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_326_g_1_t_1.html?from=category_g_1_t_1.html

Topic 2: Technology

Today’s class we learned about using technology in our teaching. We learned different things that we can utilize in our classroom. I think it is great to use the technology we have available to us. I have seen how just using simple things like the smart board and how useful it is. I think it is interesting to see how much we rely on technology. One example of this is during my practicum my teacher’s smart board over heated and we had to go back to the “old school” projector. It was funny to see all the students and even the teacher to try to re-learn how to use the old technology.

Topic 1: Today’s Students

We read an article about being digital natives or digital immigrants. I thought it was great as I read the article and related to different points the article made. I think there is also a part of me that is both a native and an immigrant, which is interesting, to think about how much technology has advanced just in my lifetime.

Here is my blog, I hope you all enjoy!