Blog Journal 6

Below I have included both a link and a screenshot of the academic webpage of my school district from back home. A few things I found on this webpage that seem like they would be helpful to parents and students are a school calendar for the entire district, including school closings and important testing days, a link to help make it easier for parents and students to log into infinite campus in order for them to see recent grade updates, and a link to help parents purchase a school lunch plan for their children. All of these seem like very safe things to share publicly as they are general helpful bits of information that does not share anything private about the school. It focuses on necessities and school goals and accomplishments.

https://www.pobschools.org/

In my classroom, I envision myself using technology each and every day in order to better educate my students. One way I plan to use technology is by using, if my school has it, a Smart Board. My teachers used Smart Boards all throughout my high school education. I found that it was a great way for teachers not to have to waste time writing everything on the board, and a great way for students not to have to spend all of their time copying things down. Maybe I can share a powerpoint with the class while teaching at the same time, and have external links in the powerpoint that can allow me to show my students relevant youtube videos to keep the material fresh and keep them engaged.

I really enjoyed spending time visiting the Technology Sandbox. I think that the Virtual Reality would be really cool to use to take an in class field trip to a place that students are studying about. I personally find that the best way to learn about something is to experience it, and I can't think of a better way to teach students about, for example, ancient Egypt, than to let them take a virtual tour of say a pyramid or village designed to look, and maybe even sound and feel like an Ancient Egyptian village. I'm not sure if something like this has been programmed yet, but I really think it would be enticing to students. It would also be great for getting them to remember the material, as the mixing of senses is great for allowing students to remember and recall information. We learned about that notion in one of the articles about the effectiveness of podcasts in the classroom.


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