Chapters 6 & 11 Responses

Chapter 6:

I believe I would prefer to teach in a classroom with technology. I went to school in a high school where the program I was in was based of technology, as helpful as that was to prepare me for jobs of the future it also hinder us when the internet was down or the equipment wasn't working. If I was to have technology in my classroom like I would like, I would not base every lecture off, of the technology. Nor would I not have back up plans for the day if the technology or internet decided not to work. Personally, I think when used properly technology would be a great asset to the teaching process. And even though they're are many down sides to having it in your classroom, I feel the positives over weigh the negatives.

Chapter 11:

Visual:

A traditional visual technology I found in the book is an overhead projector. A newer form of visual technology I found is, a document camera. With an overhead project you could use this piece of technology for taking notes, or instructions for labs or other classroom projects instead of printing off a bunch of copies. A way you could use the document camera is to go over homework. With math homework it would be easier to just have the problem but up where you can walk the students through all the steps.

Audio:

A traditional audio technology would e a cassette/cd recorder/player. A newer audio technology would be Internet Radio. You could use the cassette/cd player/recorder for book readings. If you have a student who is a slower reader or simply struggles with reading, they could listen to the book while following along instead of just having a hard time keeping up. With the Internet Radio, the students could find articles about their subject, such as global warming and it will give them the newest information on the subject.

All About Me Questionnaire

Major: AYA History

1. I want my friends to describe me as: Loyal and caring.
2. Memorable learning experience: Traveling to Europe.
3. My favorite subject at school and why? History and English. I always loved learning of past events and how to possible fix the past mistakes for the future ones. But at the same time I enjoy readings Shakespeare, Maya Angelou and various other writers, as well as creative writing.
4. Accomplishment I most cherish: I most cherish when I won the People to People Sports Ambassador of the Year. I was nominated by the coach I had when I went to Holland for an international soccer tournament. I then wrote an essay about my experience during that trip and won the honor of receiving the award and attending another experience in Austria for another international soccer tournament.
5. My work habits can best be described as: Hard working, ambitious, and able to multitask.
6. Three words that describe me best: Ambitious, goal oriented, compassionate.
7. What I hope to be doing in ten years: I'm hoping to have my masters done and working towards my doctorate that way I will be able to teach at a college level.
8. What I do in my spare time: The little amount of free time I do have, I spend with friends, reading, or playing my guitar
9. Things I can do without: I could do without stress.
10. My all-time favorite movie: I don't have just one, I love the Harry Potter series and anything based off Nicholas Sparks's books.
11. Three things always found in my refrigerator: Sweet Tea, Ranch Dressing, and apples.
12. Person I would like to meet: Scotty McCreery or Damian McGinty
13. What are your general expectations about this class? I am obviously filling a requirement, but also I am hoping to learn how to successfully use variations of technology within my own classroom.
14. How comfortable are you using Windows? How comfortable are you using Macs? With windows, I haven't really used it since middle school. Macs on the other hand I am very comfortable with them.
15. Which application(s) do you use the most? I use basically everything on a Mac, I was apart of a 21st century learning class in high school where we used our core subjects and learned through technology.
16. Is there anything I need to know about you? I don't really believe so.
17. What is your attitude about using technology? I love learning new things and being able to capitalize on the opportunities it could bring forth.