I have been thinking about what I have to do with the rest of my summer after grad classes are done with this next week. I will be teaching technology classes this year, something my school has never had before and something they are giving me a lot of room to be creative with, and moving into a new room.
1. Move everything into my new room at school
2. Set up tables and arrangement of my room
3. Set up the network inside my classroom (network cables, switchboards, etc.)
4. Set up computer hardware
5. Set up computer software for each computer
6. Plan for the first 2-3 weeks
I have already planned for each class the next year and created a general timeline of what I will be doing for each class. I know there is a heck of a lot more to do. Any ideas or suggestions on what I should do would be much appreciated! Sock 'em to me!
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Sunday, July 5, 2015
The Homestretch
SO, here I am, on a Sunday night!...... reading and writing (Just what I want to do on a Sunday)! But really though, I have thought a little bit (I do mean just a little bit too) about the last 4 weeks and what I have taken from the three classes I have taken! Here's the biggest things I've learned/researched in each class.
1. Researching Current Issues in ITEC
I have done a lot of research, sometimes not even for a class assignment on the flipped classroom and blended learning! I find this subject to be very interesting and a very hot topic that some people disagree with, but has been generally accepted in the educational community. I love all the possibilities it offers, especially the fact that it would make make-up work for students so much easier on both them and myself should they miss days!
2. Distance Education
Similarly, to the flipped classroom approach in the first class, I have studies and learned a lot about LMS's in this class. Naturally, most distance education courses have some sort of LMS that controls the flow of their class. I have been interested by the possibilities here and am excited to try out Schoology this year instead of Google Classroom. If anybody has made this switch before and been unsuccessful, please let me know before I take the plunge and why I shouldn't!
3. Instructional Apps of the Internet
Naturally, if you have seen my past blog posts, you know that my biggest area that I have focused on here has been Mobile App development. I see endless possibilities with this. I know that students don't like homework at all! So, if I can find a way to allow students to do simple homework pieces on an app, it is going to be more exiting to them and they will be more like;y to do it! That is my theory at least! We shall see about that!
1. Researching Current Issues in ITEC
I have done a lot of research, sometimes not even for a class assignment on the flipped classroom and blended learning! I find this subject to be very interesting and a very hot topic that some people disagree with, but has been generally accepted in the educational community. I love all the possibilities it offers, especially the fact that it would make make-up work for students so much easier on both them and myself should they miss days!
2. Distance Education
Similarly, to the flipped classroom approach in the first class, I have studies and learned a lot about LMS's in this class. Naturally, most distance education courses have some sort of LMS that controls the flow of their class. I have been interested by the possibilities here and am excited to try out Schoology this year instead of Google Classroom. If anybody has made this switch before and been unsuccessful, please let me know before I take the plunge and why I shouldn't!
3. Instructional Apps of the Internet
Naturally, if you have seen my past blog posts, you know that my biggest area that I have focused on here has been Mobile App development. I see endless possibilities with this. I know that students don't like homework at all! So, if I can find a way to allow students to do simple homework pieces on an app, it is going to be more exiting to them and they will be more like;y to do it! That is my theory at least! We shall see about that!
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