Digital Blog Post #G

In chapter 10 one technology learning tool that I found interesting was the interactive whiteboards. When I went to observe a first grade teacher she used the interactive whiteboard with her students. I always saw the boards in the classroom but I have only had about two teachers ever use them. When teacher allow students to use the board, it makes them engaged more because they want the teacher to know they are paying attention so they could maybe be called next to do a problem.

Since I'm going into the Mathematics teaching field, the topic of calculators is one I'm VERY interested in. People who haven't been to school in years, don't realize how far the calculator has come. I didn't even know what a scientific calculator or graphing calculator was until my senior year of high school which was four years ago. I think some calculators get used when they shouldn't, but I think the development of the calculator is great!

Interactive electronic storybooks are another great tech tool. Sure there's the kindle, nook, ipad, etc., but you cant forget about the leap pad. I have children that use the leap pad and love it, they actual ask for new books as birthday or Christmas presents. I think that storybooks are great because children have a chance to learn while having fun by doing games and stuff.

I really enjoyed reading chapter 10 and learning a few new things that I don't really think about before.



Work Cited

Custom Personal Automation Applications | Xelerated Solutions. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2015, from http://www.xeleratedsolutions.com/applications.php

Maloy, R., Verock-O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2011). Promoting Success for All Students through Technology. In Transforming Learning with New Technologies (pp. 274-303). Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

Digital Blog Post #F

Work Cited

Maloy, R., Verock-O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2011). Communicating and Networking with Websites, Blogs, Wikis, and More. In Transforming Learning with New Technologies (pp. 206-239). Allyn & Bacon.

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Digital Blog Post #E

Considering I'm planning to become a mathematics teacher, problem solving is going to be a huge obstacle many students will have to overcome. There are many software's and apps that can help students better understand what they are learning. I plan to also help my students as much as possible in explaining anything they don't understand.

At my work, when children are at centers, I always look to see what games they are playing on the computer. Since they are kindergarteners, they don't know many games or how to get to some of the more experienced ones. When I walk around to see what they are on I see games that involve knowing shapes, words, letters, or numbers. Some play games with animals and during the game there is a person talking about the animals they are passing or that they pick to play with. I personally think games like these are perfect for children, it educates them while entertaining them.

A great game to play also is Jeopardy. My teachers used it in the past for science, math, English, any subject. Its a great way to get the students involved in what's being taught while having fun playing a game. They also enjoy the game a little more if there is a prize in the end, which could be something big or small or even just a winning for everyone who participated. I always thought this was a fun game when I was in school and I think most children would enjoy it also.

Work Cited

http://flipquiz.me/u/cayward/math-problems

Maloy, R., Verock-O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2011). Researching and Evaluating Internet Information. In Transforming Learning with New Technologies (pp. 112-141). Allyn & Bacon.

Digital Blod Post #D

Many students don't know how search engines work. You type something and press search or the 'enter' key and boom a list of different websites come up. When I first stared Elementary school, I didn't know what a computer was or what you did with it. Today at my work, the child ask to go on the computer to play games or do homework. If children aren't taught the proper way to search a topic and know whether there source is authentic or not, then they could potentially get in trouble for plagiarism or something along those lines. Two of the major search engines used today are Google and Bing. You see commercials on TV of people picking the search engine they like the most.



My mind stayed in the same direction for all three of the topics I wanted to reflect about. My next one is ensuring safe online experiences for students. I think it is very important to make sure all children are doing what they should be on the computers and what happens if they aren't following the directions given. In the book says 'To ensure safe online experiences teachers can preselect sites for students to visit' (pg. 126). At the school I work at, they have all search engines blocked except Bing. Teachers and students both have everything blocked, so not only did the teachers preselect the search engine for students but the principal picked and made it equal across the board. When you type something in the search engines, you never know what you are going to see.

The last topic I wanted to reflect on is plagiarism. If students are educated at a young age that plagiarism is serious and something you shouldn't do, then it isn't such an issue as they get older. As a teacher you have to know ways to prevent the students from 'accidently' plagiarizing someone's work. In college teachers use the website Turnitin.com to check that the student hasn't plagiarized anything. My professor recently used this on one of my papers, but I also submitted to Turnitin.com before I submitted it to him. If teachers let their students know that there are websites like this and that they should (don't have to) turn their paper into that before the teacher so they know whether they did plagiarize on accident and where it was at.

I think as long as students know how to use a search engine and how to correctly cite work, they shouldn't have a problem doing research papers for teachers. I wasn't taught until my freshmen year of college how to properly cite and now its simple to me.

Work Cited

https://bubbl.us/mindmap

Maloy, R., Verock-O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2011). Researching and Evaluating Internet Information. In Transforming Learning with New Technologies (pp. 112-141). Allyn & Bacon.