I had to make this new blog for a class that I took last semester. I have decided that I am going to turn this into my new weight-loss and training blog. Greg and I definately fell off of the wagon for the holidays, but we will be back in full-swing on Monday.
Half-Marathon Goal: By June be able to make it 13 miles; walking no more than half of the time.
Weight loss Goals: Ultimate goals is to lose 40 pounds by June. The smaller goals are to lose two pound per week & 8-10 pounds per month. I will be keeping track of food and exercise everyday, and weighing myself every Monday.
Yea, kick butt!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
My Beliefs
I watched a video last year in my Intro to Education class. It showed a very poor school with leaky pipes and access to only one computer. They then showed a wealthy school that had a laptop for every student, a science lab, and many more accessories. They interviewed students from both schools. The student from the poor school had never used a computer. He asked how he would ever get a job; even McDonalds uses computers. A student from the other school had a full-ride scholarship, and had already taken some college classes. What was the main difference between the schools? Technology.
If you would have asked me my beliefs about using technology in the classroom three days ago , I would have said that it can be used when it is convenient. It is simply there to help you, the teacher. Today I say don‘t only use it whenever you can, show your students how to use it. Technology can help you to show examples in any subject, and help to make your job easier. Most of all, it can help a student to learn more for their future. I didn’t realize how that video last year was tied to technology until I started reading articles and watching videos for this assignment. We are preparing students for jobs that are not even around today. They need as much of a head-start with technology as we can give them.
If you would have asked me my beliefs about using technology in the classroom three days ago , I would have said that it can be used when it is convenient. It is simply there to help you, the teacher. Today I say don‘t only use it whenever you can, show your students how to use it. Technology can help you to show examples in any subject, and help to make your job easier. Most of all, it can help a student to learn more for their future. I didn’t realize how that video last year was tied to technology until I started reading articles and watching videos for this assignment. We are preparing students for jobs that are not even around today. They need as much of a head-start with technology as we can give them.
Lessons Learned
There were two things that stuck out to me the most from watching and reading the information. The first thing was that it is a teacher’s responsibility to be teaching about technology. The article talked about there being technology everywhere, and a lot of kids are left on their own to figure it out. Of course that is not the best option. As teachers, we should take on the responsibility to become familiar with technologies. This way we can teach the students the best way to utilize it. On one of the Youtube videos the guy talked about how most parents are afraid of technology. I think it’s important not to let our fears keep us from a valuable skill.
The other thing that stuck out to me was that we are preparing students for jobs that probably don’t even exist yet. That was a great point to make. We are advancing so much, and so quickly. Things are only going to get more technical as time goes by. Again, we should be prepared and educated so that we can pass that on to our students. Everything I read made me realize the need for me to learn more about using technology.
The other thing that stuck out to me was that we are preparing students for jobs that probably don’t even exist yet. That was a great point to make. We are advancing so much, and so quickly. Things are only going to get more technical as time goes by. Again, we should be prepared and educated so that we can pass that on to our students. Everything I read made me realize the need for me to learn more about using technology.
Strengths and Weaknesses
When I looked at the NET standards I saw areas that I would consider strengths, and some that I would call weaknesses. The areas that I think I do well in are; basic understanding of concepts and continual growth in technology, identify and locate technology resources, and I use technology in a legal, ethical way. I usually do not have problems with basic technology tasks. I can also figure out a way to make something work if my first choice goes wrong.
I think that my biggest weakness is that I don’t know the best way to incorporate technology in teaching. I will also avoid technology sometimes because I know it can be complicated. With the NET standards my weaknesses are; plan strategy to manage student learning, apply technology to maximize student learning, apply technology to evaluate, and teachers us technology to enhance productivity. There have been times when I have had issues with technology. I couldn’t get something to work right, and I have no idea how to fix it. I’m so worried about something going wrong, that I figured I would just avoid it all together. That is also a weakness. Students today need exposure to different technologies.
My goals for first year teaching are to learn the best ways to use technology in curriculum, and to not let my fear of failure keep me from using technology in my future classroom. I found one workshop on UEN called, “The Integrating Technology and Curriculum, Parts 1&2”. This workshop will help by teaching me the best ways to use technology in the classroom. The other conference I found is called, “Using Technology to Teach”. The description of this one even asks, “Are you nervous about computers?” It goes through the basics when using a computer and then also tells you how to incorporate technology in your classroom.
I think that my biggest weakness is that I don’t know the best way to incorporate technology in teaching. I will also avoid technology sometimes because I know it can be complicated. With the NET standards my weaknesses are; plan strategy to manage student learning, apply technology to maximize student learning, apply technology to evaluate, and teachers us technology to enhance productivity. There have been times when I have had issues with technology. I couldn’t get something to work right, and I have no idea how to fix it. I’m so worried about something going wrong, that I figured I would just avoid it all together. That is also a weakness. Students today need exposure to different technologies.
My goals for first year teaching are to learn the best ways to use technology in curriculum, and to not let my fear of failure keep me from using technology in my future classroom. I found one workshop on UEN called, “The Integrating Technology and Curriculum, Parts 1&2”. This workshop will help by teaching me the best ways to use technology in the classroom. The other conference I found is called, “Using Technology to Teach”. The description of this one even asks, “Are you nervous about computers?” It goes through the basics when using a computer and then also tells you how to incorporate technology in your classroom.
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