School Teacher Page
On school websites, it is pretty common for teachers to have their own webpage to display and explain what goes on in their classroom. I looked into the class pages of the teaches at Western Ave. Elementary School in Geneva, IL. The school's main website has a list of all the teacher names and links to their individual pages attached to their names. A few webpages that stood out to me were Mrs. Brooke Helmlinger's Kindergarten class, Ms. Bethany Carrignan's first grade class, and Mrs. Karen Farley's second grade class. All of the webpages include basic information such as teacher background information, contact information, and classroom policies, and helpful links. However, they each go on to add cool and technology advanced features to their pages as well. Mrs. Helmlinger includes a Welcome video for students and a Welcome video parents, as well as videos and photos of her students and the class's fun activities and trips. Ms. Carrignan incorporates a Twitter sidebar thread that shows her tweets about what her classroom is currently participating in and what is coming up. Lastly, Mrs. Farley includes a current newsletter, homework, and educational game websites to keep parents and students up-to-date and on track.
My Future Use of Technology
Regarding my future profession, I envision myself using technology to the fullest degree possible. I plan on having not only a webpage on my school's website, but also my own personal website that dives deeper into my background, what I have planned for my classroom/students, and constant updates of what is actually going on in class. I will make sure that all parents get the link to these sites through email in order to remain updated. I also would like to include an online binder for my teaching documents. This would be a more organized way to keep all of my documents in order and in one location, plus I would give my students' parents access to view the binder and leave comments so they have the opportunity to ask questions and express any concerns they may have regarding instructional material and lesson plans. I will also utilize online discipline programs such as ClassDojo to keep my students engaged and following classroom rules while also being able to instantly message parents when I am having an issue with their child.
Technology Sandbox
The FSU Tech Sandbox is a great experience and resource for (future) educators. One technology that I can definitely see myself using in my future classroom is the Microsoft Surface Studio. The Studio is like a large tablet that comes with several instructional applications. It can be used to display a skeleton and its parts, the solar system, and science experiments. All of these things give students the opportunity to interact with realistic examples of worldly phenomenons and procedures. I would also like to incorporate the Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies. These devices are head/eye pieces that individuals can pair with their electronic devices (phones, iPads, desktops, etc.) to immerse themselves in real-world settings and experiences. There are different cities, landscapes, movies, video games, and more that individuals can participate in. This can be extremely beneficial in classrooms because the teacher the ability to get their students as engaged and interested in the classroom as they would be on a field trip or when playing with their friends.
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I also agree with using AR in the classroom. I think it would be a really fun and interactive way to allow students to learn
ReplyDeleteHello Marilda,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed learning about the Microsoft Surface studio as well. I can see myself using it in my classroom as well.