Blog Journal 6

I visited the site of a former high school chemistry and international relations teacher of mine, Mr. Schmidt of Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School-Charlotte. On the front page of his site, you can find the clubs he sponsors, a brief intro, and links to all his courses taught. The links to the units of chemistry are password protected, but the International Relations site is available. From there, you can see the syllabus, textbook, links to news sources, and several general links.

I would use technology to further my own understanding and learning within the classroom. As mentioned in the podcast, I would attend webinars and conferences to further my own knowledge. Using these webinars, I can find new technologies as they develop to use in the classroom. Conferences, as well, can be used to communicate with other teachers and relay effective technologies and tactics in the classroom.

After visiting the Technology Sandbox, I think that I would apply small tablets in my classroom. The tablets can be loaded with educational games that can engage students at lower education levels. Furthermore, they can be used at higher levels for research while restricting access to other sites. Students can have a useful tool within the classroom without losing concentration. Potentially, I would like to include Virtual Reality, but it seems like the teaching potential might be outweighed by the difficulties around it. VR can be distracting and cause conflict in the classroom, so perhaps it doesn’t belong within the classroom. 

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