Jennifer+Unger

Elmbrook Academy 2013

[]



1. List the name of your favorite Web 2.0 tool from today's class. Describe why you liked the tool and how you would use it in your class. I thought TodaysMeet would provide a good way for my students to complete a Question of the Day. As they come back from lunch they would answer. I could easily see who is back and who is on track. Another idea was to schedule a TodaysMeet with the parents. Schedule one for Friday at 12:30. Ask an open ended question and kids and adults can answer. This would enable parents who are out and about or at work to drop in on class and see what is going on and participate as well.

2. Regarding technology in your classroom, school and/or district, do you feel like you are keeping up? Since I am not currently in a classroom I will compare myself with what I know is going on at my daughter's school. I know that the 3rd and 4th grade students were given IPADS last year and 2nd and 4th will also have them. I have a Kindle Fire at home otherwise I don't know much about all things Apple. I have learned a wealth of information from this class and another I took last week. Is it important? The future focus of education is not education, it is learning. Learning will not just take place in the classroom but everywhere. We have the mobile, social media and internet revolutions to thank for this. Using these technologies we will have the greatest opportunities for individualized learning. I am so excited for what the future has in store. What do you think your students are thinking about technology at home/at school? What are your thoughts? Students know more about technology than we do! We just need to focus this knowledge into learning!

3. Do you have any questions about anything we did today? Please list them and/or bring them up in class. What do you want to be sure to learn during the rest of the course?

Day 2 Reflection

1. After taking this class, please reflect on what you, as the teacher, need to do to make sure that you and your students can successfully use the tools that you have chosen to incorporate into your class. Think about hardware, software, network, student skill set, teacher skill set, time, etc.

Since I am not currently teaching in a full time position I am going to incorporate what I have learned to build a blended learning website for my church. By using credible resources I will be able offer material to families with children to learn about their faith. I will use certain elements to flip the classroom when I do teach