Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom’s Taxonomy is another one of those tools that is out there for us to use, and just waiting for us to find it. So now that I have found this I want to save the diagram with the triangle and the comprehension. The procedure part of the comprehension seems really helpful. I know this has been around for a while, but I really wish I would have learned about it before. I actually think this would have helped me with my reading comprehension when I was younger. I definitely plan on using this when I get to my classroom. This would probably help a lot of students that have a lot of problems comprehending readings. When I first opened up Bloom’s Taxonomy 1, I was like… uhhh? What is this? I had no idea what or why I was reading this. As I opened all the other links, I understood and everything made sense. It was all the same information just organized differently. I guess for me that really made a difference and that I what we as future teacher have to realize that all of our students learn and understand things differently.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

blog 3

"As long as educators continue to reflect on what they do in their classrooms, we will progress. As teachers, we must always remember to be learner focused and not forget that we are also learners." wow, isnt that the truth.... This was on page 9 and I couldnt agree with it more. Just becuase we become teachers, doesn't mean we know everything. Eveyone, at everypoint in there lives is always learning, no matter how old or young we are. Always know that what you do inthe classroom, and how you teach it will make a difference to a student. Everyday, we learn new things and progress a little more. We even find out about more useful things, like google, and how to make our searches easier. That was one of the most useful things I have gotten from this class and I know that it is something that I can and will use.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Te@cHiNg UnDeRsT@nDiNg

I want to first start off by saying that I have had a Yahoo email account for the last 5 years and I have never looked into the bookmarks and all that. It was really interesting to see that there were a lot of useful things I had access too and never used. The best part about all of this was that it was teachers out to help other teachers. Lesson plans, everything FREE!!! Then after reading the article, I was able to understand that technology has a lot to do with the way I teach and the way my students will learn. It also oped my eyes to see all the different ways for you to tell how advanced your students are with technology. I think that this article was great for teachers and future teachers as well. In the end, it is always important that to remember that you are teaching the future, and that what you say and what you do will make a difference in a students life.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

HEY CLASS!!! Wow, isn't it amazing how technology has made a difference in the world. I actually think it's kind of scary, and sad in a way. My younger brother has actually helped me on a few presentations, as embarrassing as that is. It was actually kind of funny to see him improve my presentation, with all the backgrounds and graphics. This was definitely stuff that we didn't learn when we were kids. Personally, I have found it a lot easier to understand in lectures when there is a power point, rather than just someone standing in front of the room going on, and on, and on.... Before we started this class, I was not to familiar with web ct 6, and i must say that the whole teachers lounge thing is pretty cool. I also think it helps a lot, and hopefully makes less emails for our professor, when it is something that one of us can answer.