ILP "Participation" - FSU Technology Sandbox

When I attended the FSU Technology Sandbox, I learned about a lot of technology applications used in classrooms. Our instructor went through each technology tool and explained its use, how to work it, and how it's used in the classrooms. After we heard a description of the tools, we all had the chance to try them out. I first went to the Promethean board and played around with it's applications. It was easy to figure out and understand and also had a lot of neat tools to use in the classroom.  I've had many teachers from my high-school use a Promethean board and I was always interested in learning about its features. There was an Ipad tool called Osmo that connected to your Ipad and was an easy app to learn and was a great way to practice learning. You would choose a certain activity to play involving letters, and with a motion sensor and camera set up on the Ipad, it would detect the letter you selected. 

3-D Pen

I then went to try out the 3-D pen. The pen has a electrical powered heater that becomes hot enough to melt the plastic ink inside. You can then draw 3-D images using this pen in different ways. This is an important tool for younger kids in school so they can learn about shapes and the different angles they have. It's a great way for students to learn visually how something is created and the way it's formed. 

Promethean Board

Smart Board

Ipad Osmo

I then tried out the Smart Board. This was very similar to the Promethean Board, however, the Smart Board was a tiny bit older and lagged a little more than the Promethean Board did. There were different features on this board like the 3-D images. You could select images off clipart and rotate it to see every angle. This is a great tool for schools when teaching certain ideas you can view this object from various degrees to learn about its whole structure.

Overall, I had an awesome experience at the FSU Sandbox! The instructors were very nice and helpful throughout explaining and showing all the tools they had to offer. I would definitely come back again to learn in more detail what everything is about! And I also can see myself using each of the applications I tried out during this experience in my own classroom.