Post #10

I will use data collecting/surveys when I'm a teacher to record the progress of my little students. For myself, I want to be a teacher who teaches either 2nd or 3rd grade. During those grade levels, students grades typically aren't recorded, therefore it is hard to see a students progress throughout the year. I would use excel to record each students success on quizzes or activities, so by the end of the year I can see which student improved their learning. I think this is important to write down, in case a parent asks how their kid is doing on school work, or wants to know what they can improve on. It'll also make me recognize what the class is struggling the most with overall, where I can then improve or reteach information that may have been confused. 

The things I found most interesting when reading other student's blogs were when they posted screenshots of the activities we had to do. Since the projects are usually not shared, I enjoy looking at the images from their work they created. I also was interested in other classmates opinions on certain educational technologies or applications. By reading what other students thought about these technologies, it gave me ideas on how that software could be useful in the classroom. Gathering different ideas from other students was most interesting, because I got to read how they thought educational tools could be used most efficiently as a teacher. 

One technology skill I would like to learn how to use perfectly, is the Promethean board. During our trip to the FSU sandbox, I had the chance to play around with the board by drawing on the screen and making shapes. However, I never learned all the tools and applications that the board offered and I think this technological piece is a great tool for the classroom. The board has an interactive system where teachers can deliver lessons and assessments in a simpler way. Like a white board, you can draw on the screen but with the Promethean board, you can save what you wrote for future references. I want to achieve this goal by going back to the sandbox on my own, and ask the professionals there how to use the board to all its advances.