Blog Journal 10

I think surveys are a great way for a class to interact and see what their peers have to say. I think if I am teaching a subject that has to do a lot with opinions it could be interesting for the class to take a survey regarding the subject and then showing the class the results. For example, I when teaching high school philosophy I could have the students take a survey about one of our reading because a lot of philosophy has to do with opinions. I also think it can be used to see what the students think about the class or lessons. They might not be comfortable talking directly to me or another teacher so I think making the survey anonymous would get them to show their true opinions. It can also be used for parents to see how they are feeling about the homework they are seeing or different projects. I think when it comes to reporting tools it could be used for grading, to see which assignments were difficult or easy for the class as a whole. I think it would be beneficial to track grade trends so you can look back and know what assignments might need to be changed. 

When looking through my classmate's blogs I always found it very interesting to see screenshots of projects we had done. I especially liked seeing what people did with the Webpage Design assignment. It was fun to see how my classmates made their website unique to them and how creative each one was. I also enjoyed seeing everyone's newsletters and how they made it to fit what they were talking about. I also found it interesting to see whenever we made a VoiceThread. It was more interesting to see not only what they made on VoiceThread but also to hear what they had to say about the subject. Overall, I found it most interesting whenever a blog post had to do with something that the person had made and when they talk about how they came about making it. 

The next technology-related skill I would like to learn next is how to effectively use a SmartBoard. I only know the basics of how it works and I want to learn more about what I can use it for in the classroom. I want to learn this because I think SmartBoards are a great tool in the classroom and want to be more proficient in using it before going into a career in teaching. I will probably go to the TechSandBox and talk to the people there about all the things I could use the SmartBoard for. I think I could also find a lot of information about how to use SmartBoards and then go to the TechSandBox to try the new skills I find.

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