Education at a Glance

MOOC About I participated in a MOOC titled “ Introduction to Family Engagement in Education” in this MOOC we learned how including parents in their child’s education is beneficial, how as a teacher you can help include parents in their child’s education and at what stages parents influence children. I personally always had my parents involved in my education, my mother was always helping me with homework and projects up until 10th grade and then she would just check up on me not so much hands on anymore. It was sad to see how many children don’t grow up with that influence or help. I believe as teachers we sometimes have to step in as that parental figure and help guide children during their time in our classroom. 

I have to think outside the box not everything is a simple as googling "tools". I have to think of the type of tools like blogs, free trials, tutorials etc. There are also a lot of educators out there willing to help and you cant be afraid to ask for it. There are a lot of free tools available and when you're a teacher FREE is amazing because you don't always have the money to pour into your classroom like you would like. Fresh ideas are always welcome and bookmarks along with annotations help you see something you might have missed before.

A paragraph on adaptive technologies and how they are used to support learners. Reference examples in the podcast and chapter 4. Have you or anyone you have known used such technologies? What challenges do you perceive using adaptive technologies in your classroom? A paragraph about how you might use PowerPoint to support student learning  at each level  of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Google it if you need help!) in a particular lesson. Be explicit. The second part (pgs. 297-304) of Chapter 12 tasks teachers with being the driving force of technology innovation in education -- which is directly related to professional development, how we stay abreast of changes.  Post a screen shot, link, and description of one site you could use to stay informed of technology trends

This MOOC was very interesting! I participated in a lesson on  The History of Medieval Medicine through Jewish Manuscripts.  It related to my major which is a plus, the lecturer was very easy to understand and did a great job explaining every step of the document/codex from the beginning. My lecturer was Tzvi Langermann he teaches currently at Bar IIan University, he also studied and received his degrees at Harvard. This particular codex has 3 books with in it and was written in Arabic which was the popular language during the 10th - 12th century, it had the status English does today. The first book was never translated to Hebrew or Latin. However it was used all over the area because it was very handy. It had diseases listed/beginning from the head and continued down to the toes and also listed possible cures. This book was also heavily annotated. The next book is about the heart and what drugs were used and then the third is about practice, pathology and anatomy this was mor...

Unfortunately I still hate Twitter its just not for me I can't get on the bandwagon. It doesnt hold my attention like Instagram, Facebook or Snapchat. Unless your someone famous you will have minimal followers, and unless your tweet is posted at the perfect time you wont go "viral".  I can totally see the positive uses for it connecting with peers, students can interact with influential people, teachers can quickly share what is going on in the classroom or send out any last minute alerts.  It's just not something I will ever see myself using even outside the classroom. ***** web design to come******** With Diigo I can keep track of information I use in lectures and papers. I can also share some information with students and some with students. 

 I absolutely love the class  website  I found!! Mr. Lindquist works at East Lansing High School in Michigan and teaches 12th grade economics, AP microeconomics and American government. He went to college at Michigan State University with a Bachelors in History, which is also my major.   You have access to his PowerPoints, a week to week review of what is happening in the class, the syllabus and an email address to contact him. You can also flip through all of his classes in the different tabs on the site. I will definitely be using productivity tools to assist me to keep my classroom organized. Google calendar will definitely keep me on track with what has to happen that week. Tools that help me keep track of grades not only for the school I'm teaching at but for my students. I know as a student I am curious to see how I am doing in a class, and to see what changes I have to make for the futur...