TECH-KNOW-LOGIC-AL

When it comes down to the meaningful learning assessment tools, the rubric seems to be such a great way to help your students understand what you are asking for within an assignment. There are so many different ways to use a rubric. No matter the assignment, no matter if it is on your own or with a group they're such wonderful ways of being able to grade everyone on the same level and making sure that the students understand what is expected of them. Another amazing tool that allows students to participate in the classroom as well as every student being able to be involved, Clickers. These are great devices that are able to be given to every student so that once you have posted a question on the screen each student is able to submit their answer and once every one has had the chance to answer the result may be posted to show all students what percentages of them got it right. It allows the student to figure things out without having to be the center of attention or uncomfortable. Inspiration Software is such a wonderful tool for teachers, students, parents, and even as far as business and personal use. The software allows you to create a diagram for almost anything, there are even example lesson plans for every subject at your finger tips. Kidspiration is another part of this software that is especially made for kids and is much more simplistic. As for me in my high school classroom I'm not really quite sure which I would rather use considering sometime students just need you to take it slow so that they may be able to understand and contain the knowledge you have left them with more clearly.

Now if it weren't for this wonderful ETEC424 class that I got to be a part of there is no telling how long it would have taken me to find some of these things out or if at all. There is so much technology out there that can be such a great use for teachers and their students. All of the technology is just sitting there waiting to be discovered and so many already have. We all know that teachers borrow from each other, especially when something works so wonderfully. Being a part of this class has given me a great insight to what I need to know when it comes to teaching. I feel that I have been given a leg up on many other soon to be teachers. The tools that have been shown to me are more than just one or two but they are gateways into so much more. I enjoyed learning about so many new and upcoming things throughout this class and I can hardly wait to be able to share it with my students and even other teachers.