Friday, March 23, 2012

High School Teacher Creates New Educational App

The educational app, eNotebook, is very useful for the classroom atmosphere. By allowing the students to edit and work on their own work on an iPad, it makes it very convenient. Whether you're in middle school, or even college, the app is easy to use and can work wonders!
I've never even thought about creating an app of my own, but I like knowing that I have the ability to create one and use it for my classroom.
Referenced from the article: http://www.eclassroomnews.com/2012/03/16/high-school-teacher-creates-new-educational-app/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=url&utm_campaign=slider

Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Ron Clark Story

I feel that in "The Ron Clark Story", Ron Clark himself has many excellent rules for his classroom. The three rules that mainly stuck out to me the most were:
  • We are family.
  • Respect others' opinons and ideas.
  • Always be honest.
With just these three simple rules, you can have a deep and reliable connection with your students in your classroom. Two other rules I would like to have in addition to the three listed above, would also be:
  • Always try your personal best, at everything you do.
  • Be prepared prior when entering the classroom.


Friday, March 2, 2012

The Advantages of Technology in the Classroom

Five ways that using technology in the classroom helps students become prepared for the real world: 
  • Motivating children and students
  • Accessing important information
  • Editing of Written Works
  • Providing Supplementary Information 
  • Communicating
Ways that have been most helpful for me preparing for my life after high school:
  • Technology grasps students attention and motivates them to be better.
Another advantage of using technology in the classroom:
  • Technology allows students to expand their field of education, by letting them explore new ways to learn certain material. Like we've always said, "Everyone learns in different ways," and I believe technology helps acquire to one's learning needs.