In the classroom the use of excel would be very beneficial. In one way you could use it as a grading book to easily keep track of the students grades. Excel provides many easy ways of averaging numbers which is perfect for grades. Excel can also easily create graphs and other charts that can be added to presentation. This charts can provide visuals to the data you could be talking about.
One topic that I found to be interesting in my fellow classmates blogs was the topic of digital natives. I found this topic interesting because I enjoyed seeing the different ways people thought of digital natives. While on person could assume it is someone that is born into the digital age, another person could think of it as someone who was raised with technology. Many ways of viewing the concept are similar, however there are still small things that create differences between opinions each person can have.
A technology skill I would like to learn next would be being able to fix or troubleshoot any problem that could arise on the computer or device I am using. By being able to do this I could use a computer without the fear of a problem arising and not knowing what to do. I would also be able to save some money in my home life by not having to take my computer into a store anytime there is an issue.
One of my future educational technology related goals is to introduce or increase the technology that a school has to offer. In order to do this I can think of two different ways. One way would be to help other teachers learn about the technology that can help them in the classroom. By raising awareness other teachers may be inclined to help me get new technology in the school. The other way would be to able for a grant for the school. The grant would supply the school with the money needed to purchase the technology itself and bring it in the school.
Very good blog post! II like that one of your goals is to increase the use of technology in your future school. This can not only improve your experience as a teacher but many others in the school you work in,too!
ReplyDeleteUnique quote from two semesters: "A technology skill I would like to learn next would be being able to fix or troubleshoot any problem that could arise on the computer or device I am using." I'm with you. It sucks to have to wait for IT to fix your problem! Step 1: Get in good with the IT person. Seriously - I suggest buying him (because the IT person is usually a guy right out of high school) a sub of his choice at Christmas. He/she will not only put you at the top of the queue, but will share secrets like network work-arounds. Step 2: Confer with God Google and Mistress YouTube. Solving your problems yourself will help you understand the back side to the issue. Step 3: Learn more tech in general. Seriously, as you trouble shoot small things that come up in a new program, they will increase the slope of your learning curve so when something new comes up, you have background and can guess what to try. Educated guessing is the name of the game. You will never know how to trouble shoot everything. Have fun!
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