ILP#2 “Design” – Prezi

Prezi is a website for which anyone can create an account and create interactive presentations. Prezi differs from Microsoft PowerPoint as in the slides are present in one page. For my project, I created a brief presentation on Christopher Columbus and his discovery.

Link- https://prezi.com/lzo_dxumq5se/present/?auth_key=0vdce5v&follow=aroi21dulcur&kw=present-lzo_dxumq5se&rc=ref-17772848

Blog Post #10

Data collection can be used for every teacher, regardless of subject area and grade level. The system can be used to input information regarding attendance, grades, evaluations, etc. As a World Geology for 6^th graders, the teacher can use this information to input their students grade and attendance. Even though there are many software’s that is more user friendly than excel, a school might not have the enough funding. With that being said, Excel is a great alternative.

I did enjoy reading my classmates blogs since some were very similar while some were different. For instance, one of my classmates mentioned how storia is a great E-book website.  She goes into depth of how it’s beneficial to young students and teachers. In addition, I was intrigued when I realized she did not enjoy podcasts, because I thought I was the only one. For her privacy, I did not mention her name.

Regarding with technology, I would like to become familiar with Microsoft software, besides Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Even though I am not sure if I will use it frequently in my college years, I know that having background in this field will make my job as a teacher smoother.

Blog post #9

The flipped classroom strategy is when teachers prerecord themselves lecturing materials and assigns the video has homework. I believe this strategy is helpful because students will know what will be discussed in the classroom. However, I doubt that kids will pay attention to the videos once they are in their home. Click here to access a website with numerous options for creating a flipped classroom video.

Open educational resources are free materials provided by an institution for learning purposes. Anyone can have access to the material, even if they are not a student, for the experience. A website that any school can provide material is on OER commons (click here for link). Unlike universities, who can afford a private open educational website, any teacher can use this website.

I personally enjoyed creating the PowerPoint for Information Dissemination assignment.  In the classroom, I was always curious as to how my teachers created the jeopardy game they created. I liked how this form of PowerPoint feels like a game, rather than a lecture. The information dissemination could be used to test my students’ materials that we have been reviewing in the classroom.