Assessing Meaningful Learning With Technology and Inspiration/Kidspiration

The first tool would have to be the rubrics that help you to grade accordingly. The many rubrics are set up to where you can select them by different subjects, such as reading math and etc. This is a website that helps with accessing different lesson according to performance on certain activities. I would defiantly use this in order to help with selecting different important traits that I should be accessing my students on. I believe that the clickers are a great way to communicate with your students, parents and peers. It allows you receive immediate feedback so you can adjust the instructions if necessary. I think this is perfect because it really helps a begging teacher who is in doubt about the instruction she or he may be providing. It can be a good thing or a bad thing based on if the comments are hurtful or really helpful. Over all the teacher should worry if it’s either or, but as longs as the comments allows the teacher to teach the students to their utmost.

I have really learned an abundant of information that I never thought I would learn from taking this class! What I like most is that the work was doable and not based off a book! The work given has allowed me to see it and then take it and apply it to what you may do in your future. I am so excited that I now know a way to have my own website that will be free and allow my students to go and communicate or either see what they may need help with. When entering this class that was really one of my key goals that I was hoping to accomplish during this class. Also I’m actually glad we had a chance to use blogs because it really gave me a lot of ideas on how I could use them and also make them interesting for my students when doing math. My students will have a chance to see how all subjects can be learned together and how it also can be done by using simple technology.

Technology Application Standards

The TEKS that I have decided to use were for math Grade 6. These are some of the TEKS that I could really see a lot of technology being used to make sure they were taught and understood. The TEKS I would use are as follows: Geometry and spatial reasoning the student uses geometric vocabulary to describe angles, polygons, and circles. The student is expected to: (A) use angle measurements to classify angles as acute, obtuse, or right. With these TEKS I can see my students really getting a chance to use geometry sketch pad and actually get a lot of discovery learning while completing their lessons. I would also have them to type up their discoveries including the sketches they were able to create with different examples of how it may be used in the really world and where they may see it. My students will also be required to include the TEKS so they are sure on what they are learning and also can go home and give their parents correct information on what was learned during school.

 Other TEKS that may be used include: (10) Probability and statistics. The student uses statistical representations to analyze data. The student is expected to: (A) select and use an appropriate representation for presenting and displaying different graphical representations of the same data including line plot, line graph, bar graph, and stem and leaf plot; (B) identify mean (using concrete objects and pictorial models), median, mode, and range of a set of data; (C) sketch circle graphs to display data; and (D) solve problems by collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting data. With these TEKS the students are able to complete assignment while making graphs using excel and also making tables while doing so. This gives them a chance to make their work neat and also be able to use technology and check their math.  I would implement this kind of technology when my students use graphs and tables. I would also use this TEKS for technology as such as graphing calculators. When using the TEKS I would always post them on the bored and go over them. Once I have given the TEKS to my students I would have them to write them down so after we have went over the lesson they are able to see what they have really learned and how it corresponds with the use of technology.

The most important TEKS would be the following: Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides to solve problems and justify solutions. The student is expected to: (A)  model addition and subtraction situations involving fractions with objects, pictures, words, and numbers;(B)  use addition and subtraction to solve problems involving fractions and decimals;(C)  use multiplication and division of whole numbers to solve problems including situations involving equivalent ratios and rates. The reasons why I believe it to be the most important would be because it out of everything you learn these are the basics to be the fundamental s of math. This TEKS are thing that allow you to be able to complete the harder lesson in math. They also are the TEKS that you are most likely to use in the future. Without these basics there is no way you could live in society. You want your students to be able to do anything that will have them to live day to day productive lives. Those are the things that we really strive for as teachers for our students and with my students being well equipped with the TEKS I know that they will be all right in the future.

Visualizing with Technologies

Visualizing with Technologies is a great way to expand learning. I believe all students should be able to learn as much as possible in as many ways that could be possible given. Being that technology is very important key of today’s living, students should be able to visualize different things with technology. I know as a future teacher to see may students develop different skills while just visualizing will do nothing but make me proud and also help them to realize that there are plenty ways to learn.  I love that Discovery Education Streaming (United Streaming) and Safari Montage are resources that can help teachers with coming up with different lessons and ideas that will allow them to make sure students are learning by visualizing with technology. Being that I will be a mathematics teacher the sketch pad for geometry will help students to actually see different angles and why they may be certain degrees.  It can also help with developing different geometry proofs that really shows that there is a lot of visualizing being done to help with new discoveries. The impact that this skill has on our student’s is that it allows them to be able to make discoveries and also become well equip in concrete thinking. Learning as such helps students to clarify difficult things that may need a understanding and abstract concepts, making them more comprehensible. It also helps visualizes and verbalizers to reason and represent ideas visually without the artistic skills required them to produce original illustrations.

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