This week in Language Arts Methods class we learned many different things! The first thing we did was Blog! I have never used a blog before, so this was very interesting to me. I am still not very comfortable using this however - I am looking forward to using this more and more so I can someday implement it into my classroom! :) Aside from blogging, we tried to do several activities with our laptop computers and the internet but ... most of us could not successfully connect to the internet! Every mishap in the classroom, however, could be used as a learning opportunity. For instance, when all of us couldn't connect to the network, Dr. Poehner just brushed it off and went to her office and got her laptop and showed us what we were supposed to be. So in other words, when something doesn't go your way, don't harp on it -- look at is from a teacher's point of view and ask yourself how can I better my students by making this situation better?
This point leads me into the topic of the textbook learning videos. In the video that my group was assigned talked about teacher accountability. In a short summary, this video explain how we need to be accountable for all of the actions in our classroom! The teacher and principle mentioned in the video that we must always be on top of our game and always have answers stored in our mind for any type of question that may be asked by the principle, students, or parents!
Overall, this week was very productive along the lines of learning and taking in information. For example, today we talked about different methods of technology, other than Microsoft Power Point, that we could use for our presentations.
It has been very interesting having to post a blog weekly and respond to other bloggers. I have never done one before. We seem to have reflected on the same things that were covered during the week.
ReplyDeleteI think will be something that will be beneficial as teachers when parents can view what is covered in class. Good blog today.