Smart lesson

I am planning a lesson for ratios in which I will use a smart board to draw and create examples on for the students to help me solve. I will be talking about rates and perceptions and the difference between the two. The students will also be doing textbook questions and assignment after so I can assess them. But I think using the smart board will help the students remember and get them involved to come up and solve or match certain fractions with their group. I might do some mental math in the future (math mad minutes) on the board to save paper and the students solving the questions but I haven't thought it through yet.

Smart tech

My teacher used a smart tech video in class and found it really interesting that smart tech is creating videos for teachers to used in class to teach students about certain subjects. The one we watched was about Egyptian Pharaohs and the significance of them. I find this technology really useful but also could see this being overused for the teacher and the teacher slacking on their job and just putting on videos and getting the kids to do assignments, projects, and tests on the videos and the teacher not adding to the videos. That is one thing I am finding with some teachers using technology so they can slack on their job. I will not be one of those teachers.

Mr. White

My supervisor teacher showed me this website called edmodo which allows you to set up a classroom website. The students can submit and exchange ideas openly so there is no private messaging. I think this website is a good idea and I might use it in the future. I am pretty creative though and could create my own website but for people who are not could with technology I would suggest the site to them. My supervisor teacher gets students to submit assignments and do quiz's on there. Students can ask for help from other students or the teacher. Some students could only use it at school because they do not have a computer or internet.

Dr. C_________

I have a teacher who has been teaching for a number of years but has not been very good with technology. I think he should be in Dr. Not's class so he can learn more about technology and so we would not have to waste 10 to 20 minutes of class to help him set up his presentation. He also could switch to pc and have no troubles at all. His apple technology is overrated with his cell phone going off in class with the age of empires theme and his 20 year old lap top that is a piece of junk. Dr. C_____ would appreciate a pc and would better from Dr. Not's class to learn more about technology and better his students... Just jokes you two are quite the pair.

Using Prezi

My group used prezi for a presentation today and I have seen it used before but find it limited because you need the internet for it to work. I think prezi is neat on how you can customize how to move to the next point but I have also seen people get sick from a prezi in a conference. So I think there are limitations and depending on the presenter, a good old power point could be better than a prezi if the prezi is not used to its full potential. I also find students might get distracted more from the prezi moving around and a power point seems more clear. I think prezi should only be used for entertainment or certain subjects for school.