ICT Week 7

This week in ICT, I was not able to join a couple of classes because of conflicting schedules with my daughter. The project I did work on for the class was my Eportfolio. I finished the portfolio this weekend using Weebly. This Eportfolio is going to benefit me in several ways including networking, being the biggest attribute. I can continuously update my Eportfolio as my life and career develops an gain more interest in possible employers. By the employers knowing that I have a fairly sound knowledge in technology and having he ability to create Eportfolios and use other beneficial programs, it will only increase my chances of getting a job. It will give them some in depth insight about myself, my philosophy on teaching, and some of the work I have done during my schooling. These three topics are key because these topics are not always included in a regular resume. It may be a nice change from handing in the same old resume over and over, while my Eportfolio has some nice designs and will catch an employers eye.

Another area I regret missing during ICT was the visit from Jon Finch. I knew of him as he had worked at the DRCSS, the high school I attended through my senior years. While I did not see the presentation, I did go through the LWICT booklet that I received from class. This book was full of interesting concepts. The sections I really focused on in my reading was the section on High Critical and Creative Thinking. This section was exactly what I was looking for, because I do not want to be that teacher who goes on and on about a topic while losing the class in the process. Having the class engaged and interested in the topic at hand by using technology and literacy components will go a long way in classroom engagement and management. This book will be very helpful and I will use some of these strategies from the booklet to help me with my teaching career.

ICT Week 6

The digital story telling for my placement was pretty straight forward. I am sure I had many of the same responses as my fellow students such as being an eye opener, having to be adaptable, creative, and patient with many of the student body I encountered. As I mentioned in the previous post, I would have liked to have seen technology being used more often throughout the entire school. With such fantastic programs that I have been shown such as Wordle, creating your own website on Weebly, and having an e-portfolio soon to come, it would greatly benefit each students progress. The technology world is limitless and to get these types of programs into the student body as they are already living in a tech savvy world, the possibilities would be endless for them. It was very disappointing to have such a small amount of technology in the classrooms.

Fall Placement ICT

The five weeks of student teaching I experienced was nothing but educational for me. It was an eye opener with many experiences that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Technology in the classroom and throughout the school at the D.R.C.S.S was relatively low. There were not many chances to use the technology I wanted to as the new technology has not yet reached this school. They did have projectors which I used for my classes as much as I could. Using youtube I would show them what we were doing almost every class whether it be for fitness purposes or to show them the proper technique for an exercise. I would have liked to have had iPads that were disposable to the student body as they would then get an up close and personal experience of what I was trying to explain. We also used heart rate monitors that showed their progress as they went through the school term. It would track their progress in regards to health. This was the only technology they were really exposed to. Overall, technology needs to be connected to this school more often.