Saturday, February 29, 2020

What kind of learner am I? Will Flipped learning work for me?

     I am a visual learner. I always look at the instructor when she/he is speaking. It helps me focus on what she/he is saying. I told my children to do the same when they were in school. I also learn with a visual aid, for instance, a video presentation, film, or demonstration. I had several on-line courses, and there is often a recorded lesson, by video, or audio, and you have a completion schedule, but you basically work on your own. There are several reasons why I like this idea.
1. All students learn differently and with different paces.
2. You can rewind and review the instruction.
There's one negative thing that may be difficult for some students. It's that they have to complete this type of instruction on their own time, out of school. I realize teachers give homework, but the only way I believe this would work is if it offered only once or twice a week. It would be beneficial to issue work that would take several days to reflect on the studies. 
With further thought, Flipped would be a positive learning method for me, and I plan on using this or Nearpods for instruction when I become a teacher.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

                  Does technology belong in the classroom?




          Even though when I was in school the computer was something very new. I never took any classes with computers, but now in school it is a daily activity. Teachers need to learn everything they can in order to prepare their students in every possible avenue. There are so many good things about technology in computers but many that can be bad. In order to know what your kids are learning and reading the teacher and even the parent needs to learn how to navigate around different web sites. 

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Random Acts of Kindness That Will Melt Your Heart



This is so inspiring and just filled my heart with an abundance of love and filled my eyes with joyful tears!