Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

The voice thread that I chose is the one where a child is reading a story about a purple plastic purse. This is a great way for children to build their reading skills. It allows them to record as they read a story and be able to play it back to hear them selves read. Teachers can also use it as a way to evaluate a student’s level of reading.

The benefits of early childhood intervention

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This video is about the importance of early childhood learning development. It provides tips on what to look for when working with children in their early education. It also talks about how the child would benefit if the learning development problem is detected early. I would use this video as a development training tool for my staff. It will show how important it is for teachers to refer children early even if they are not sure there is a problem. It is always better to be safe then sorry when it comes to children and their learning development.

4teachers

The website 4teachers is an easy way to integrate technology into your classroom and serves as an excellent tool for teachers and students. The site allows teachers to create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. This feature is great for students to collect, organize their notes and prepare their bibliography page. These features can help get unorganized students organized for class. Teachers can create, assign, and manage projects for all of their classes. Teachers can send messages to students and students can respond and also send messages to their teachers. Teachers can track student’s progress and provide helpful tips. I used this site as a citing source for my class papers. It kept me organized and on top of things. Take some time and view this site it is worth the time.

Classmaker

Class maker is great site for teachers. It allows teachers to create quizzes that cater to their needs online. This site is free if you are using the standard version, but if you use the extended version there is a small fee. I used Class maker to create an online quiz for one of my Master classes. It is very user friendly and has lots of great features. It saves you time because it grades the quiz for you and unlike paper quizzes you have to grade by hand. Class maker is not only for educational use it can be used for business also. I recommend you check this site out. It could save you time in the long run.

http://www.classmarker.com/

Reflection on Technology in education

As a teacher I believe it’s our duty to provide students with a rich and safe environment. This may allow students to explore their inner self and build their self-esteem. I believe you should look at the whole child in order to provide them with a healthy learning environment. Children should be able to use their prior knowledge to gain access to a new skill. Teachers should always ask open –ended questions so students can build on their problem- solving skills when dealing with every day life. It is up to teachers to help students to become engaged in their own learning and take control. Provide students an opportunity to master skills at their own pace. Students are like pilots on their first solo flight. Students are equipped with the knowledge but it up to them to take off and use this knowledge to explore the world. Teachers should instill in students that a negative surround should not determine their destiny but guide them into a positive outcome. As the educational world continues to change we have to change with it. As teachers we need to be able to provide students with up to date knowledge in order for them to compete with others in society. If we want our children to be successful learner in the future we must teach them to think from themselves, solve problems and get along with others. As a teacher we are making a choice to make a difference in children life that will affect them in their adult life as well. I want to help children develop a love of learning, discovering, and giving them the tools they can use throughout their lives to make new discoveries. I believe it is crucial for teachers to cultivate learning partnerships with students. I think teaching is not all about instructing or imparting information to students as if their minds were waiting to be filled with my knowledge. Rather, teaching is igniting transformative learning; empowering students to take responsibility for their learning. I believe teaching must be multifaceted to allow students to express preferences. A good education is one that emphasizes individuality. The first step in any educational process is to understand ourselves. The classroom climate should be challenging but not threatening to students. Success in school is highly important. We need to clarity what educational approach we want for our children. If we want our children to be successful learner in the future we must teach them to think for themselves, solve problems and get along with others. This will help our children become competent adults who relate well with others and contribute to their family and society. In order to provide students with up-to-date technology we as teachers need to constantly stay abreast of what is new in technology. When we do this we can enhance our students learning by enabling them to communicate with other students outside of their classrooms. Our goal is to have all students’ technology ready for real life experiences. As teachers we have to integrate technology in our lessons and have students assess their own learning. By providing students with information on how they should conduct themselves when using technology. Provide students with the legal and ethical ways to use technology in their every day life. I have decided to take part in educating our students by educating myself. I am enrolled in a Masters program for technology. This has provided me with information that will improve the staff’s knowledge of technology and enhance students learning with technology. As I continue to improve myself with technology information I will be a model for our program. We can move our students into the 21th