I went through the 7 1/2 habits of successful people last week after viewing the introductory video. I say "went through" because as usual I was still at school and it was almost six pm. The voice did not go as fast as I could read -so I read. Of all the 7 1/2 habits, play would probably be the one that I most need to work on. I always feel this tremendous pressure to accomplish my goals and fulfill my responsibilities so that it seems there is not much time for play.
I need to work on balance in my life. If I don't maintain my health and sanity (: Then I won't be of much use to my students. Admitting a problem is the first step towards fixing it so hopefully I'll get to the fixing part soon. Just as soon as I can figure out which elephants I don't need to juggle, which is another reference to the NCAE conference this weekend where the guest speaker spoke about prioritizing and realizing that you can't do it all. He was a good speaker and unfortunately I can't recall his name. The book is called, Juggling Elephants, and he co-authored, "Who Moved My Cheese," (I think)
The only other area where I have a lot of work to do is in the area of self confidence. Not so much in the area of learning but in my ability to be an effective teacher. I often feel that there is a secret out there to help the children learn that others know and I don't. Is it TRUE???? I'll pay you if you tell me!!!! Really...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Technology: A lot ot learn!!!
Well here goes, I'm typing this AGAIN, because I hit the back button after hitting preview to correct a misspelled word. Guess what, I forgot to save so everything is g - o- n -e. Gee, perhaps I need to learn more about technology (:
I watched the video about how technology is changing students last week. I tried to watch it again to refresh my memory, but it is is not coming up. I may add to this once I figure out how to view the video again. I'll be emailing you Mr. Anderson.
The most interesting fact to me was that the cell phone will be the preferred method of Internet access in the future. I don't have it on my phone because I can't afford it, but I bet it will become cheaper as time passes.
I am looking forward to learning more about how to incorporate technology into teaching and learning. The kids do know more than I do. I recently took the introductory class for the smart board and have begun using ready made smart board lessons. The students are more engaged with the visual presentation as well as the interactive parts. Just today we used individual white boards for a visual quiz in math. One of my students said, " these used to be cool until the smart board came along." Enough said.
While the students are coming to school more knowledgeable about technology, a teacher in a session at the NCAE conference in Greensboro this weekend brought up a possible caveat. He said that students are using so much technology that they are not interacting with adults and other kids enough. He feels that kids are coming to school with more social skills deficits that they used to. I wonder what time and research will determine about that.
Well I'm noticing that drafts are auto saved so I wonder if there is another draft of this somewhere in space???? I'm not going to preview this I'm pushing the publish button and then I'll try to find some directions that I probably should have read before starting this.
Peace
I watched the video about how technology is changing students last week. I tried to watch it again to refresh my memory, but it is is not coming up. I may add to this once I figure out how to view the video again. I'll be emailing you Mr. Anderson.
The most interesting fact to me was that the cell phone will be the preferred method of Internet access in the future. I don't have it on my phone because I can't afford it, but I bet it will become cheaper as time passes.
I am looking forward to learning more about how to incorporate technology into teaching and learning. The kids do know more than I do. I recently took the introductory class for the smart board and have begun using ready made smart board lessons. The students are more engaged with the visual presentation as well as the interactive parts. Just today we used individual white boards for a visual quiz in math. One of my students said, " these used to be cool until the smart board came along." Enough said.
While the students are coming to school more knowledgeable about technology, a teacher in a session at the NCAE conference in Greensboro this weekend brought up a possible caveat. He said that students are using so much technology that they are not interacting with adults and other kids enough. He feels that kids are coming to school with more social skills deficits that they used to. I wonder what time and research will determine about that.
Well I'm noticing that drafts are auto saved so I wonder if there is another draft of this somewhere in space???? I'm not going to preview this I'm pushing the publish button and then I'll try to find some directions that I probably should have read before starting this.
Peace
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