This article gives you a heads up on what the newest free apps are. It has links to all of their pages and a short description about what each app does. Snow Day Forecaster it is an app that is like the weather app, but the students can use it to predict the weather. Wonderscope …
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Blog Entry 9
Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to the Use of Educational Technology The article states, “The relevance to educational technology is that it can help us decide which tools we choose to use with our students and how we enable our students to use these tools.” That is one line that I can relate with. Education …
Blog Entry 8
https://elearninginfographics.com/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-teachers-who-use-educational-technology-infographic/ This article states habits that highly effective teachers who use technology have. The first habit is that the teacher always starts with the why. It means they have a reason for using the new technology. The second habit is they are malleable and can easily adapt. That means as the technology changes and is …
Blog Entry 6
This article has 10 useful tools that every writer should have. They reviewed Bubbl.us. This is a web-based software that basically helps people or groups have an organized visualization of ideas during brainstorming. This software allows you to graphically present your thoughts out and outline your book or article. It is all saved in a …
Blog Entry 5
VoiceThread This article was targeted on how the online nursing classes used this tool. One thing that stuck out to me was that the tool is compatible with most online learning platforms. The only thing that turns me off is that it is can be purchased by a single instructor or an entire school. The …
Blog Entry 4
https://www.edsurge.com/product-reviews/newsela The above article gives an overview of what NewELA is about and how to use it. Also, on this article it has reviews about the site from teacher and students. Newela is a tool that has articles that the students actually like while also applying to the core curriculum. The site is designed to …
Blog Entry 3
Storybird is a tool that the teachers use to create interactive book online that can be sent through the email or in blogs and more. The purpose of this tool is to promote writing and reading skills. The teacher can create projects and give constant feedback on grades and classes. The article is just a …
Blog Entry 2
It’s NOT About Google, It’s About the Learning!— Part 2: Digital Citizenship 8 Ways to Support Digital Citizenship Skills with Google This article was really interesting and useful to read. It talks about how Good can help support Digital Citizenship. It has 8 ways for Google to help out. The first way is a program …
Entry 1-Educational Technology
The YouTube video attached shows how technology can improve the understanding of patterns. Using the computer, the interactive games help associate the arithmetic progression. It does go into larger and more complicated equations, but the bases of the principle is there. It shows how the interactive programs establish that concert floor of arithmetic progression. That …
Introduction!
Hi! My name is Amber! I am currently not teaching, but hope to be in the next few months. I currently work full time for an insurance company, handling all their contracts and screening all potential agents. I have subsituted for a year before my current job. I recently stepped down from my part-time job …
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