Kaley's Blog

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For my second ILP I decided to try and make an InfoGraphic, which displays information with pictures and images instead of just a regular newsletter or fact sheet. With finals coming up I thought a graphic on ways to reduce stress would be helpful for many of my classmates. This was a lot harder to make than I thought it would be, but I definitely think that using InfoGraphics would portray information to students in an engaging way. https://create.piktochart.com/output/29566919-new-piktochart

      Data collection and reporting tools could be very helpful in showing teachers how well students understand certain concepts. For example a teacher could survey the class on how comfortable they feel with learning objectives XYZ and then use the reporting tools to evaluate which lessons to review, and what to not cover as thoroughly. This probably would work better in middle school and high school classrooms, as younger students not understand self evaluation quite as well, but this could work for any subject matter. It would be helpful in averaging exam scores and grades overall to see how the class is progressing.       I learned a lot from my classmates’ blogs this semester. I enjoyed reading different people’s opinions on certain topics, and seeing their recommendations for certain educational tools. I remember one of my classmates discussed a program called Classroom 2.0 that I thought was really interesting. Overall by inte...

A flipped classroom sends the student home with the task of watching the lesson, and then coming into the classroom to complete what we would typically think of as homework and assignments.  Personally I don't like the idea of flipped classrooms, it takes away from interaction during a class lecture. A child will watch a video at home and be confused 5 minutes in with no way to get immediate clarity that they would if they could just raise their hand and ask a question. Consequently the student would be confused for the rest of the lesson and not be learning as effectively as possible. I feel as though teachers don't want to be a voice on a computer, but rather a critical and tangible element in a student's learning that I just can't see from a flipped classroom.  https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/flipping-the-classroom/ Open source content and software programs seem to be very beneficial for many people and teachers on a budget. It seems that these prog...