My name is JoAn and I am currently attending my first semester at Boise State University. I moved to Boise, Idaho in 2002 from Southern California with my family. I have always had a passion to teach on some level ever since graduating from high school. I have been working on my teaching degree in Secondary Education to teach Spanish.
I hope to be able to use technology in my classroom in several ways. Using video to help students understand difficult concepts more quickly, Wikis can be used for group projects, and spreadsheet software can me to manage things like students' grades and attendance are just some of the ways I can use technology. I hope to implement a class web page to keep students and parents informed of assignments, projects, events etc. and to invite comments and suggestions.
One new tool that I have learned about is Google Sites to create easy website and pages. I really like that it is easy to use even if you have no website building experience. It can be frustrating to use at times and doesn't have every feature available that other web building programs may have, such as spell check, but as a basic, getting started tool to build a website it can be very effective.
I always invite suggestions or comments on the use of technology in the classroom. I will check back in a couple of days.
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I agree with you on Google Sites. I am hoping to learn some Spanish before I finish with my teaching degree because I am hoping to work in a rural community with lots of migrant workers. I am going to look into RosettaStone, have you heard good or bad about that program?
ReplyDeleteI definately think that if you will be working in a community that has migrant workers knowing some Spanish would be immensely helpful for you. There are lots of translators on-line (such as google translator) that can helpful. I would also recommend taking a basic or beginning Spanish class. It would be a great way to springboard into the language. I have heard a lot of good things about RosettaStone, but I have not had the opprotunity to use it. Beware I do know that it is expensive. Good luck on your teaching degree and thanks for your comment!
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