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My Teaching Philosophy

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  Today's technology can enhance students' learning experience if it is used as an additional reinforcement rather than a replacement for teaching. Education has evolved immensely over the last few decades, and educators and future teachers use digital products to teach students. Technology gives teachers a wider variety of tools to help students learn and retain information and skills in a fun and interactive way. We can all agree that technology can and will enhance the student's learning experience, but there needs to be guidance. Someone who will facilitate and monitor learning to clear up misconceptions and keeps students focused. As a future Early Childhood Teacher, I believe it's important to keep up to date on new information. I will always try to incorporate new innovations into my classroom and modify my approach to find the best ways to relate the material to my future students and keep them engaged. Using technology in the classroom can provide practical, in...
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Technology Lesson Reflection

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 Before taking this class I had no idea what an LMS was and how to create an online classroom. I decided to use Google Classroom to create my Learning Management System (LMS) for my online classroom.  I had struggled so much, it was my first time creating an LMS. Creating and setting up my Google Classroom was a struggle. I felt very intimated when I started working on the LMS assignment. I would set up my classroom but then delete it because I didn't like how it looked and it was not working how I wanted it to. But after many tries, I was able to do it. I know with future practice I can improve. Within my LMS I added a video from the science website called "Generation Genius," created discussion boards with Google Jamboard,  provided Google Docs where the students can type out their notes and vocabulary words, created a Google form for the students to take their assessment and provided a game that is related to the lesson. I tried my best to use the gradual release model...
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Technologies to Support Learning Preferences and Blooms

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 Kahan Academy  Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a learning board that works best for students and at their own pace even outside of the classroom. Khan Academy provides videos and lessons on math, history, science, computing history, art history, economics, and more, also including K-14, and test preparation which includes, SAT, Praxis, and LSAT. The Academy focuses on skill mastery to help learners to establish a strong foundation. Khan Academy is free for all learners and teachers. Starfall Starfall is a free website/application that is safe for parents, students, and teachers to use. In the Starfall classroom and Starfall website, children will have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. Starfall teaches through positive reinforcement to ensure the students become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful. BrainPop BrainPop is a free application that engages students to learn by playing games, ...
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Parts Of Speech Infographic

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3 Visual Apps For the Classroom

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      1. Kahoot  Kahoot! is an app that engages students in the classroom and even at home. This app allows teachers to create their very own questions and/or quizzes for their students to do. The app lets teachers create an engaging lesson using slides to help their students. Kahoots! has been built solely on the student's engagement to learn. It sparks an engagement and the desire to learn from the students.  T he fundamental idea behind Kahoot! is to boost engagement, participation, and motivation through competitive, game-based learning experiences. It’s all about empowerment and learner-centricity, whether it is in the classroom, the board room, or the living room. That’s when educators and learners create magical moments together—powered by Kahoot!.  To read more about Kahoot! and see how it works, you can visit their website. https://kahoot.com/home/kahoot-plus/  Kahoot!      2. ST Math   ST Math is a unique website, that pr...
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