Teacher Websites & More Technology (BP6)
Teacher websites is a resource more and more districts are incorporating into their curriculum every day. On these websites, you can find information about the teacher, their classes, and even material from class. In addition, many school websites also give access to student's grades that are accessible by those who have the login requirements. For the assignment, I chose to visit my high school's website to see what has changed since I was a student there. After realizing that the photos haven't been updated since I was a student there, I decided to specifically view the teachers that I had in class. Shown below is a screenshot of my freshman math teacher's website. It not only mentions his credentials, but also his schedule for the semester, class websites, and worksheets and lessons. Since I am not a student and don't have a login anymore, I could not access the worksheets and lessons without logging in but I could access things like his daily schedule and his class pages that lists the units and topics that will be covered throughout the semester. To see more teacher websites, click here.
In my future teaching career, I would like to have something like a teacher website where I can post calendars for the semester with links to worksheets and assignments for students who were sick or missed class. This is also a good way to allow parents the opportunity to keep their children in check and know exactly what is going on in class. However, I would want to figure out a way to regulate the access to certain things so that only students who missed class with a valid excuse could view the lesson and worksheets missed. That way, it keeps students who were in class in check and paying attention because they won't be able to access the information at another time. This would also encourage student-teacher relationships because students who missed class would have the opportunity to discuss what happened while they were gone and go over any questions with me directly.
While visiting the Tech Sandbox in the COE last week, my eyes were opened to possibilities of technology in the classroom. Specifically in my field of psychology, many lessons could be turned into interactive learning activities with the right technology. I found this particularly true when it came to Virtual Reality (VR). VR would allow students to experience what certain psychological disorders or certain situations would be like for people. It would allow them to open their mind and be less judgemental of certain people and their situations. Ideally, I would have each student experience a certain situation, then the students would journal about the situation and how they would feel if they had a given psychological disorder and were experiencing the event that they did. This would give the students a chance to self-reflect and for me to check understanding on certain topics. Obviously VR wouldn't be the only tech resource in a psychology classroom but it was definitely one that I had not thought of before. I am looking forward to continuing my visits to the Tech Sandbox and learning more about the technology.
In my future teaching career, I would like to have something like a teacher website where I can post calendars for the semester with links to worksheets and assignments for students who were sick or missed class. This is also a good way to allow parents the opportunity to keep their children in check and know exactly what is going on in class. However, I would want to figure out a way to regulate the access to certain things so that only students who missed class with a valid excuse could view the lesson and worksheets missed. That way, it keeps students who were in class in check and paying attention because they won't be able to access the information at another time. This would also encourage student-teacher relationships because students who missed class would have the opportunity to discuss what happened while they were gone and go over any questions with me directly.
While visiting the Tech Sandbox in the COE last week, my eyes were opened to possibilities of technology in the classroom. Specifically in my field of psychology, many lessons could be turned into interactive learning activities with the right technology. I found this particularly true when it came to Virtual Reality (VR). VR would allow students to experience what certain psychological disorders or certain situations would be like for people. It would allow them to open their mind and be less judgemental of certain people and their situations. Ideally, I would have each student experience a certain situation, then the students would journal about the situation and how they would feel if they had a given psychological disorder and were experiencing the event that they did. This would give the students a chance to self-reflect and for me to check understanding on certain topics. Obviously VR wouldn't be the only tech resource in a psychology classroom but it was definitely one that I had not thought of before. I am looking forward to continuing my visits to the Tech Sandbox and learning more about the technology.
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