WebChat with Field Supervisor

Yesterday I participated in my first web chat with my field supervisor.  I have one more left to do.  During this chat we discussed what we should and should not put on a resume.  I found it very interesting because things that I have always been told to put on a resume I am now finding out should not be there.  I am glad I participated in the web chat because I feel like it gave me some valuable information that I can use in my life.  We also discussed using technology in schools.  I also found it interesting.  He showed us some of the new technology that is being used.  There were things out there that I have never heard of.  I will be looking into these items.  I found them very interesting.

Just finished EDLD 5326

I have just finished EDLD 5326.  I have learned a lot from this class.  I learned about how to try and get the community to work with the school as a partner.  Before this class I had never really though about how important the community is for a school.  I always thought about how important the parents and the school were.  I have learned through this that there are community programs within my own school district.  There are programs where businesses come into the school as mentors.  There are also programs where organizations purchase dictionaries for students.  I have found that it is important for an administrator to know how to encourage a community partnership.  I am hoping I will be able to use this knowledge in my career.  I think that I can even use this knowledge as a teacher.  I can reach out to members of the community to come into my classroom.  It will benefit the community and the students.

Reach Out to Dropout Video Version of My PowerPoint Presentation

Ways to Use Computers in Schools - Update

 I have been working with the technology department on the fifth grade laptop initiative.  I have been going from school to school and watching how the laptops are being used within the school.  I have found several ways to use them including letting students who are not very good readers use programs that read books to them.  There are programs that highlight the words while it says the words.  This helps the students learn the words.  I have also found that teachers are able to upload assignments to Edmondo.  The students can do the assignment and upload it to Edmondo.  Then the program grades it for the teacher.  I have also found that there are websites that are there to help students who are having problems in subjects such as math.  The teacher can have the students log into the websites and do extra work.  The students have fun doing this.  They are also learning how to do the activites.  Once they learned how to do it they are getting extra practice and getting better at it.  Once they have gotten good at it then the teacher can allow them to move onto something else.  This works well even for students who are behind.  It allows them to master a skill that another student is not working on.  I have spent approximately one hundred and twenty hours on this project.  I even spent a day working with a different technology person.  I went to a school with her and worked with her on the second trade typing initiative.  In this class they are using computers to teach the second graders how to type.  They are using a computer program that is like a game.  I have also used this program with some of the students that I have taught while subbing.  The kids love doing this and have fun.  However, they are also learning a valuable skill.