Last Day of Education 201 class

I finally made it through this delightful journey!!!!. I am delighted that i had a chance to experience a class that gave me the experience i needed to decide what grade i would like to teach. I love all children, but i think Middle School is just for me. They are a little bit mature than the elementary children and i just tend to love that age group. It reminds me of my journey through the middle school at that age. I have enjoyed learning about what technology i can teach to a class whether it's an iPad , smartboard , camera projector, or ipod . This way is very different from my days in school. I'm used to the chalkboard, dry erase board, movie projectors, computers, and overhead projectors. That is all we had in my day. Learning how to teach with certain technology was wonderful not that much of a challenge. Well maybe at first it was, but i got the hang of it. The iPad is very much like a iPhone but a little different. Anyways teachers can use  iPads to give students assignments such as, reading books or textbooks, researching topics on the internet, they can take notes on the ipad, and they can install homework/classwork assignments. They have all subject applications for students to complete throughout the semester/year. The smartboard can be used for presentations and other assignment any teachers choose to have as an assignment. The camera projector is used to put notes or anything they need for students to see on a board. The ipod can download any educational audio track for the student to learn from. The technology is not the only thing i learned from this class. I also learned what you should or should not do as a teacher. As a teacher what you should do is try to learn each student's name, needs, know their parents, know the children's learning styles, and anything that can hinder them from learning (autistic, special attention/self-contained, ADHD). The things that a teacher should never do is reveal any personal information about a student outside of a school. I don't really think it would be professional to really say anything about a child to someone who works in the school. Sometimes it can help if another teacher has that same student you did. You could help that next teacher to understand that student. Some of the other things you should never do is reveal any personal information about yourself and be careful what you say to people at your job. Your word can go against yourself and get you in trouble in the long run. What i mean is...say u want to quit and you tell people. Well that same person you told can go tell your boss what you said and get you in trouble. This is why it is essential to keep certain information to yourself. That is the professional way. If there are any further questions or details that anyone would like to share with me let me know. Leave a post and i will be sure to get back to you. This is my last time talking about this experience. This will be my personal blogspot after may 5, 2011 the day i graduate.