Lesson Planning Tools: Teachertube

Teachertube

        Are you also the one that is frustrated about school internet that blocks the sites? Like Youtube because they feel they are inappropriate.  To remedy that problem, sites like “teachertube” offer an alternative so that teachers can use videos in the classroom that are otherwise blocked. This site is mostly videos, audio and documents created by other teachers, and then shared by the creator.

        Check out now! I am sure that you are going to learn something new here. It is a great way to share our resources and just have some fun.

Useful Tools: Google

          

           Google Apps for Education is making a huge impact in the way teachers teach and students learn in schools all across the country. Google for Education’s Google+ Group shares ideas and inspirations to over a million followers. Still not convinced? 

Here are 5 reasons you should become certified in Google’s education suite.

1. Increase student learning

The number one reason is to increase student engagement and consequently student learning. Morten Fahlvik, researcher at itslearning, sums up the importance of prioritizing learning. “Technology works only when it’s connected to a desired learning outcome,” Fahlvik says, adding that technology should be left out when its impact isn’t clear. The Google Apps for Education is a great way to increase engagement in the classroom.

2. Streamline assessing and sharing student grades

Grade students’ work and share the results online via Google Classroom. With Google’s products, educators can give instant feedback on students’ work and share grades with selected students for case of group projects.

3. Measure your impact

Bruce Wellman, author of Got Data? Now What?, believes in the importance of facilitating data-driven dialogue to measure the impact of school and district. At the classroom level, Google’s data analysis tools can help educators measure their impact and promote collaborative data dialogue.  You need to properly understand the tools in order to understand the data.

4. Satiate individual needs with Google products

To become a certified Google educator, you must demonstrate ability to use Google Drive, Sites, Gmail and Calendar. Additionally, you must pass one Google for Education elective exam on the Chrome web browser, Chromebooks, Google play for education and Android tablets for education.  This allows educators to become certified in their institution’s chosen tools set.

5. Boost your (and students’) education technology literacy

In addition to sharing grades online and measuring your impact, Google Apps for Education makes many other things easier, faster and more streamlined, such as assigning individual or group projects to students. Mastering the Google suite will boost your education technology literacy. What’s better? You’ll be able to transfer your education technology skills to students.

Reference: https://morethanatech.com/2015/05/28/5-reasons-you-should-be-a-google-certified-educator/ 

Multimedia Flashcards

The traditional flashcards is made up of paper and hand writing of the teacher. But because of the revolution of our technology in industry, we can now make/use flashcards using the technology. 

I made Electronic flashcards about things we used during Sunny and Rainy weather:

When making e-flashcards, the teacher should select one transition and animation for all slides, so it will be consistent. Thus, the teacher should be careful in pronouncing the words because the learners will imitate on how it was pronounce. Also, be careful on the pictures you put; it should be appropriate for your learners and the words are easily recognize.

Demo-teaching

A Day with Andy

        Last September 26, 2016, Monday, we had a teaching demonstration in our subject Educational Technology 2. The main purpose of our demo is to use technology-based instruction. The title of our demo is “A Day with Andy”, our main focus here is the students will be able to count from 1-5. We started the activity through song entitled “Five Fingertips” in the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. 

In our discussion, there is a girl named Andy who needs a help to buy ingredients for baking a chocolate cake. The students have their own list and they will check after picking up the ingredients.

 In our Application and Generalization, there were questions posted on the screen. The students will come and click the right answer using the mouse. 

In our Evaluation, there were pictures of fruits and vegetables posted on the screen; the students will count those pictures and will answer by raising alternative-response card.

21^st  Century learners now are more on technology, young or adult are now using it. Technology makes our world easy and interesting. Especially for teachers, it will help us to impart learning easy. It is very important that teachers can adopt on the changing environment.Educational technology is very relevant for teachers and mostly for students. This kind of subject is useful for those who are taking up Education. It teaches Education students on what other strategies he/she can use. That’s why I’m happy for having a subject like this.

In our Educational Technology teaching demonstration, there are positive and negative that stood out. The positive was our audience-that are of my age like our power point presentation. The negative was in my part there was  a technical problem happened. Our voice records cannot be heard for students; voice records are very important in our presentation. Then on that time, there was a dead air in our presentation.

In our teaching demonstration, the activity I like that we have implemented is when children will count the pictures on screen and they will raise their answer using the response card.

If I will be given a chance to teach it again the first thing I will do is check first the materials if it’s working or not. I will count the shopping list again and again to check if it’s still complete. Also, if I were given a chance I want to do it individually, so if there’s something wrong happened the blame will be in me; others will not be affected.

As a teacher, I learned that there are many ways to impart learning. This Technology-Based instruction made me realize that I can make a lesson or story using a PowerPoint presentation because before I know that PowerPoint is only used for making reports in class. Also using this kind of instruction it will attract more the attention of students because they will feel excited on what they will see next.

As undergraduate student, I discover that I can do better when using a technology. While we were doing the PowerPoint presentation I discover something new. I discover on how to remove the background in pictures; inserting a background music in all sides and how to trim it; putting motion path on the pictures. Making this kind of presentation needs more patience because you need to find pictures that are appropriate for preschoolers and you need to edit it.

Reflect on Technology Skills

 What skills do you have and what skills would you continue to work on to be better at utilizing electronic resources?

When I was in high school, I really don’t have experienced in using the technology application for education, especially using the PowerPoint. As I enter in College, I learned how to use it like in making reports for our subject. But I got really shock when we can create a story using the PPT. Through exploring this application, I learned a lot of things such as inserting a background picture, duplicating the slide, removing the background of the picture, inserting videos, sounds and pictures, making the picture to move by clicking the motion path, setting a timer and etc.

I think the skills that I still need to work on is contrasting the colors because sometimes the colors that I used was not contrasting to each other.

Make Lesson Plan Fun: Animoto

          Are you a fun of editing videos? But tired on using Windows Movie Maker and PowerPoint? Try this new “Animoto”  it’s a website that allows you to make your own videos by choosing a background template from a wide range of options, adding a piece of music, and then creating a completely unique compilation of photographs, video clips and text. All you need to do is visit www.animoto.com

           It looks a lot cooler than PowerPoint! (Trust me). Also, it is incredibly easy to use. So what are waiting for? Visit now!

Great Way to Become a Teacher

Hi  Everyone!

             I’m Katelyn A. Macalos but you can call me “Kate”. I am studying in Centro Escolar University taking up Bachelor of Elementary Education major in Early Childhood and currently 3^rd year level. In my blog you will find topics about integrating the technology in Education. Being a teacher, we should not only stick in teacher-designed test and concrete materials. There are also some ways to teach them! Like using the technology. And this blog is a great way and will help you on how you will integrate the technology in your lesson. As you go along in my blog, you will see my experiences and personal insights in doing it.

               Enjoy reading my blog! Feel free to comment and share your ideas. I hope we can learn from each other by exchanging our own perspectives. Keep following me. Thank you for visiting.

Power of Social Media: 15 Ways Teachers Can Use Pinterest

              Like all the other social media websites we have been talking about here in  Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, Pinterest has some educational potential that we need to capitalize in our teaching. There are several ways to use Pinterest for educational purposes.

Inspiration

1.    Get inspiration for decorating your classroom.

Looking to liven up your classroom? There are tons of photos of great classroom setups, from kindergartens to high school that you can use for inspiration.

2.   Organize your ideas.

Do you find yourself jotting down ideas or bookmarking websites and then forgetting about them? Pinterest can help you keep these ideas organized and easy-to-find when you need them.

3.   Get ideas for an inspired bulletin board.

A great bulletin board display can make kids excited to learn and proud to see their accomplishments on the wall. You’ll find some amazing ideas for creating your own when you browse Pinterest.

4.   Look for ways to organize your classroom.

 Classroom lacking organization? Search through pins for some great, often very creative, ways to keep your class neat and tidy.

5.   Get fun ideas for new projects.

Whether you’re looking for holiday fun for students or something to relate to your lessons, you’ll find some really amazing ideas when you look through educational pins on the site.

Lessons

1.    Swap lesson plans.

Pinterest is full of lesson plans that you can use and adapt to your own needs. You can also show off your own great ideas by pinning photos and blog posts on your own.

2.   Locate amazing images for your lesson.

 Pinterest is a very visual resource, which is what makes it such a great place to look when you’re trying to find images for a lesson or a lecture. There are tons of material that is historical, contemporary, art historical, or just plain interesting to look through.

3.   Pump up your science lessons with amazing experiments.

 Search through the pins on the site for some ideas that can help bring science to life for your students.

4.   Get ideas on how to make learning more hands-on.

There are pages and pages worth of pins all about hands-on projects for students. Take advantage of some to make your lessons more interesting and memorable for your students.

5.   Look for grade-specific materials.

Need to search by grade? You can do that, too! If you find boards you like, make sure to follow them.

Professional

1.    Collaborate with other teachers and educators.

 Through Pinterest, teachers can create collaborative boards. This makes it simple to work together on projects, build better lessons, or just connect over shared ideas.

2.   Get links to great tech resources.

Pinterest is a great place to find out about new tech resources for teachers, including places to print off materials, track your students, or get free educational videos, among other things.

3.   Look for new and innovative teaching methods.

 Don’t get stuck in the past! Learn about new ways to connect with and manage your students from blog posts linked to on Pinterest.

4.   Find other teachers.

Seek out other teachers on Pinterest so that you can share ideas. You can find your coworkers or strangers and start following each other.

5.   Develop as a teacher.

You might not have thought about using Pinterest as a personal development tool, but it works for that as well. Find ideas that can help you push your teaching to the next level.

                 You will find that Pinterest is a great Educational technology  which every teacher should try out. So what are you waiting for? Explore and sign in now!

Reference: http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/technology/37-ways-teachers-can-use-pinterest-in-the-classroom/