Anywhos, today should be a light read so go ahead and grab your iced coffee and let's get to chatting!!
Do I see myself using technology as a future educator? Oh gosh, even if I didn't want to, I think that it would be impossible not to. Fortunately, I definitely see myself using many forms of technology in my classroom. Off the top of my head I see myself using smart boards, computers, projectors. Then moving into things that aren't devices, PowerPoint, Excel, Kahoot, Khan Academy, Word, and so much more. I'm sure there are going to be technological devices and softwares that I'm not even thinking of or will think of until I have my own classroom because technology is so prominent and useful for education. I specifically am going to be in a special ed classroom so I am sure there are going to be a few extra devices that I will be using in addition to the ones that typically come to mind.
From working on the two PowerPoint assignments, the biggest thing that I was actually able to learn was how to disable the next and previous buttons and having to add in shapes with hyperlinks to the next slide. I never thought that I would ever need to do that sort of thing, but I now see how it would be super helpful for a study game or whatnot. I was actually surprised at how much I didn't know about PowerPoint. None of it was hard, but I was just shocked at how much you can actually do besides the basics. Definitely a tool I want to keep exploring for my future job as a teacher!!
With that being said, I will see y'all next week to "chat with Lucy"!!! Have a great week!!!
Feel free to check out my two PowerPoint assignments here:
An insightful post! I had never considered using Khan Academy in a classroom setting, but I think that I might give it a go after reading your post. I also struggled with adding hyperlinks on PowerPoint at first, I'm happy that we both figured it out. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Lucy! I totally agree with the beginning of your post, I cannot imagine myself NOT using technology, it's just so relevant and i'd feel like i'm doing my students a disservice if I didn't incorporate it. I did a special needs camp & was introduced to some cool different technology, so I think you definitely will be too!
ReplyDeleteAs for powerpoint, one of the modules had a really helpful guide on how to do the hyperlinks and I couldn't believe how quickly and easily it taught me, because at first it seemed really difficult. Your powerpoint looks great!
Hey Lucy, I just want to mention that reading your blog post makes it feel SO personal! Kind of the way a blog is supposed to feel like. Also wanted to point out that I chose the same layout for The Milkmaid PPT because it looks so "story-book" like to me. I most definitely agree that even though I considered myself the Microsoft expert, there is way more to the program beyond what I could have possibly imagined. Good job!
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