Blog Journal 10

As a future educator, I think I will use data collection surveys and using Excel to report these findings for many things. For exmaple, if I were teaching a high school level class, I could ask students which of them have texted while driving. I could use Excel to upload my results and organize my data. I could also use data collection to acquire information on how many high school students work because they do not receieve financial help  at home. Again, like the previous example, Excel could be used to helporganize the information and allow me to express the findings in different forms such as charts, tables, etc.

From reviewing my classmates' blogs, I learned many things. Not only did I learn about the activities we did in class and their views of these things, but I also learned that athough we are in the same class, studying the same thing, we are all so different. In our blogs, we all had something different to say. It was interesting to read the outlooks of our in class assignments from my other classmates because their view of the assignments was different than mine. Lastly, my favorite thing about reading my classmates' blogs was when we would attach screenshots of the progress of our assignments. Seeing how we were all assigned the same thing, yet we all percieved the assignment in our own way and created all different things was fascinating. 

The next technology-related skill I would like to learn is how to use the SmartBoard. Although I am familiar with using this device, I would like to learn how to use it like a "pro." I believe that learning how to use this device will benefit me for when I am actually applying for a teaching position. Proficient use and knowledge of this will definitely put me ahead of collegues and allow me to be interactive while teaching my students. SmartBoard use allows students to be more engaged in the lesson and with their peers. As a future educator, I will achieve this goal by going to FSU's very own, SandBox. Here, I can spend my time practicing with the device as long as I would like. The SandBox also offers many many other cool technologies that are used and could be used in classrooms. Maybe I could even learn how to use other technological devices!