Blog Post 2

The teacher was supposed to be teaching a dance class but he stood at the board all semester. He would act out the dance moves himself, and would not let the students get involved. He did not do any hands on activity with the students, therefore they did not learn the dance moves. The students would not pay attention and would fall asleep. The teacher expected the students to act out the dance moves with a partner for the final. The students failed as a result of no hands on learning. I do not agree with this simply because, the teacher expected the students to know something he did not show them psychically.

>Students have access to information
>Different questions asked
>How to answer the questions
>Technology
>How to use technology
>Bloom's Taxonomy
>Where do we learn it
>What does it mean for the classroom
>How to manage it
>Technology not for entertainment
>Technology is to engage students
>Starts with you
>What does it mean to teach in the 21st century

I agree with Kevin Roberts teaching will change in the near future. It has already changed in schools today. It will affect me as a teacher simply because I am not that advanced in technology. However, I am willing to learn anything and everything I can so I can be a great teacher for my students.

I believe every school needs good teachers to guide and direct students. A network student needs a teacher. If he or she did not have a teacher to ask questions to, he or she would be lost. The student would need a teacher to go to if he or she had an issue with a lesson on the network or just a simple question. Teachers are still needed even though technology is advancing.

The video by Vicki Davis proves why students need technology and not just a piece of paper and a pen. This video also proves that teachers are learners as well. I agree with her, there is so much done with technology today, everyone needs to learn how to use it. Students need to learn how to use technology sooner or later, because everything in the future will revert back to technology.

Elementary Education is ahead in the learning race for sure. The students at an Elementary level are far more technologically advanced than most college students. I am an undergraduate and I am not afraid to admit that I do not know as much as an Elementary student in the "technology aspect." The students in this century blow me away with how advanced they are.

Flipping a classroom is very new to me. I have never heard of flipping a classroom until I watched this video. I do believe flipping a classroom will be helpful to me as an Educator. Flipping a classroom lets the students think and learn in a different way. It gives the students a way to get involved in the classroom and with other students. It also gives the students a different learning environment. The students might think this a fun way to learn.

I was an athlete at my previous college and I do believe working as a team can be effective in the classroom. It gives the students an opportunity to discuss a topic on a different level and also learn on a different level. The students will figure out ways to solve a problem, just like a team would. Like Craig N. Owens said "It also helps them learn the moves and routines". This approach to learning is a very useful teaching method because it gets the students involved and engaged.