Getting my Master's degree has been a lifetime goal of mine. I also hope to some day get my doctorate in conducting, but one thing at a time. :)
I have always been very tech-savvy, so this whole master's program being online is right up my alley. I know already that it will help me in the classroom as I will be able to post videos and show them our new smart board. The students at school are very excited about technology too and I wonder sometimes if my students could use more technology in my class, how would that effect their learning. I know I already have a lot to learn about the smart board and other online tools, but these students have learned so much already too as digital natives.
My goal as I work towards this degree, is to incorporate as much of these lessons into my own classroom and hopefully bridge the digital gap between me and my students.
Josh,
ReplyDeleteI am going to look forward to hearing and reading about how you are going to implement technology into your band room. What are some things you have done with your students already? And I am hoping these classes will help me stay ahead of the students and their abundance of knowledge of technology today. I also feel that I am pretty "tech-savvy" but I know there is so much more to learn! Maybe by the end of this program we will all be tech-experts!!!
I, too, am interested to hear how you are going to incorporate some of these applications into your band room. I'd love to share them with my colleagues in the fine arts department at my school. It is so neat that there are so any different backgrounds in this cohort. We can learn and see things from different perspectives. When I come across various web 2.0 applications, etc I often times think they are really neat but have a difficult time picturing how I can use them in my classes. With different viewpoints in the cohort we will be able to see how others are using the applications which then could trigger ideas of they can be implemented in our own areas. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see how you use these new resources into your classroom. Being an art teacher, I understand the hurdles we have to overcome in performance based classes in regards to integrating technology. Hopefully we can share some of our ideas with each other and our fellow colleagues.
ReplyDeleteHi Josh! So glad to read that you are tech-savy because I will definently need your assistance from time to time...lol:) Seriously, I have always felt the need to incorporate technology into the classroom because our children are consistantly exposed to it by way of television, phone, or the personal computer. I want to keep my students engaged and one effective way is by implementing technology. Now for me to learn how to do it is the challenge...
ReplyDeleteTech savvy. I'm looking forward to working with you Josh. You can practice showing what you know and I will play the part of the struggling student... lol. I hear what you are saying as far as trying to stay ahead of the students in the techno world.
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