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Teacher Webpages and a Technology I Barely Know How to Use


The website I found is from Deerlake Middle School in Leon County; the website is Mrs. Kilcoyne's, and she teaches 6th grade World History and 8th grade U.S. History. She has an about me page, calendars for both of her subjects, a history far page, and a student resources page. The calendars both have the daily activities, and if you click on the event, there's a brief description and links to papers used in class. I like her class calendar pages, because they are all-in-one and are easy for parents and students to access in case of an absence. Having the class website on the school website allows for parents to find the teacher instead of trying to remember the class website name. 

 I believe that I will use technology mainly to have information and resources available to everyone and to have shareable records. In high school, I took a class that had links to Quizlets, the class calendar, helpful YouTube videos, and anything else the students might need. It was very helpful for us, and it made us more independent from the teacher; she put everything together for us, but it was our job to actually utilize it. I enjoyed using Google Classroom for quick quizzes, but it also allows for absent students to catch up on the work posted to the classroom. However, unless the classroom itself has a computer cart, I don't think I will use Google Classroom. I naturally take a lot of notes about what's happening, but they are normally messy and incomprehensible to anyone else. If there are consistent issues with a student, having updated records for parents and administrators to view will be very helpful. I like the idea of ClassDojo in that regard, but I need to find a software that will work better for older students. I will try to avoid typing up my notes, but that may be what happens. 

One technology I experienced was the SMART Board, which is an interactive whiteboard. I would use it in the classroom as an all-in-one computer, projector, and whiteboard; interactive whiteboards just streamline the entire set-up process and allow the teacher to use it without worrying about lots of cables. It can be used for showing videos, presenting a PowerPoint, drawing diagrams, and more. However, as helpful as it is, I grew up using whiteboards, till use them daily, and will continue to use them in the classroom. A blend of both technologies is what I will do. 



Website Link and Screenshot
https://www.leonschools.net/Page/6903 

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