Evans,+Kyle

Journal 1

While attending Howard Community College, we used My Math Lab in my Calculus 1 classto do projects. My professor allowed us to use the program on tests also. The classroom was set up to have each desk with a build in computer so every student has their own computer. Blackboard was also used by the professor to keep us updated and to stay connected with her. We used the My Math Lab in class, on tests, and outside of class. I think it helped me to use this on tests, but I had to learn how to use it first. I think using technology in the classroom is a great interative way for kids to learn.

I have seen most teacher barely use higher levels of technology. I tutor a college student who uses a computer program for his homework assignments. The program makes him get a certificate for each topic he is learning about. he can get one question wrong usually out of seven and if he does not, he has to redo the whole certificate. The problems he gets wrong have a tutorial lesson that he can look at and see what he did wrong on that problem so he can improve. I believe that students learn best through hands on activities integrated into lecture material. Younger children need more hands on and as the students get older, the amount of hands on activites can lessen. My teaching philosophy as it relates to technology would be close to constrictivism. I will use as many manipulative to teach math as possible because not everyone learns the same. I will also use technohy to keep the children interested and involved while learning the math content.
 * Journal #2 - Your experience with technology vs. the ideal**

Journal #3 In my everyday life I use web 2.0 tools such as blackboard and facebook. I also use YouTube alot to look at things I am curious about. Other than that, I don't really use technology very much. I work in a preschool but we use very little technology other than computer games. This week the kids were learning about police officers and fire fighters, so they had a computer game called Tonka Firefighters where they drive around Tonka trucks and put out fires and even fix the fire engines and clean them. We have alot of computer games that are relevant to our units, however that is the only form of technology we use. In a high school setting I will use interactive math tools to keep my students interested while learning.

I did not know that only a small percentage, 10%, of most musical, text-based, and motion media, is allowed to be shown in a classroom legally. I also was surprised that in a classroom, you can use most of these tools that have a copyright as long as it doesnt leave the classroom. I did know that most things on the internet are copyrighted and in order to use them, you must have permission. I also was familiar with the fact that songs are copyrighted, however, I did not know that only a small portion is legally allowed to be shown.
 * Journal #4: Copyright and Fair Use **

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