Blog #10

I have really loved working on the interactive power point assignment. I am very happy with how my powerpoint in coming along. Although parts of this assignment were a little tedious, it was very interesting and fun to create. I think this will be a very helpful skill to have as a future teacher. I am looking forward to making games for my students to play in class to help them learn in a new and interactive way.

I would like to be a first or second grade teacher. I think that I can use surveys for many purposes in my classroom. The first way that I can think of is to conduct a survey at the beginning of the year to see who each child lives with in order to gather all of the parents contact information. I could also conduct data to see which months have the most birthdays in order to prepare to celebrate each student. And lastly I could conduct a lesson on data analysis and have the students collect data on their own such as how many pets each student has. 

One technology-related skill I would like to learn next is creating interactive digital lessons using tools like Nearpod or Pear Deck. My SMART goal is to design and implement one fully interactive lesson for a first-grade class by the end of next month, ensuring it includes multimedia, checks for understanding, and student engagement features. To accomplish this, I will set aside two hours each week to explore tutorials, practice building activities, and test different features within the platform. I will also ask my professor or classmates for feedback to make sure the final lesson is effective and developmentally appropriate.



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