Jean Piaget’s quote tells me that abstraction really is to trick your mind; setting it up. I can relate to this as I am not good with just having to know something. I have to see the process in how it works in order to remember it. Math has always been hard for me because …
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Week 15; My Final Blog Post for My Tech Class at ULV
This week wraps up my final post and learning in my Digital and Technology course at The University of La Verne. I have thoroughly enjoyed this course and have learned so much. I have learned about a variety of tech tools that I never knew existed before this class. As an instructional aide currently, and …
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Weeks 12 & 13
In weeks 12 and 13, we learned about Project Based Learning (PBL) in my tech class. We are reading in our textbook; Reinventing Project-Based Learning, and read chapters 3-5. I learned a lot of great information on how to facilitate project-based learning and how to engage students. It is important to let the ideas come …
Week 11
Weeks 10 and 11 have been great. I really have enjoyed this technology class and love learning how to implement technology into the classroom setting. I am learning stuff I never even realized existed! This week, we created a ‘My Map’ in Google Maps, and learned how to create our own maps with points of …
Week 9 Blog
In the past two weeks, I have learned more fun and engaging ways to teach using technology. We did a book report on a book we chose out of a list. I created a review via power point and screen cast. I learned a lot about STEAM classrooms and hands on teaching. Also this week, …
Week 7
So far, in my Digital Literacy class, we have learned a lot of great tools. Sometimes the information and directions seem a little vague, and it takes me a bit to figure out what is being asked of me, but for the most part, it has been a wonderful class. I enjoy building my e …
Week 5 Reflections
The past two weeks in my technology class has been a fun experience for me. I really enjoyed learning how to screen-cast and I have a lot of fun doing power points. With the screen-cast, I struggled at the beginning because it is a completely new concept for me; but I love it. It is …
Week 3 Reflections
The first two weeks have been eye opening and interesting. There has been a lot of wonderful information regarding technology and how it effects children’s learning both negatively and positively, which is helpful knowledge for a future teacher. When it comes to the blogging and using WordPress.com, it has been a little confusing and I …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
A little about me :)
Hello and welcome to my blog for ULV and my educational journey. I am a mother of three kids and decided to go back to school and achieve my long time goal of becoming a teacher. During the day, I work as an aide in a Moderate/Severe Special Education classroom. My goal is to earn …
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