Tuesday, February 16, 2010

One of the best qualities that a teacher can have, in my opinion, is to teach every student in the class. It is important to know that every student has a different type of learning process. Some students may learn better by visual, hearing, interacting among others. After doing this test I do think it will help me in my future to know how to approach all the students, and help them learn what is expected. It may take some time to know the students personalities but in the end it will pay off. Once I find out their personality it should be easier to encourage them and easier to engaged them into learning activities.


Adriel Gonzalez

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Spreadsheets

The use of a spreadsheet can be useful in the classroom. As we know time can be limited during class and even during the school day, therefore it is important that we learn to minimize the amount of time. Without a doubt I would use a spreadsheet as a teacher. It will help me organize and calculate many things in class. Obviously grades are one of the most important factors, but other things can be solved with the use of a spreadsheet.

One of the great advantages of a spreadsheet is that you can calculate grades. That means that you do not need a calculator, which is a lot easier for the teacher. Otherwise the teacher would still have to be solving and typing the answers in the computer. As a future Physical Education teacher I would use it to keep track of workouts, times, amount of weights, and many more. Spreadsheet will definitely help me in my career.

Adriel

Friday, February 5, 2010

After watching the inspiration video, I found a lot of easier ways to organize a classroom. Overall, I am fascinated about inspiration, it has many features and it can be used in many subjects not just one. Most of the times we tend to be afraid of new technology because we feel it is really hard to understand, but inspiration seems to be a neat and easy program to control. I would use inspiration to organize ideas, prepare classes, and help students write papers. I would use it because it is a simple and useful program that will make things work better.

I think almost every kind of writing assignment can be done with the help of inspiration. One of my favorite things was the concept maps. Concept maps are very helpful at separating ideas and putting them in order. With the help of inspiration, students can be more organize, save time, and students will be more encourage to be involved in the assignment. Students can also get in groups and see their concept maps and perhaps get different ideas of how to organize their writing. With the help of inspiration, I could present the concept map and give them the example of how they can organize their assignments. As a tennis coach, when I first started coaching, I definitely did not know as much as I know now. I now know how to approach different personality types, and teach them the best way that is best for them. I do know the skill better than I use to.