Reflection #3
I learned at an early age that every teacher has a different style of teaching. However today, as I sat in chapel, I noticed that teachers also has his or her own style of connecting the content to real life through jokes, references to the past, or some other method. Sometimes they can connect the content to the present day, cultural movements of the past, or attempt to convey the content through really bad jokes. Unfortunately, sometimes the students do not understand the connection at all and because of this the teacher needs to be sure and use terminology that is appropriate for their age and generation. For instance, simply talking about the cultural movement in the 60's may not be enough information for someone to connect the reference to your content. So when making a connection with the students, the teacher needs to make sure that the students will understand the connection being made between the content and the reference.
Reflection #4
So today as I was playing around with the SMART Board software on my computer, I found that the interactive software can also be used without having a notebook open. For instance, I can magnify, highlight, circle, cover, draw, calculate, and so many other things while on my desktop. Also, when Firefox was having technical difficulties and wouldn't zoom in on a website, I was able to use the magnifying tool on the SMART task bar, which allowed me to read the web page. Now I have been using the task bar for other things such as using the shortcut to the calculator, the cover screen for helping me focus on reading specific points, and the pen to draw stick people. Although the stick people do not help me with homework, it is still fun to do.
I think it's so cool how the features from the SMART Board can be used on other programs too! I like how you used the magnifying tool for a hard-to-read internet page--what a great idea! I feel like there are many more things this SMART Board program can do so I'm excited to keep exploring.
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