Blog 10

I hope to be a second-grade teacher, so while it might be hard for students to use Excel, I think it is something I could use as the teacher. I would most likely use it for record keeping and to stay up to date with the student’s data and progress. Excel could serve as a personal gradebook for me to have a copy for myself, seeing that most schools have a specific website for that.  I could also use it to keep their parents’ contact information as well. As for surveys, I think second graders could participate and fill them out and possible enjoy them too! I would probably make them at the end of a lesson, to get feedback from the students. I could even create one for the beginning of the lesson to serve as a benchmark of what the students know or don’t know. 

When reading blogs posted by other students in class, I found it most interesting seeing what they struggled and succeeded on. It seems to me that we all were in the same boat for the most part. What I struggled on, was also a common theme for others regarding the same project. Our reflections allowed us to express what we learned and what we had issues with. I know for me, during the projects I would get really frustrated and confused at times, but once I wrote out the reflections, I realized I knew more than I thought. I hope this is true for others because it helped me recognize all the new skills I’ve acquired. 

            The next technology-related skill I want to learn would be visual-making. This is kind of vague, and I’m not too sure if it is truly a skill. However, I want to be able to create worksheets and pamphlets to be able to give to my future students. I want to be able to do I ton my own instead of relying on websites or what other people make. I can hopefully achieve this by becoming familiar with Photoshop or Microsoft Word.