Cramberry

Cramberry is a website where you can find and create flash cards.  This is a great website for learning key vocabulary and studying for tests.  This website is great for all ages!  Below is a link to the flashcards I created for learning to add and subtract.  Enjoy!


http://cramberry.net/sets/63828-math

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California History

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9) What does research say about using Interactive Whiteboards? What are the pros and cons? Would you want to have one in your classroom?

Interactive Whiteboards is a new technology that is emerging in many classrooms.  It gives the students a more hands on approach and a new way of learning.  However there are some advantages and potential drawbacks.

            Advantages:

                        -Accommodates different learning styles.

                        -Interactive

                        -Great for all grade levels and special needs students

                        -Easy to use

            Disadvantages

                        -Initially hard to figure out the board(teachers).

                        -Technical problems

                        -Not enough research to prove if board is effective.

I would definitely want in an interactive whiteboard in my classroom.  If that whiteboard will get one more student engaged in the material, then the board is definitely worth having.

8) How does your current skill set compare to the NETS for teachers?

As a person growing up in the digital age I feel like I can use technology very well.  The trouble I have is finding all of the different resources a teacher can use to integrate technology into the classroom.  Taking a class that teaches teachers how to integrate technology in the classroom has been very useful.  

7) What are the NETS for students?

NETS are standards that integrate technology into education so that students are prepared to live in this emerging global society.  Some areas the standards cover are:            

-Demonstrate creativity and innovation

-Communicate and collaborate

-Conduct research and use information

-Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions

-Use technology effectively and productively

6) How does motivation tie in to student success in the classroom? Give 3 examples of strategies to motivate today's students.

Motivation is a huge factor for learning.  Some students are just born with high motivation and others have to work for it.  One strategy for motivation is to find what the student excels in.  In most cases, people will want to continue and succeed in something they are good at.

5) How does the US compare to other like-minded countries in our education system? What are our strengths and/or weakness?

We are behind compared to other western countries.  Asian countries like Japan, China, and Singapore out perform the United States in Math and Sciences.  Some of our strengths as a country is that we do not want to leave any student behind, and a child has time to decide their futures.  In Asian countries, where students go to college is decided when they are in “preschool.”  A weaknesses in U.S. education is that we don’t value teachers as opposed to other western countries.