10-Final EME Post

              Data Collection tools, such as Survey Monkey or Google Forms, can be used in many ways as a teacher. I really liked the simplicity of both Survey Monkey and Google Forms in our classroom this semester. Voting on things such as “Best in Show” made it fun and easy to interact with other people in the classroom. I would like to implement this in my future classroom. Whenever we do science or history fair in a fourth grade class, we could use a Google Form to decide which project the students thought was best. Involving the students in picking the best project gets them excited and more motivated to do well on their project.

             The blogs this semester were so interesting to read! It is hard to pick only one favorite topic but I really loved reading about the ways in which each person plans to use certain tools in their future career. Our class is full of such a diverse population of creativity so I feel that these sections really opened my mind to new ideas that I can use in my future career. Some of the topics in this course were difficult to understand how they could be used in the classroom. But reading my classmates’ blogs about their ideas was really helpful in understanding the possible applications of each tool.

            The next technology-related skill I would like to learn is the smart board. I played with the smart board a little in the FSU Tech Sandbox and some of my high school teachers used it. There seems to be so many cool capabilities within the smart board and I would love to learn how to use one and possibly have one in my future classroom. Even using them for PowerPoint games seems to be better than just using a projector and a clicker. With the smart board, I could touch the screen like the actual Jeopardy game. I think this tool has tons of capabilities that could really enhance any classroom interaction.

            To achieve my future technology-related goals I will likely take more Lynda courses while at Florida State University. Reading about my classmates’ experiences with Lynda really convinced me to take advantage of these courses and resources. Another tool that I will use is google. More specifically, I can use the internet to find different seminars or lectures for professional development on technology-related topics. This course also taught me to take advantage of my co-workers and my schools librarian for help or guidance with certain technology-related tools. Asking for help and collaborating with others can greatly increase my knowledge with certain technology-related topics and tools.