Hey there! We're back and better than ever! Blog journal #7 let's jump right right into it shall we :D
So for classroom websites I found a pretty neat one that seems to be a great example of a website I'd find exemplary to have as a teacher in the future! Here it is! The website displays an assortment of awesome things and learning tools that are organized for easy access to students and/or parents! On the website you can find, weekly newsletters, student learning bloggings, fun activities and challenges, special events/important info to keep up with, research resources, assignments, books to explore, designated topics for each day of the week... ex: Monday Readings, Wednesday Math, Quick-write Fridays etc. The website is so easy to navigate and I love how engaging it is by promoting these fun learning interactions like math and reading challenges! The student blog posts are also a huge plus because every student has their own and the parents of said student can easily keep up with their child's schooling progression!
In terms of how I envision myself using technology for my own professional benefit in the future... I'm not particularly looking into becoming a teacher per say, though it has always remained an option open for consideration to me... I more so would like to work in the entertainment industry, whether that being film or music! And frankly enough I think that technology will be an extremely vital part to my job! Nowadays, practically everything in the industry is run and controlled by social media, so whether I get involved in marketing, designing, PR, etc. I will most likely have to use tools like Instagram, to my advantage. Now in the case I do become a teacher, I definitely would consider using interactive tools like Kahoot to encourage the possibility of learning in a fun manner!
As for PBworks ummm hahaha... I don't have much to say about because I actually never used it lol! I never got the confirmation email from PBworks, therefore I could not activate my account... leading my group and I to having to complete our website evaluation assignment on a Google Doc. Though I have yet to use the website, once I do... which will be whenever they decide to send me that confirmation email, I think my stance on whether the website is good or not will be a bit biased considering what I have already experienced with it! I do however believe that website might actually be quite useful, considering the examples shown in class of others' website evaluations, but I think their might be better options of tools similar to it that would be more efficient... because PBworks just seems a bit ancient to me, for lack of better words lol.
And I have run out of words. My brain is mush. Time to go! Catch ya later alligator!
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