Hayden's Blog

 Here is the link to the website: https://tinyurl.com/koolcatteacher This website aims to help teachers for all grades and subjects by discussing lesson plans, ways to reduce stress, and general wellness advice for teachers. There is a podcast attached where the owner of the website brings on other teachers from all backgrounds and grade levels where they discuss everything teacher related.

A few common elements that I see in multiple teacher pages is class overviews and contact information. The most important information that can be on a teachers website in contact information so the parents and students know how to reach the teacher. This can help parents be informed on what's happening in class and lets students know how to reach the teacher if they ever need to reach them outside of the classroom. One example of a website I looked at was my high school's website:  largo-hs . One of the most useful uses of technology that a teacher can use are finding other teachers online and helping students with their assignments. Finding other teachers online that are trying to teach a similar subject can be very useful to a new teacher who is unsure of everything that goes into a lesson plan. More experienced educators can provide their lesson plans and advice to young educators looking to become better teachers. Students can also be more engaged with a lesson if technolog...

 I really enjoyed my visit to the Tech Sandbox. I thought the technologies used in the sandbox were super cool and could be very helpful to a teacher trying to understand their students better. My favorite activity in the sandbox was the numbers 00-99 game. It was a real challenge and I think if I understood what the results said about the mind, I think the game would be a wonderful insight into students mind and also be a fun game for everyone to try and compare. The lady at the sandbox gave me a lot of good information on what that game is used for and how it tracks mental progress. One standard that I found on CPALMS relating to technology is exploring the impact of technology on daily life. I do not believe I am at the skill set required to properly teach this lesson. Due to my age, I do not remember a time when electronic technology didn't exist. My whole life has been affected by technology, but I do not know how it would be different. I would need to learn a lot more about e...

 I have enjoyed the blogging process so far. It makes me reflect on what I have learned in this class in a simple way and isn't too challenging of assignment. It is also a very free assignment without a lot of restrictions, making my writing feel very free. There hasn't been anything that I haven't liked about blogging. I also think it is a great resource to use when I am an educator. It is one place to see all of my students writing and it could be fun for them to design their own blog and edit it as they see fit. I am very skeptical about using AI in the classroom. I know it has many benefits and many potential great uses, but I want my students to write all of their own papers. As an English teacher, AI has limited uses in a classroom. They will have to read books on their own and write their own material. Once I learn more about AI, I will feel better about using it in the classroom. I asked AI a lot of questions, and the more I asked, the better the response from AI. T...