I loved all the great things that we learned this week going into Mrs. Adair's classroom. She was so knowledgeable on how to use the board in an effective way in her classroom. I really enjoyed having a different perspective on how to use active-studio and have a little knowledge about flip charts and how to execute them in the classroom. Also, she had so many great ideas on how to use the board as a managment tool for her students. Such as, the stop light during her lit groups while her other students are working on a project independently.
The clickers in addition to the board seem to keep her students involved and engaged in their learning through out the day. They love the fact they get to click the buttons and show their opinion for a question. For the teacher the clickers provide a quick and easy way to collect data and no hand grading is involved. Additionally they and efficient want to collect data for the class to look at very quickly.
Over all it was a great experience going into a classroom and hearing how the teacher is using their technology in the classroom. I believe, the best advice she gave us "soon to be teachers" is, to be fluent in out technology and be able to use it effectively in the classroom, so it doesn't take the focus off of the learning but aids the learning.
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I was really impressed with how the board could be used as a management tool. The active board seemed to help so much with management and assessment. no more grade books and papers and pencils and turning things in. you wouldn't have to as much anyways if you had the active board and clickers
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