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Technology in the Classroom

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As my Technology Class at Trinity Christian College comes to an end I want to reflect on the things I have learned from the class and how it has impacted me. The first thing I can say is WOW. I always found myself to be tech savy and ahead of the curve when it came to using technology, however when I saw how big of an impact it can have in a classroom I was truly astonished. Google has revolutionized what the internet is capable of inside a classroom and it really gives me a sense of hope for the up and coming generations of students. They will have access to technology that I was only able to dream of having while growing up. The creative games online, the ability to do stop motion animation using Google Slides, Google Forms, Mentimeter, it would be impossible to explain all these things in a single blog post. Of course these are just a FEW of the awesome things we learned about in class. Without a single doubt in my mind I will be incorporating technology into all of my Physical ...
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Music and the Brain

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I remember when I was younger my parents and other adults would also say that playing instruments makes you smarter in school and learning in general. I never really believed it even though I have played instruments my entire life. I never thought I was smarter or learning better, I just liked to play instruments and that was that. I recently started playing guitar again after a year or two hiatus and while watching a Youtube video about how to play a certain song a Ted-Ed talk showed up in my suggestions... Lo and behold it actually was true! All those things adults were saying when I was younger are actually real! All fun and games aside, this post is supposed to be aimed at music education. I firmly believe that in this day and age all children should have access to some sort of music education class during their tenure at school. Now with research providing significant findings that playing a musical instrument uses all parts of your brain, it would only make sense to offe...
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FOMO: Fear of missing out

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I recently saw a friend post on social media about how instead of going to any of the Halloween parties she was invited to this past weekend she ended up staying in because of how overwhelming the decision was. She mentioned that she was afraid she was going to pick the wrong party to go to and end up missing out on having a better time at another party. This story really draws a strong picture of how the current technological era we are in can take over our decision making. With things like Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook pictures and videos are constantly being uploaded creating anxiety for everyone that watches because they are not at that place or doing that thing. This anxiety is created by the fear of missing out or FOMO for short. Like in my friend's case it can be so overwhelming that instead of picking something to do and making the best of it you do nothing at all. Social media has become such a powerful tool that instead of keeping people updated with what's goin...
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Learning Styles

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Different people learn in different ways. When I use the word learn I mean the way they educate themselves, the way they absorb knowledge. Some people need to use repetition while some people can just glance over something once and remember it. I am the type of person that NEEDS repetition. My style of repetition has evolved over time however, I used to need to use note cards and write everything out by hand but now I have been able to use technology to my advantage. Technology has given me a way to keep the insane amounts of note cards I used to use in a nice slim tablet or phone. Throughout college I was able to condense thousands of note cards through either a website like Quizlet or Google Docs and have them all in the palm of my hand. However, there was a sort of creative downside to using technology. When creating note cards by hand I was able to customize what I wanted to put on there and use my own style of drawing if need be, which I was unable to do with technology. I was s...
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Technology in Physical Education

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Education has come a long way since the days of just paper and pen. As a matter of fact, so has technology. Education and technology are slowly but surely forming a bond that will carry future students to new heights only once imagined before. As great as technology is in traditional education classes, it still has quite the way to go in terms of Physical Education. Technology in Physical Education is still in its early stages. It is the one class were students will never actually NEED technology but rather just supplement with it. However recent trends are starting to show that supplementing with technology in Physical Education can become just as great a bond if not better than that of traditional education. From pedometers to video resources to even heart rate monitor tracking Physical Education can benefit from technology in unimaginable ways. Pedometers would be a great way to see how many steps your students are taking each day. This can then translate to see if they are gett...
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Positives and Negatives of Technology in Education

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Technology has come a far in the last decade and will only continue to grow. Everywhere you go you can see some sort of technology being used. One of the places where technology is really starting to become implemented is in education! Technology is education has come a long way from teachers having to rent out a classroom full of desktops to almost every kid now owning their own personal Chromebook or iPad. These resources have created huge impacts on education, both positive and negative. Some of the positive impacts include: Active learning - Teachers can receive instant feedback from students when creating digital work and lessons. Countless Resources  - Technology has created a world of opportunity for digital resources that, well let's face it, make learning fun! Between games, apps, and e-books students have a huge variety of things to utilize right at their finger tips. Automated Tasks  - Not only is technology beneficial for the students, but for the teachers...
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