New TECH on the Block

  Teaching Philosophy and Technology What I believe about teaching and technology is that in today’s world you cannot do one without the other. As educators we cannot be afraid of change, we must adapt and continue learning to be a great teacher. We have come such a long way and today’s students are so advanced when it comes to technology. They are shown how to use IPADs, cellphones, and computers at a much younger age than we were. The classrooms are also changing yearly with the latest technology and innovations to make for an easier and more fun way of learning. Since the pandemic virtual classrooms have been upgraded. Take Zoom for instance, it now has an interactive whiteboard incorporated so that teacher and students can use this simultaneously. Classrooms are equipped with touchscreen boards and students with chrome books or IPADs. Lessons are now done on computers instead of paper. My goal for my own classroom is to incorporate both the new and old. I still want my studen

  Taking on the assignment on creating an LMS was a lot more challenging than I expected. Careful thought and planning went into ensuring I had everything I needed to build a successful classroom. I used Canvas to create my classroom and after many YouTube videos and googling I was finally able to set up all my tiles and link everything together. I began with creating my account, it is free for teachers to create with their school email and once you are working at a school, the school will link your students to your classrooms. Creating the tiles was the most difficult and tedious part of all. I started by Youtubing how to make a tile in canvas. There are many great how to videos that guided me in building a very functional classroom. I created a homepage in which I had labeled tiles so that students would be able to find their assignments, notes, and our Zoom link all in one place. All the tiles created were done in Google Drawings.   I wanted my classroom to function in a way that