Technology in MY Classroom

Today we looked at leap motion technology. For me, studying to be a high school science teacher, I think this could be easily used in my classroom. The idea of using this to show the students the dissection is something I know I could use. The mistakes that were constantly made in my high school dissections could easily have been avoided with this technology. Instead of giving the students a packet with information they have to follow, I could have the dissection up on the board and I could take them through the dissection step by step. This way, no student would be confused or take the chance of losing points for making a mistake.

The Future of Classroom Technology

In the future, I think that classroom technology will be very advanced. Eventually, I believe there will be global wifi (possibly something even faster), making everyone able to always have access. As far as the future of technology in my classroom, I see as all students and teachers being able to be connected at all times. I believe there will come a point where every student has their own laptop and tablet that can be connected to their mobile phone as well. This along with the global wifi would enable students to be able to access their work wherever they are in the world. They can message the teacher or other students for help, send their work in whenever they have it ready, and even just work on their files at any moment. This kind of global access would enable school to engage students not just while they're at school, but all the time.

Sphere in the Classroom

Today, we worked with an app called Sphere. This app is very similar to taking a panoramic photograph with your phone or tablet, except this takes the panorama to a whole new level. With this app, you can take a panoramic shot with the area above and below too! This could be used in the classroom by taking it to places that it would not be practical to take the whole class. These photos could be used in presentations to show the class a place that they might not be able to go themselves. Also, in a writing class, you could have your students find a spot that means something to them, record it, and then write a paper detailing why they took the photo and why it meant so much to them.

Here is the link to the Sphere I took today out in front of Common Grounds:
Common Grounds Sphere

What is my passion?

Football has been the main thing I've spent time doing throughout the year. It was at the end of my freshman year when my science teacher/football coach for grades 5-8 told me if I worked hard, I could be a starter that next year. That's what I did and when fall came around, I was the starting center on the varsity team and I kept that position until my last game as a Broken Bow Indian my senior year. If it wasn't for Mr. Miller telling me I could, I wouldn't have pushed myself as hard and would not have developed the passion for football that has lead me to the college level here at Doane.

Photos Taken In Class

We took some pictures in class while messing around with Photo Booth app on the Mac that we were using.

My introduction to a BLOG

My name is Jaden Garey and this is my first blog.  I am a freshman at Doane College, studying to be a high school science teacher and football coach.  I play football here at Doane as well.  I created this blog as a project for my IST-201-1 "Instructional Technology" class in my second semester of college.