EME2040

I think Excel will be useful tool when conducting grading and lesson plans. Since this educational tool has small boxes it has the ability to fit everyones name and complete math equations if asked to do so. Because of this it makes keep everyone grades in check because it will automatically calculate their final score. This tool would be most helpful probably in younger grades because you have more students and you teach a wide range of subjects, so this has the ability to keep you organized. What I found most interesting in my classmates blogs were that a lot of us, though we have the same major, have very different views on how education and educational tools should run. I thought this was pretty cool because it shows the diversity we have just within our own classroom. This also opened my eyes to seeing different tools used in different ways that I would have never thought of on my own.  I think for me personally Excel has always been the hardest of the 3 educational tools...

This new idea of a flipped classroom is taking the world by storm. A flipped classroom is when the teacher assigns at home lecture videos to watch and learn and then the students do an activity about the video/lecture the next day in class. I really like this idea if it is executed properly. If the students do not watch the video at home this causes all kinds of problems because then they will not understand the activity the next day, and I also think it defeats the purpose of face to face teaching.  Link: https://www.khanacademy.org This idea of open education and open content is something I really enjoy. I think it is a great idea to open classroom because that allows other teachers to help other teachers. An open education is super imprint because I believe all people should have access to education and this allows them to be able to attend classes inline. An open content policy I also think is a great idea for new teachers. This allows old teachers to share content with ne...