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  As a teacher I think that tools like Qualtrics and other data collection survey tolls could be very helpful in my future classroom. I may be able to use it to see where everyone feels they are at as far as understanding certain key concepts being reviewed in the classroom. I could also use these kinds of surveys as a way to administer mini quizzes to see if the students are understanding the content. I personally want to teach middle school art which means I could use these kinds of tools to see if they understand certain drawing techniques or see if they can remember artists and artworks discussed in class. I feel the most interesting topic I found on my classmate’s blogs was regarding the website design in blog 8. It was interesting to see who was struggling with the same issues I was when putting my website together. I also really enjoyed being able to access everyone’s websites and seeing what everyone else did for the assignment. I also had a lot of fun looki

                  

 

 

       This semester I luckily was able to get most of my classes in person and this happens to be my only distance learning class. I appreciate that distance learning like this online class gives you the ability to do the work on your own time throughout the week. However, I am not a big fan of distance learning for the most part. I feel it is much harder for me to focus when I am not in the classroom as well as feel it is difficult when you cannot see your professors in person every week to get clarifications on certain things.        Open education resources (OER) are extremely valuable especially when it comes to teaching at school that may not have the money to access newer textbooks or physical materials. Allowing access to updated lesson plans and projects ideas allows for all students to remain on a more level playing field. One OER that I found especially helpful when I was in school was Khan Academy. This website has so many open resources to any lessons o

  This blog site is a great resource for staying up to date on current shifts and technology in the classroom. This is one of many of their blog posts regarding how to stay up to date on technological trends for teachers. Blogs like this one are the perfect way to stay up to date as they are always being updated as there are shifts in these educational trends. This post goes into detail on some tips and tricks for how to stay up to date. These include how to start small if need be, stay informed, how to get connected, and how to share your own work to help others.    Resource Link: https://blog.edclass.com/staying-date-technology-teacher-integrating-classroom-time/