In weeks 7 and 8 we continued to learn about technology that could be useful in our future classrooms. I am very excited about the possibilities of Google My Maps. This is a site that I was made aware of earlier this year, and the possibilities of it have excited me ever since. As a history teacher, there is a lot you can do with this function, from mapping out conflicts in wars to mapping out some of the key highlights of an important historical figures life. This could be something I, as the teacher, could do or something I could have students do as a project to support what they have learned up to that point.
In week 8 we continued work on the flipped classrooms by creating an actual flipped classroom lecture. I really enjoy the idea of flipped classrooms and I think it is something i would like to try in my future classrooms. It gives plenty of time for students to work on projects and activities in class and leaves the lecturing outside. Students need to be self motivated to learn to work on the projects, which I enjoy. I also like the fact that this allows teachers more time to assist students on projects and activities, rather than trying to keep them awake during lectures.
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