Kaylee Curry's blog

Growing up in a homeschool setting has an effect on all aspects of a students life. I was homeschooled and there are things in my life that were totally different then they were for those who actually went to school. When I got accepted into college, I was expecting for the transition from being homeschooled to actually living away from home to be the most dramatic difference I had ever experienced. Even though I have had so many different adjustments in my life as a result of being homeschooled, I was prepared for this one to be the worst. However, I was happily proven wrong. College is where many kids grow into adults and gain their independence. They learn that things are not revolving around them and people will not cater to them. I felt like I had already had some of that knowledge worked into my brain, because I previously had to teach myself everything, and if something did not work out for me, school wise, it was no ones fault but my own, which I understood. I felt like this...

Hello Everyone! This week we will be discussing how to use Surveys in a classroom, what I have learned from reading my classmates blog posts, and a new technology- related skill I would like to learn. There are many useful ways to use surveys and excel as a teacher. I would use surveys for my sixth grade classroom to test and see how my students are doing on a subject. For example, if I was unsure if my students were ready for their math test, I could give them a survey where they could self reflect and also answer some math questions. This way, I can see where they mentally stand, but also if they can correctly answer questions like the ones they would be tested on. I think Excel would be super helpful in any classroom. I would use Excel in my classroom to keep track of grades. It is so helpful in calculating and staying organized so the grades do not get mixed up would be so easy with all of Excel’s functions. From reviewing my classmates blogs, I was very inter...

Hi everyone! This week I completed an independent learning project, which is a way to use my own interests to gain professional development in educational technology. I used the tool of GoogleClassroom to create a classroom webpage, where students could go and see all the worksheets they needed to do and when they were due, in all of their classes. They could click on classwork and scroll through each subject to see what is due and when. I really liked how on google classroom there is a stream page to scroll and see all assignments that are due in one place. I attached the link to my google classroom page below, and screenshots of the main page. Link to my Google Classroom: You must log into to google to access, and the CODE is 59imczm https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MjYzMjIzMjM2MDNa Screenshot Images of my Google Classroom Website: Thank you for reading!  Kaylee Curry

Hello Everyone!  This week we will be discussing flipped classrooms, open educational resources and the new skills I learned on PowerPoint this week! “The Flipped Classroom” is when the students are shown the information before class begins, and then once they get to class, their learning of the information is deepened through discussion and activities. This basically means that students teach themselves the information on their own, and then when they get to class, they learn more about it and can ask questions on what they do not understand. I think “flipped classrooms” have a good motive, to deepen the knowledge at a higher level than possible when teaching in class, but in reality do not play out how they are supposed too. This is because if students are supposed to teach themselves something before class, most of them will not. Instead, only the few who truly care about school will get to class already have learned the information, but they will have to sit in class whil...