High School Teacher Creates New Educational App

The eNotebook app can be useful for students by them having basically the notes for that day from the teacher and being able to highlight important information or to rewrite some sentences in their own words.

•     For elementary I believe the eNotebook can be useful for when they are reading a book they can highlight things. 
• In middle school the notes that are given that day they students can rewrite it in their own words. 
• In high school the kids can go through them and highlight them rewrite things in their own words.

I have thought about making an app not necessarily for school or anything but it wasn't something that I really looked into. If I made an app for the classroom I probably would make something that is a video of each day in a certain classroom and shows the teacher just teaching the lesson. It would be helpful for kids who have missed they could just watch the video and learn everything that had happened on that. 

The Ron Clark Story.

I believe that these three rules are the best out of all the 55 rules he came up with.

• Rule number  8, students should never smack their lips, roll their eyes, or show disrespect with gestures. 
• Rule number 21, child must follow protocol, must be organized and efficient and on task in the classroom. 
• Rule 46, when your child goes to the movie theater they should not talk during the film.

   I like those rules because it shows character and what type of person you are. How you may have been raised it shows your personality and what not. It gives you manners and its a very important to have manners as a person you must respect people. When you meet someone you should show them respect they can only lose it as time goes on.

My own rules for Ron Clark would probably have been..

• No talking back, think before you speak for you can hurt someones feeling.
• No loud music unless you are given permission even then keep it to a level to where only you can hear it.

The Advantages of Technology in the Classroom.

The 5 ways technology can be useful in a classroom is by:

                                                                                   

• Accessing Information
• Editing of Written Works                                                
• Providing Supplementary Information
• Communicating
• Motivating Students

I believe by having technology in my classroom is most helpful because I can access information very easily by just searching it on the net. Communicating is also another way technology has helped. It helped by talking to some of my peers and figuring out some of the work we may have to do. 

Technology can also be helpful by students being able to save their work on their phone/computer or whatever they may have. No longer have to worry about my dog ate my homework or I lost it. Students can simply save their work on whatever technology device they may have. 

Inspired By: The Advantages of Technology in the Classroom.  

Bullying in School

• A bully is someone who is rude to someone in an emotional and psychical way. 
• Birdville Independent School District hardly has any bullying going on and when it does it is taken care of right away. 
• I personally have not been a victim of bullying which proves that BISD hardly has bullying, for I was in the BISD for most of my life. 
• When someone bullies another kid, I believe you should contact both parents and discuss what is going on, and get to the bottom of it. 
• In my own classroom I will have no tolerance for bullying, some kids commit suicide because they can't take someone who bullies them. I will like for everyone to treat people the way they would want to be treated. 

                                            

            

My Involvement in TAFE!

My participation in TAFE this year was going to the Peer to Peer Education Training. I had the honor in being with the group that involved kids getting into shape! I was pleased that I got put into this group, because I am all for kids whipping into shape and staying healthy. Every kid should play at least 60 minutes a day. If I could have done anything different last year I would have gone to TAFE region and have seen what it was like there. I would have liked to be more involved in TAFE & FCCLA activities. The most rewarding experience has been getting to meet new people and making connections and learning new things! Next year I plan on participating in more activities and just being more involved than I was this year.

                   

Who is Stacey Bess?

Stacy Bess became a teacher in her adult hood. She first taught kids in a small shed behind the community homeless center.  The name of her book is Nobody Don't Love Nobody, she also has a movie that is based off of the book. It is called "Beyond the Blackboard." As a young adult reading her story, I do not know if I could or couldn't handle what she went through with the children she taught. I would like to think I can take on something like that, but I am sure that requires a lot of patience and hope.

Inspired By: Stacy Bess

Reflections of My Fall Semester Internship

Last semester I did quite a good job with every task that was assigned to us interns. I think with all the assignments that were assigned to me I did a good job. Everything I had to do, I gave my absolute best effort on it. I do believe I procrastinated a lot on the when to do the assignments. I always got them done, it just took some time to get it done. I really enjoyed visiting my field site, and to see all the kids faces. I enjoyed seeing my mentor teach a lesson and just observing his techniques with the children and how he gets through to them. The changes I would like to make with myself is just be more authoritative and take more action in my field site do more things, be more hands on. I want to take more initiative in the things I do, and just have more control.