Welcome to my blog for EDU 625. My name is Michelle Kintner, and I am an 8th grade math teacher in the Gulfport School District. I am very excited to learn more about using technology in my classroom. I have recently been challenged with implementing an honors math class but have only been given vague guidelines on how this class is supposed to look. As I delve more into the world of technology in the classroom, I think that using technology to possibly flip my classroom might be a key component to this honors class. I am looking forward to learning other ways that I can implement technology into my classroom as I increase the rigor and create a more student centered classroom.
In his TED Talk, Clifford Stoll spoke about quite a few different things. Actually, he said he was not going to speak about those things but did a little bit anyway. He spoke a little about physics and his current hobby with physics. He spoke about his educational journey, specifically a mentor that the had early in his college career. He stated in his talk that he thoguht that all computers should be removed from the classroom, but I do not believe that he thought that all technology should be removed. In fact, he used some old technology to show an example of a lesson. that he teaches eighth graders. He used sound waves and frequency to calculate the speed of sound. I found the lesson to be very engaging and effective. In it, he measured the length of a sound wave then used that and its frequency to calculate the speed of sound. He explained how he implements this in his eighth-grade class. The calculations were not precise but close. I can see how an eighth grade class would be...
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