Amber+Griffin

Amber Griffin Mathematics Secondary Education Mountain Ridge High School-Ms. Zlomek (Algebra 9th & 10th grade) Braddock Middle School-Mrs. Bonnett (7th grade) Weebly http://amgriffin.weebly.com/



[|Treasure Hunt]


 * **Virtual Field Trip** || @https://www.taskstream.com/ts/griffin142/VFT.html ||

=**Technology Plan**= The use of technology is important in the field of Mathematics. For high school math courses, the most important piece of technology is the graphing calculator. The graphing calculator can make many math processes simple. Students must first be taught the “long way” of completing a math task and then the calculator “short cut.” This way they don’t lose out on the significance of the concept. In higher level courses, computer software such as Wolfram Mathematica, and Maple are extremely helpful in computing large equations, producing graphs, and programming functions. The website for Wolfram includes information on every math topic. There are also applets online that show animations for rotations, equations, geometry, etc. **Rationale:** I use technology in my teaching because it makes learning easier for my students. It also saves time and paper because they don’t have to write out one hundred steps to answer one question when using a calculator. **Plan:** Even though I know a lot about educational technology, there is so much more to learn. There are steps that I can take to improve my technology skills. __I am good at the following things:__ __I need to improve in the following areas:__ Goals: **Final Statement:** Embrace technology or you will be left behind.
 * Using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
 * SMARTBoard Technology
 * Creating websites using Google Sites and Weebly
 * Developing instructional materials using Web 2.0 tools (Animoto, Picasa, SlideShare, Voki, Glogster)
 * Creating online surveys using Google Form and SurveyMonkey
 * Identifying and applying ethical and legal issues in using technology
 * Researching and analyzing school performance data
 * Using assistive technology to accommodate individual student needs
 * 1) Join AACE (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education) by December 2012 in order to stay updated on the latest educational technology.
 * 2) Attend an educational technology conference as a professional development opportunity next year.

**Instructional Video** = = [] = = =**Teaching Video**= [] =Lesson Plan= https://w.taskstream.com/Lesson/View/5C50C1307E9F00C58F8F06A97DCC7267

=Teaching Video Reflection= Amber M Griffin EDUC 448 May 2, 2012 Technology Lesson Reflection In my technology lesson, I integrated SMART Board technology. I wrote the assignment on there. The assignment was to draw a scale map of the classroom. I used the SMART Board because it is easy to save the information I write on the board. All of the students can see the board. I could have used a PowerPoint presentation instead but it would have been harder to adjust when the students were giving their suggestions. This lesson also could’ve been done on a chalk board or dry erase board but would’ve been messy because of the constant erasing of the board. We were trying to decide on the best scale to use on our graph paper so numbers that did not work were erased. The students also used calculators to figure out the proportions. The lesson turned out the way it was supposed to. Luckily, there were no problems with the SMART Board that day. If there were, I would have tried to calibrate the Board. If that did not work, I would have switched to the chalkboard. The students like using the SMART Board. They like to help you if you come across a problem with it. I did not let the students use the Board in this lesson but on most days I do let them work out problems on the Board. If I were to reteach this lesson, I would have created a map on the SMART Board to model what the students should do on their graph paper. I would be making a map with the students instead of only walking around helping students with their work.