Blog #2

What?
At the current time, I am learning how to incorporate technology into my professional life as a teacher. At the moment focusing on google and all that it has to offer. As far as assignment, I am working with the other members of my group, to create a welcome letter to incoming students and creating a list of classroom rules.

So What?
By learning everything I can about technology, it will only benefit me as an educator. We live in a world that is progressing very fast technologically. Primarily with the Internet. For example, with google, you can create websites, create a calender, blogs, and the list goes on and on. Together with my colleagues, we can share professional calenders, plan meetings, create documents via google docs. This will allow us to work more proficiently as colleagues in the workplace.
I love learning more about this topic. Personally, I know quite a bit about computers, though you are always learning. As far as google goes, I have been in the process of learning more about it. When we had class on "Everything Google" I learned so much more! This is going to help me greatly. Especially the calender, I can set reminders to text my or email me, I can share the calender with my wife or whomever I choose. It is helping to keep me better organized. As I continue to better organize myself, I feel that it will help make me more of an effective educator, as well as keep my personal life organized.

Now What?
I feel that this technology can only benefit my future students. If they use it wisely. They can use this technology to help them keep themselves organized and be able to get their assignments turned in on time. In the classroom, as a music educator, there are music notation programs that I can use for the benefit of my students learning. By using these programs, I can create examples, teach them basic music theory and hand out assignments on these programs that they can do for homework. Also, in the music genre, there is also a program called Smart Music. I have used this as a student and I loved it! I plan to incorporate this in my class. With this program, I can record private lessons, rehearsals, etc. And then email them to my students. They can do the same in their private practice and email them to me. This way, students and teacher alike can analyze the performance or practice session and see where improvement is needed.
I feel that this will me as an educator, especially with the students. Students are going to be very tech savvy in my opinion, if I keep up with technology, I will be able to keep up with them and use technology to our advantage in the education system.

Video Reflection
I am what I learn
The message of this video is very true. You make yourself what you want. If you are stuck in a bad situation, ultimately, you are the one who will make something of yourself if you really want it. Don't ever give up. You may not be in you ideal situation at the moment, but if you keep your goals and your head on straight, you can do whatever you put your mind to. It is true that some people may be put in a better situation to begin with. For example, born to a wealthy family, went to all the good schools, lived in all the best neighborhoods, etc. Who cares. You may come from a rougher neighborhood, come from a family who works very hard to put food on the table, etc. Keep you head in the books, it doesn't need to be your life. At times in our lives, we may be thrown into a tough situations, when this happens, keep your head up! Don't give up! Stay focused on your goals and you can do anything you set your mind on.

*I realize this blog is late. No excuses & I realize that I will not receive any points for a late blog. It will not happen again, I still just wanted to get the blog done.