Blogpost 6

I looked at Murray middle school team web page for the gifted program. Looking at 6^th grade algebra honors page, on their page you have the supplies that are needed for the class. As well as information about daily agendas, if you missed a class they have notes that you can watch online and find out what the homework was for that particular day. There is also a link to the textbook, and a list of ways that you can bring up your grade.

I believe I would use productive tools, like Microsoft office, to keep up with grades and daily agendas. Making sure that I have planned out all of the materials and ready to teach, with all of my information stored on the computer. To quickly find what I’m looking for. I would also use google calendar to have everything planned out and can see exactly what I have planned for that day.

I believe the smart board can be very effective in a classroom. It allows the teacher to put up an assignment, while being able to write on the assignment as the class goes through the worksheet. It also allows the student to come up and get involved more easily. At the sandbox they showed us different programs that the smart board comes with and I think those are very helpful in the classroom. Whether you are trying to explain how gravity works, you can use the smart board to show the different measurements etc. There are different games like jeopardy that could be used for any grade level. It allows you to customize your lessons.