ILP Design- Prezi

I have never really used Prezi before but I really enjoyed it once I got started. I chose to do my ILP on the standard SC.2.L.16.1 which wants kids to "observe and discover major stages in the life cycle of plants and animals", so I created my Prezi about the life cycle of a butterfly. I enjoyed using Prezi for this because I was able to choose a timeline style and also with Prezi you can click on pictures to make them larger so I added pictures for each stage of a butterfly for kids to be able to see. I could definitely see myself using Prezi in my future classroom.

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I want to teach kindergarten to 2nd grade so I can see Data Collection tools being used often in my classroom. I can see it being used more often with the parents of my students more than the students however. For the parents I could use surveys to see who would be willing to help with a field trip or who would be willing to bring in food for a certain event in class. For students I could use it to see what kind of treat they would like if they earn a reward in class or what kind of party they would like. I believe feedback from both parents and students are key in keeping the whole classroom happy by having them feel they have input so I can see using surveys in my classroom often.

Topics I found most interesting from reviewing my other classmates blogs were the ILPs. I found this most interesting because each person's project was so different from the other. I enjoyed seeing people do the same kind of project also because each person seemed to put a different twist on it. I basically just thought the ILPs were a great way to see how each person can use these different technologies in their future careers.

I would like to get to know Excel better still. I know how to do the basics of it, but I know there are many shortcuts included and I would like to get to know how to do these shortcuts. After working with it just for one day in this class, I already learned more about it than I knew before. There are so many benefits of using Excel, and this would be especially nice for me to learn because I would love to own my own business one day so I can see myself using Excel often for budgeting and scheduling.

In order to achieve my future educational technology-related goals I will keep reviewing the basics of what I learned in this class as well as go to teacher conferences were I might learn more about new technologies emerging in the classroom. I want my future students to enjoy learning and I believe technology will play a big part in this. Technology is a big part of our lives now and I can only see it growing larger. I want to be able to use technology efficiently to help my students learn better.