Tool of Choice

What? So this week we started on our final exam. We were asked to make a flyer, brochure, and a newsletter for our "Water's Elementary class." The flyer will be announcement of some kind to be given to our students and their parents. The brochure is also announcement or a advertisement, if you will, of an up coming activity. Finally the newspaper can be a monthly, weekly letter sent to the parents so that they will not what is going on in your classroom.

So What? This something we will have to do as teachers. We will need to keep our student's parents informed, while keeping our classroom upbeat and exciting. I think this is a great idea to practice this now and use all the of the tools technology has given us. I can also use these skills in other aspects of my life such as, making a flyer for a cause I want to support. If we use the tools to create items such as these we will be able to make our students and their parents more involved and altogether make our school environment better.

Now What? Now that I have started this assignment I have found so many great tools to make it look great! I am so excited to have these technologies at my disposal. Not only will it benefit me but it will make my students more aware and excited to be involved at school and in my classroom. I want to be so organized that I can make up a newsletter to show my student's parents how professional I am and how serious I am taking their child's education. I can also uses these tools to have my students get involved in a cause. They can make flyers and pass them out and learn to be passionate about something important. As a department, newsletters can keep everyone aware of what is going on and as teachers we can collaborate our efforts to make our school the best. I want to keep making things exciting for my students. I want them to like school and like learning. I know how important a good start in education can give you. If you teach your students to like learning and that school is important they will succeed all throughout their schooling and lives.

Video Reflection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2iLAI0gUW0
This is a classic School House Rock video. I loved these as an early student. They teach you all about the English language. I think this was because the songs were catching and fun to watch and then it unwittingly helped you remember something. These songs have stuck with me even now. It would be great to create something like this so that my students could understand and really remember something. I know that these tools and technology can help me to achieve this goal.