#6 - Went to the Tech Sandbox and didn't come home with my shoes filled with sand #success

The school website that I decided to investigate was Conley Elementary. I purposely chose this school mainly because I am a part of their EDEP staff. The information that is available publicly is your basic information regarding school events, among other things. Unfortunately, I was unable to gain access into any of the class pages, mainly because I would have needed a student or parent log in. Conley Elementary is a Kindergarten through 5th grade school located in Tallahassee, Florida. The Conley Elementary website was filled with information in how to get in contact with the school. The school also offers several programs that parents can choose from to put their children in. Here are several aspects of this website that I felt were very beneficial to the prospective parent.

 

 

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I envision myself using technology to accomplish my professional responsibilities more efficiently and more effectively in several different ways. Some examples of these include, productivity software, classroom management software and administrative software (Lever-Duffy, McDonald, 147). I know in my future endeavors as a teacher that I will use all of these programs to ensure my productivity and efficiency in the classroom. The program I think I will use the most would be the classroom management software; this will help me keep track of all of my students and their grades (Lever-Duffy, McDonald, 146). Using this software to keep up with my students grades will allow me to maintain close watch on the students that may need extra help. This will allow me to maintain my professional responsibilities as their teacher.


After visiting the tech sandbox last week, I realized how much technology has changed since I was in elementary school. There were so many cool gadgets and "toys" to play with and I know I will want to go back and visit again. The piece of technology that amazed me the most was the SmartBoard; yes, I have been around SmartBoards most likely my entire schooling life, but what amazed me the most was how much they have advanced since I was in elementary school. We were shown this cube, that worked with a video projector. It projected images that were basically 3D and interactive. I was amazed by this because I know I would have paid more attention if I had that when I was younger. I was also able to "play" with the virtual reality glasses, Oculus Rift; that was weird yet very cool experience. I think what was the coolest thing about that set up was how they actually use that technology with therapy patients! I would highly recommend anyone to go and visit this awesome resource in the college of education.