What I got from this class.... At the start of this class I had a list of things I assumed I would learn from taking this class. On that list I assumed I would learn how to create a blog and how to use technology in the classroom when I became a teacher. DID I ASSUME CORRECTLY... YES... this class has been great I enjoyed every class session we had. I learned so much from this class I don't know where to start. I learn how to create my own blog and how to publish a post within the blog. I learned about Piktochart and how to make a inforgraphic (which I had never heard of before taking this class.). Another thing I learned about in this class was TPack, before taking this class I had never heard of TPACK. After taking this class I learned what TPACK is and how it can have a great effect on students learning if it used correctly. We also talked and learned about Diigo which it's a bookmarking website. I think this was a great tool to learn about because now I can have everything I may have researched ( articles, pictures, etc) all in one place. We learned how to use Twitter and I thought I personal would not have a use for Twitter. By using twitter I learn how to keep up with out educational post and different things they may post about education. The most challenging part of the class for me was learning how to make our movie about one important person in the history of computing. This was a challenge for me because we had to learn a program that was new to me called movie maker. After learning the basic of the program I started playing with it and it's actually not so bad after all. OH YEA, I can not forget about all of the google apps, professor showed us in google. I am pretty sure I will continue to use a lot of the information I learned from this class (especially some of the google apps including blogger.). I never realize how great an effect technology can have on students and our life if we use it well. This was my first class here at National Louis and it was great. I would not have learned all of the information if it wasn't for Professor Cunningham. Thank you for being so kind, patient, and helpful. You made the work in this class fun to learn and easy to learn. Thank you so much for all of the positive feedback you would give use about our work. This class has been great. 
Engrade is a web tool teachers use to communicate to the parents, and students. I think I would use this system or one similar to it in my classroom (if the school allows it). Engrade let the teachers upload the student's grades and work, so the parents and the students have access to everything and they know all year long how their grades are in the class. The teachers are allowed to upload work that the student need to turn in and work that has been graded already. It will be good for the teacher because when they are absent the students will still have access to all of the work that need to be turned in and the teacher will not have to worry about if the sub collected all of the homework or passed out all of the classwork for the day. The teacher would be able to see who was in class for that day and who did the work. A drawback is that if all of the students will not have access to a computer during class time the teacher will not really know who was there or who wasn't because they (the student's) will have access to assignment regardless, that's one drawback to this system. I still like the system because if a students is sick and can't make it to class they will still be able to see the work and message the teacher with questions through the system. Overall I like the system concept even though I have not used yet, I like it because it give the parents and students access to the work that is going on in the classroom. More draw backs may come for the students that do not have access to a computer, laptop, or internet at home. Even with those few drawbacks I think it's still a good idea. It maybe more work for the teacher, but in the long run it will be very useful.
What is a flipped classroom????? Is it a room that is turned upside down with students working on their heads.... well to some that maybe true. Let me explain what a flipped classroom really is. It evolves the students learning through video lectures at home on their own time and hands on experiments in the classrooms. The lecture time will mostly be o the students on time through a lecture the teacher/professor have created or through a video from an acceptable site that the teacher/professor has provided for the students. A flipped classroom is designed to help students learn the material at their own pace through the lectures at home that way they can watch it as many time as they need to watch it in order for them to learn the material. It is also for the students that do not get the extra help from parents or caregivers at home. With the flipped classroom the professor/teacher will be able to walk around the classroom more to observe and the help the students that need the extra help with the lesson. The flipped classroom benefits all the students not just the ones that need the extra help, it help the other students that may learn better with hands on experience. I think this is a great approach to learning. I wish this was learning was this way when I was in schools. This approach may be a bit difficult to incorporate if you are teaching the little ones. If I had to incorporate this into my curriculum with the little ones I would probably try it out with a math and science lesson plan. I would try those two because most times they can work hand in hand with each other, most science have math involved with it.I would make a video explaining the lesson for science for that week and then we would spend our science time in the class working on experiments. I would probably at some point spend some time on the lecture in class for those who my not be able to access the internet or a computer or smartphone. I would also try to make all the videos compatible with smartphones for students who parents only have access to a smart phone. I think this learning approach is great for older students it could work with younger ones but it will be a challenge. 
