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I personally as a teacher will more than likely not be using a whole lot of technology in my classrooms. Mainly due to the fact that I will be teaching Physical Education and Health. However I do still feel that it is definately in my best interest to stay on top of new technological advances and the ways in which technology can benefit me as a student and as a teacher. Such as all the microsoft software and also grading and attendance software/ideas and more photography and video experience.
In my future PE classes I would like to use aerobic or workout videos as guidelines for some of my students activites and as a way in which they can work on becoming physically fit for life. Something else I would like to use for my athletes as a potential coach or students is still photography and video. Showing athletes photos or video of themselves in action can clearly show what the athlete may be doing correctly or incorrectly and what they may need to change in order to become more efficient. On the same note you can compare video and still images to one another to emphasis the correct way or incorrect way of the performance of many different individuals or teams, etc. This way students who learn better through visualizing instead repetition of doing can benefit more as well.
Some organizations I may use to help me stay on top of my education with technology include using online education organizations as a source of involvment i.e. ( www.educational-software-directory.net/ organizations.html), and subscribing to journals such as Journal of Technology Education, Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, and/or The Journal Online - Technological Horizons in Education. I would most definately consider going to workshops or conferences about technology and technology use in education or multimedia technology in education. I found a website www.ataacademy.org that has a highly regarded professional development program for educators in Michigan none the less. The site talks about summer workshops held in Michigan and their focuse on technology-curriculum integration. I feel that experiences such as these would really influence my future with technology in the long and short of things. The only downfall would be cost however the site also claims to provide some scholarships to cover the cost. I also found this site http://www.resa.net/techresources/ which holds conferences in Wayne Co. MI and they are currently exploring a Video Streaming Project to help teachers integrate video into their educational curriculm. This is exactly what I am talking about for my future classroom. I would be very interested to go and learn more about this type of technology advancement.
On the ISD page I see an educational service in Newaygo County which is where I grew up and wouldn’t mind teaching. On the website they do not seem to offer and classes about technology training however I know on some occasions during the summer they do offer this. My mother is a teacher in Newaygo County and has attended many mandatory workshops at this facility, a few regarding technology in education. Hopefully if I find myself teaching in this area the workshops will be beneficial to me as well and show me new ideas and ways of using education if not refreshing me with ideas I once encountered.