My Teacher Said YAY blog

 https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html  Our virtual field trip was to the aquarium. There my students answered where they went, what they saw and where creatures lived. 

  Blog: Behaviorist Learning Theory, Instructional Strategies, and Technology Tools There is a cohesive relationship between behaviorism, instructional strategies, and technology tools. Clark (2018) describes behaviorist theory as learning as the acquisition of new behavior. Behaviorism has been used in education because a teacher can reinforce positive behaviors or learning (Orey, 2010). Instructional strategies are used to support student learning. Technology tools are technology being used to support student learning. Each thing is used to support student learning. Instructional strategies and technology tools work together to support student learning. In my classroom, I use many instructional strategies. I currently use positive reinforcement with my students. Positive reinforcement is a behaviorism strategy. It is very similar to operant conditioning (Bozkurt, 2016). The technology tools I use in my classroom is wikis and podcasts. I am able to use positive reinforceme...

  Final Reflection and Blog Posting on the Impact of Technology The information in this course has helped me develop my technology skills as a teacher. Richardson (2010) has introduced me to many web 2.0 tools I would have overlooked. Now I have various web 2.0 tools I have experienced and can use in my lessons. It has been stated educators will be able to bring their students' knowledge to better prepare them for future college and careers (Richardson, 2015). I can now use blogs and podcasts in my lessons, and I feel this prepares my students for the future. Students need many different technologies for them to learn (Blair, 2012). I think I have increased my knowledge of web 2.0 tools and prepared my students for their future. I have deepened my knowledge of the teaching and learning process related to integrating technology into the classroom. I have learned new web 2.0 tools to use in my lessons. I have increased my knowledge of how to use Twitter to become a better colla...