blog post 10

I would use Excel as a teacher to map out lesson plans, budget costs for classroom supplies, or rosters, and really anytime I need to make a well-ordered, easily manipulable list.  I would be utilizing it in a middle-school setting, so if i were to incorporate excel into the curriculum for the students, I would have them start on basic skills like inserting columns, creating tables and charts, and prioritize the basic excel functions. From there I would move on to creating and utilizing functions like AVERAGE, MEDIAN, SUM, etc. It would be useful in a computer fluency course, but at the middle school level I can't imagine needing anything beyond some basic competency when using the software.

I found it interesting learning all of the different thoughts my classmates have on how to utilize educational technologies both inside and outside the classroom. It was neat seeing everyone's different opinions on the educational potential for platforms like Twitter, Blogger, Youtube, Diigo, etc. I enjoyed the insight into the different interpretations and ideas for how technology can and will be used in my classmates future lives.

I would like to learn how to code. I have never attempted coding, but with the rapid technological progression in our society and more and more people becoming fluent in coding languages, I think it would be a useful skill to learn moving through the twenty-first century. I know several elementary school children with coding knowledge, and seeing young minds so melded with technology excites me, and I want to be a part of the new generation of minds who can understand and manipulate computer code. I have many more things I would like to learn before coding, but luckily educational technologies are so plentiful that I can easily find tutorials for any coding language by pulling up Youtube. I'm not in a rush, but that's what I would like to do.


It's been a pleasure blogging with you, I wish you the best of luck, love and happiness in every facet of your life. Auf Wiedersehen!