2. When it comes to
social media, I believe
that it can be helpful
and invigorating to
use in a classroom
setting, but also
comes with high
potential for
distraction.
3. My perspective
remains the same.
Social media has lots
of benefits in
education, including
many I had never
heard of before.
However, it can easily
be abused or used the
wrong way.
4. Dr. Bote’s new twitter page
Discovery of new sites and tools in social
networking (RSS Feed Reader, Pinterest, etc.)
Class discussion of ways to incorporate social
media. Class announcements and online
communities and forums were some of the more
popular methods
As discussion continued, many classmates got
distracted by social media
5. When it comes to
diversity, I think that it
is slightly overrated by
school systems.
Diversity should be
celebrated and
encouraged, but is often
forced. As a former
student in PG County
Public Schools, I
remember being bored
and tired of hearing
about the importance of
diversity in our schools.
6. Because of my experience in PG County
schools, where diversity as a racial term was
forced on us, I immediately associated the term
with ethnicity. However, diversity is
important to understand as a future educator
in a different way. Most classrooms will be
incredibly diverse, whether it be by family
background, extracurricular interests, learning
styles, and more! Understanding the diversity
of the classroom will help me be a more
effective teacher because I will be able to
recognize the needs of students individually
and create lessons that effectively reach all of
them.
7. Dr. Bote’s tip on
global perspectives
In class discussion
from peers who
lacked diversity
growing up
Research for Global
Education Project
(http://www.youtub
e.com/watch?v=8c-
3YCr7zR0)
8. When I think of the
depiction of teachers in
movies, I think of
overwhelmingly
positive plots and
stories that feature
teachers in difficult
situations and
overcoming odds, like
the Dead Poet’s Society.
This is because
significant adversity is
needed for Hollywood
to make it interesting.
9. In my initial
perspective, I only
considered movies about
teachers, not how all
movies depict them. I
must elaborate and say
that the most
memorable portrayals
of teachers are always
either positive or
negative, but mostly
teachers are depicted as
boring.
10. Discussion and debate
on whether or not
education is a
profession
Further class
mentioning of
teachers in the media
Research into other
movies about teachers
11. Things to look for in the
future:
The actual meaning of
“diversity” and its
value to education
Awareness of the
attitude regarding
teachers and education
Ways to incorporate
social media and
technology into
education
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