Lets tech about it

  Teachers now a days have a lot of technologies and new multimedia sources that can be used in and out of the classroom. There are new ways to make students more involved in their school work, which will help them learn. Using apps like Edmodo, which is like Facebook but just for students with their teachers. That way they can have easier access to their work, or if they have any questions other students can help too.  It can also just be a website that helps with the students learning like reading plus, it helps you with your vocab, and teaches you how to use them correctly.

 Not every website or app out there is really helpful for students. The website or app should have some type of learning concept to get the kids involved. On the websites they should be update on the year because things change all the time. It should be easy and simple to let the student’s figure out what exactly they are learning. Technology should be used if the teacher sees that there is difference in the students’ performance  and it shows there actually using it in the right ways .


To learn more about it you can watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYowyQ-o4oQ or read about it on http://www.edutopia.org/blog/technology-and-teaching-finding-balance-andrew-marcinek

Educational philosophy

 Welcome to Ms. Colato’s 2nd grade class, it’s an honor to be your teacher this year .Before the year starts I would want you know a little about myself.  I was born in North Carolina and I moved to Florida when I was 13. I have lived in this beautiful place ever since then. I’m having a little baby boy on the way, so I’m having a new challenge this year, which is exciting.

  I’ve been teaching 2^nd grade for 3 years now. I believe to have a successful year with my students is working hard with each other. By having a bond with the classroom students will be more comfortable to ask for help or any questions. I like to have students working together to get more knowledge and be open with new or other people’s input or ideas. When I teach my students, I really like to show a visual, hands on experience.

 For example during math when the students, learn about currency on how to add or subtract it. I like to give students actual coins and teach them each value, instead of students trying to figure it out in their work book. Same for the topic of fractions I like to use different colored and size bars to show students how fractions work and to make sure they each have their own set to help them when they’re doing their homework. During science when learning different weights, I let my students pick an object and try to compare it with their partner’s object,To see why it’s different.