Interactive art

What The focus of recent lectures and laboratory sessions has been on how to integrate technology with math as well as continuing to be introduced to new applications that encourage hands-on learning with students. Math being a subject I work hard to avoid as much as professionally possible, these lessons were helpful for getting me to face my greatest weakness and become more comfortable as well as resourceful with how I approach the topic in the classroom now and in the future. Working as a…

When you are in a school that has seven different second grade classrooms, you can’t help but to notice changes inside and outside the classroom. At the same time when you have students change classes based on their current math level, you would think that students in each classroom are homogeneous when it comes to status level. I am currently in a classroom that is teaching above grade level math, meaning that the second graders in that classrooms are learning material that third graders are…

Frequently, teacher encounter situation in their classroom environment in which it is to encourage students to engage in discussion where their thinking is visible as they interact around scientific and mathematics practices conjunctures with technologies involved in activities. In our group discussion, we examined all available stimuli and how role of teaching incorporate with technology as this type of instructional strategy is portrayed as great importance for students ' attention processes…

We live in a world dominated by technology. Does this necessarily mean the classroom should be dominated by technology as well? That is what school administrators around the world are asking themselves. I do not think it is a simple yes or no answer. One must question as to whether the pros outweigh the cons. In my opinion, the benefits that students and professors receive from technology on a collegiate level, such as Elearn and Turnitin, surpass the harmful effects technology has in a…

When students come into kindergarten they are across the board with different levels of development and skills. I quickly noticed through observation that a very important characteristic to understand with these children is their maturity level. I found it the most helpful to observe students with how they work and interact with others. I believe the best way to teach is to understand who your students are. This means getting to know them on a personal level; learning about their families,…

Classroom Management Plan My philosophy of education is that every child should have the right to learn and can get a quality education. All students can learn, some learn in different ways. All children that come into my classroom should feel safe and comfortable. My room may be their safe place. My room should be a nurturing environment that applies a variety of approaches to the learning a disciplinary process. Students should have well guided individual instruction that is necessary to…

Article Critique Wood, R. & Ashfield, J. (2008). The use of the interactive whiteboard for creative teaching and learning in literacy and mathematics: a case study. Br J Educ Technol, 39(1), 84- 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00703.x Introduction This paper aims at critiquing an article written by Ruth Wood and Jean Ashfield on the use of interactive whiteboards in a bid to enhance creative teaching and learning in literacy and mathematics. This piece will evaluate the strengths…

Lesson title: What is an Equation? Objective (s): • Students will begin to develop an understating of addition equations using numbers from 1-9 to eventually add numbers to equal 10. • They will apply their understanding by creating their own animal equations with toy animals and recording their numbered equations on paper or dry erase board. Materials: Pencil, large white piece of paper folded in half, equation assessment activity sheet, book that is read at the beginning of the lesson,…

An exploration of the surrounding cultural impact from interactive public installations, based on the piece of Open Air by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Yuan Yuan Zhang Introduction:More and more digital and interactive art installations have been accommodated by various museums and venues recently. In the past, people usually appreciated static public installations and architecture, but now they…

While visiting the hallways of the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, one work of art by Jennifer Steinkamp stood out greatly. One projector and a small computer in a dark room presented a work of art on a white wall: Flowers. The piece of art itself was a computer generated video of flowers that endlessly swayed side to side. However, it was not the projected content that intrigued me, but the medium of the work instead. I glanced at the computer, and my mind was filled with a multitude…