Application
In this lesson the students will learn about angles. I will use the angle example that I 3-D printed in order for them to be able to see exactly what each angle is.

• Learners: The lesson would be taught to a 7^th grade class. However in this case my audience is my peers.  
• Learning outcomes: At the end of this activity the students will be able to identify right angles, acute angles, obtuse angles and straight angles. They also be able to use their knowledge about these things to identify supplementary and complementary angles.

• Assessment: I will use the following website to check their understanding of all the different types of angles taught.
  
  

• I will lecture using the smart board. I will present definitions that will be needed for the student to understand the lesson.
• The vocabulary list includes the following: angle, right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle, straight angle, supplementary angle and complementary angle.
• Then I will present some examples to see if they understand what is going on. I will give them on the board and ask them to tell me what kind of angle it is or if the two angles are complementary or supplementary.
• After I have been insured through verbal review that they understand the concept we will move to the computers and practice some angles and determine supplementary and complementary angles.

Reflection

            I felt like my lesson went fairly well. The students seemed to have a good understanding of the concept. However that was something the audience already knew. I think this would work really well for 7^th graders. I think the activity on the computers was a nice supplement to the concept. I really enjoyed teaching this lesson.

3D Printing

This is such an amazing technology! It is so crazy to see all of the endless possibilities! I loved looking at all the different ways that 3D printing can be used in the classroom!

When looking at the ways that it can be used for math there are so many cool ideas. You can design a shape you want and then make a tessellation with it! I think that with it being hands on you can help reach the students that are kinesthetic learners! You can also make spheres, cubes, etc. This would allow the students to be able to look at the object and think logically about how to solve problems using these objects while the teacher is explaining how to solve problems! I think it helps you reach all learners in a better way! You can reach the auditory learners by explaining! When you write things on the board you reach you visual learners and now when you use 3D printing you reach your kinesthetic learners! You can hopefully reach all students now!

I'm anxious to see where I end up teaching and to see what kind of technologies the school will have! Will I have access to all these cool things? Maybe I'll be at a school that doesn't have all the technologies. Either way it is exciting and I look forward to what I can do to be the best teacher!

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: TPCK

When I began reading these articles, it was super overwhelming! I was simply thinking oh man this is a bunch of information to absorb! Then after taking some time and thinking about them it began to make sense! I felt like they were telling me that technology is a great thing, but make sure that you're still teaching and not using the technology to do the teaching!

There are so many great uses for technology in the classroom today! Some of which include smart boards, smart tables and the endless amount of sites online that are there to help! They are great supplemental resources, but they are not the teacher! I think it is very important to remember that! When I become a teacher I plan to take advantage of the technologies out there, but only use them as extra help! Online resources are great for home. In math Khan Academy can be a great supplemental online resource. If a student doesn't understand a concept and are at home they can look it up and get the help they need. There are amazing resources, but it can't be said enough, they aren't the teacher, we are!

Articles Reflection

Wow! That's what comes to mind when a read about all the ideas that are being worked on! I really enjoyed reading about all the inventions from 2015! There were some that were just absolutely crazy and I could hardly believe they were real! For example, the connected clothes, being able to press a button on your shoulder pad to translate a conversation! What!? That's just crazy!

In the classroom, I can see that there would be many advantages to having access to technology. I believe one of the most useful tools in the classroom would be the smart board. In wanting to become a math teacher, I have observed my math teachers using smart boards and noticed the advantages. As a teacher there is so much that you can do with it and I also believe that the students enjoy using the technology. I know when I was in high school it was always exciting to get to go up to the smart board and work out a problem. I believe that technology encourages student involvement.

After reading the articles, it seems that the possibilities are endless! I am super excited as we start this class to learn more about all the ways to use different technologies in the classroom! I hope that I learn many things that will be helpful so that I can really engage the students that I teach!