So in class today I got to look at some tools that are available to teachers/people out there today. There are some amazing things!
One website, http://www.gliffy.com/ allows you to make flow charts, and even floor plans! My teacher pointed out that this would be a great tool for me as a missionary. I could give a visual of my home overseas and then use flow charts to explain how I hope my ministry will progress over the years.
There's another tool called Microsoft Lesson plans that gives you ideas for lessons and how to get the students to interact with the lesson. This is very helpful, especially to brand new teachers or teachers who have taught for decades. I name these two types of teachers because new teachers are usually nervous and don't know how to get the children to interact and older teachers will get stuck in doing something voer and over again, even if the technique is outdated.
These tools were fun to play with, and I didn't want to stop (especially gliffy). so if you're a new teacher or a missionary looking for a way to "spice up" your report home, you should check out these tools.
2 comments:
Thanks for the new suggestion for using Gliffy! We appreciate the creative ways people find Gliffy helpful in their lives. Keep us posted about what else you would like to see to make this program great for you. Best,
debik at gliffy dot com
Wow! What great ideas! I will have to check out Gliffy. This sounds like a tool that will be extremely helpful when I am designing my classroom. I also like the idea about MS Lesson plans. One of my jobs this year has been teaching the computer to my students. This sounds like a valuable tool to use.
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