ILP "Participation" - FSU COE Tech Sandbox Showcase
Several weeks ago Florida State's College of Education held a tech showcase. The showcase included technologies available for students to use in their free time to enhance their skills and teaching repertoire. Technology is becoming more and more present in classrooms, and many new, and old, teachers have never had the opportunity to play with or learn how to use these emerging essential classroom technologies. During the showcase I spent time at nearly every table, asking questions, listening, watching demonstrations, and fiddling with all the new tech I had never thought I would have access to. It was a very enlightening and entertaining experience.
What initially caught my eye was a table full of 3-D Pens, the Doodler. I had seen these online many times and was excited to try them out, even though my actual skills were not that good, and I found it a bit more difficult than I had anticipated. After a few failed attempts I moved on to watching the 3-D printers, and the Virtual Reality classrooms. The tech was so interesting to explore. I had never even heard of some of the pieces that were right in front of me. Some of the most interesting tech pieces were the adapted tech for the blind. I watch a blind youtuber, and had been interested in preparing myself for students with disabilities, and therefore the tech they would use. I found the completely blind computer very fascinating as there was no screen, and only braille keys, it took me a while I be able to wrap my brain around an experience so different to my own. I also used the Clear Touch boards, which are like massive computer, tablets, and whiteboards all mixed into one. I saw a lot of potential in classrooms for this, like using it as an activity station for younger kids, rather than the traditional table stations that limit the versatility, and are not as high tech, which has it advantages and disadvantages.
I played with the 3Doodler pen, the Clear Touch smart classroom board, a clear dry erase board, and a computer for the blind. These were all very eye-opening, and fun. I spent way too much time trying to write backwards not the clear board. Before this showcase I did not know that FSU owned any of these pieces, as well as our access to them, I am excited to use them more to improve my personal, and educational skills.
Below are images of the technology I used:
What initially caught my eye was a table full of 3-D Pens, the Doodler. I had seen these online many times and was excited to try them out, even though my actual skills were not that good, and I found it a bit more difficult than I had anticipated. After a few failed attempts I moved on to watching the 3-D printers, and the Virtual Reality classrooms. The tech was so interesting to explore. I had never even heard of some of the pieces that were right in front of me. Some of the most interesting tech pieces were the adapted tech for the blind. I watch a blind youtuber, and had been interested in preparing myself for students with disabilities, and therefore the tech they would use. I found the completely blind computer very fascinating as there was no screen, and only braille keys, it took me a while I be able to wrap my brain around an experience so different to my own. I also used the Clear Touch boards, which are like massive computer, tablets, and whiteboards all mixed into one. I saw a lot of potential in classrooms for this, like using it as an activity station for younger kids, rather than the traditional table stations that limit the versatility, and are not as high tech, which has it advantages and disadvantages.
I played with the 3Doodler pen, the Clear Touch smart classroom board, a clear dry erase board, and a computer for the blind. These were all very eye-opening, and fun. I spent way too much time trying to write backwards not the clear board. Before this showcase I did not know that FSU owned any of these pieces, as well as our access to them, I am excited to use them more to improve my personal, and educational skills.
Below are images of the technology I used:
ClearTouch Boards
3Doodler Pen- Artwork shown is not mine
Braille Computer-for the totally blind, no screen.
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