Assignment #3: Resources for Teachers

Tool Box

As a future educator it is important to find as many resources as possible. In this toolbox that is linked above I have created a list of 20 websites that will assist me in my teachings. It is important for teachers to reach out and find as many different options for lesson plans as possible and this toolbox that I created has allowed me to create a reference point where I can go when I need help creating lesson plans. Learning this skill as well as creating a list will help me in my schooling as well as when I begin teaching.

I used Mindomo to create my list of resources in my toolbox. At the center of my map is labeled 'Blake's Tool Box', 20 tentacles reach out from the center with links to certain sites on the end of the arms. The tentacles have the name or descriptive heading of what each site is. It helps for me to read the laymen term name of the links so that I can know exactly what websites I want and need to access. I used a variety of sources to help find the resources that I wanted to put into my toolbox. I used websites that were listed on the class blog, Health and PE interactive sites, Smartboard activities, as well as other various resources such as You-tube and wiki. The reason in which I used a variety of sites was so that I had a flavor of all different technologies and methods which will allow for me to have a wide selection when I am soliciting help from my toolbox.

I will use my toolbox for different ideas on how to present lesson plans, interactive whiteboard lessons, video sharing, blogging, assignments, group activities, etc. I believe that I will be able to use my toolbox for many different and a variety of activities in the classroom. My students will benefit from many different resources giving me many different perspectives on how to teach the same assignment. I believe that I will be able to pick and choose the best ideas and mold them into one lesson which will benefit the students learning and my teaching and preparation process. I will interact with fellow teachers and ask them for helpful pointers and tips as well as share my web address so that they can visit my site and find helpful hints of their own. It is important to use a two way street when dealing with sharing and receiving help from your peers.

Youtube
When dealing with health and PE classes it is important for students to learn specific movements and motor skills, Youtube presents a great teaching tool and can help students learn the movements necessary for certain sports. It also allows for teachers to show different forms of stretching and also has videos of workouts and various types of exercise routines. If a teacher was to use youtube in the class, I could explain movements and games and then be able to use this teaching device to show and support the teaching done by the teacher. It can help support the teacher by giving visual reassurance to the students and can help elevate and enhance the teaching of sports and motor movements.


Games Coaching Tool
This is one of my favorite sites. It allows for students and teachers to interact with the Smart-board while learning how to play certain sports. On this website you can show the students the certain positions and where the positions are to be located on the field or court. It is important for students to be able to interact with the material as well as visually see what position goes where and what position does what on the field and that's what this website does. It allows for the teacher to quiz students and have the students physically move each position from the side of the board onto their correct location on the field of play. It gets the students involved as well as teach them proper technique and positioning.

PECentral
The reason that this site is so valuable is that it allows for teachers to search for various lesson plans. PEcentral gives different lesson plan ideas from all different grade levels and pertain to all different subjects inside the health and fitness field. One aspect of this website that i really enjoy was that it gives teachers certain teaching cues for each different sport and each different unit. It allows for the teacher to learn as well as help prepare their students for certain sports and lessons that go along with each unit. I believe that sometimes a teacher may not have all the imagination and thinking for all the days of the unit and this site allows for those days when the teacher cannot find a lesson to go to the website and help create a fast and efficient lesson plan. It can be extremely beneficial.