When I am teaching classes of my own, I plan on using many different technology tools to improve my productivity. I envision myself using Microsoft Excel as a way to track progress and grades of my students, and I will definitely use Microsoft PowerPoint and Word to present lessons and create activities for my students to complete. Bookmarking tools such as Diigo will allow me to find many different websites and sources that I can tag and take notes on, so I can make sure that I have the right web resources easily accessible to present in class, such as specific videos or websites that I think might be useful for my students. I also can definitely see myself using a calendar application such as Google Calendar. Using this application will allow me to combine my professional and personal calendars to avoid overbooking myself, and I can easily plan out an entire quarter or year's-worth of assignments and lesson plans so I can stay on track with the topics that I cover in class.
In the tech sandbox, I thought that the use of the Smart Board was especially interesting, and I can see these as being some of the more practical technologies I could use when I teach an elementary class in the future. I liked that the Smart Board was interactive and could be accessible to students of different ability levels. I remember using the Smart Board when I was a student, and I always appreciated being able to learn using both the visual and kinesthetic styles using this technology, because it is so interactive. For example, I remember using the Smart Board technology to play Jeopardy-style games to review concepts and facts before a test or quiz. This helped me and my fellow students both enjoy learning and also get a very thorough review of the topic, and I can see myself implementing this method with my own students in the future.
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