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TECHNOLOGY HELPS US LEARN!

WELCOME HUMAN. THIS IS MY WEBPAGE (OBVIOUSLY). MY NAME IS SCOTT WELLS, I AM A MEMBER OF THE 2013 SPRING COHORT OF MIT GRAD STUDENTS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY.

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I'm just kidding, I'm not really a robot..... yet. I hope to take over the world, one classroom at a time. I am originally from Portland, Oregon, and ove everything about the Pacific North West. While sitting in my graduation commencement, I realized I was not done with learning. Unsure what to do with a bachelors degree in psychology, I become an AmeriCorps member and taught math in a middle school. I discovered I was not only still motivated to continue my learning, but rather wanted to involve my life with inspiring learning in others.

My goal is to fuse enjoyment and education in my classroom. I am pretty much the silliest person alive, and I have a million stories. I will use the mystery and rising and falling action of a story to tie my tales of intrigue into the journy of understanding mathematics! Also dumb jokes.

Tech Tool [|#1]

OK, this website is about half joke and half real, but the message is clear: an effective teacher needs to keep their students' attention, which includes breaking the monotony during boring lessons! (Don't kid yourself, there will be some of these in our future!) The website gives instructors methods in class to "wake students up" in class, aka grab attention when students lose interest. There are a few ideas like talking in an accent and playing jokes on yourself to make the kids laugh. Humor is the greatest tool of teaching!

Tech Tool [|#2]

This is a site full of educational videos, from phonics to middle school math. You can search a subject or lesson, such as "science" or "measurement," and it pulls up a video from their database that you can show in class or use to revise or inspire the lesson. The one drawback is that this website focuses mainly on songs, and mostly cater to elementary ages.

Tech Tool [|#3]

Animoto is a very cool video making program that is very easy to use! Kids can choose a topic to make a short video about, give their movie some music, and add text! It is more like a powerpoint presentation on steroids! It quick, easy, and fun, but makes a presentation that practices technology, conciseness, and creativity.