Funny Technology Story...

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This is my funny technology story for CEP 812. It was made using Screen-Cast-o-Matic.

Here it is.

CEP 812 Favorite Technology

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My favorite technology is always changing. I've included my podcast/audio file below that talks about my favorite current use of technology. You can view it here.

Understanding History

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Students have differing interpretations of the world around them. Each student brings their own understanding into your classroom. This is evident in my first podcast about student understanding. The topic is the Middle East, but it could have easily been anything else. Please enjoy! I'm having issues with the embed code... you can find the actual file here.

CEP 812 Introduction

My name is Chris Daugherty and I am a History teacher at the International Academy East in Troy, MI. I received my undergrad from MSU in Interndisciplinary Social Sciences and am currently in the middle of the MAET program. I teach 9^th grade World Studies, 9^th grade Spanish Culture, and 11^th grade IB 1 History. I advise four extended essay students and am the advisor for Model U.N. and the sophomore class representatives. I really enjoy history, economics and anything else related to social studies.

The picture behind me is of the HMS Monmouth, a Brititish battleship in World War One. Currently my life is consumed with the study of World War One. This is due to the fact that my students spend a full two months on it’s study!

In the classroom I am currently passionate about using technology to enhance student discovery of content. The goal of my IB classroom is to guide students and use inquiry to help them uncover the material. Thus far I have used tools such as Diigo and Twitter to help do this. I would love to expand my knowledge in this field to help my students become more independent learners. I want to learn how to create learning environments using technology that help them analyze content. I believe that students should uncover content (and not cover it). New technologies on the web are a great way to do this. I want my students to learn just like the video embedded below.

I am also interested in learning how better use technological resources (like Smartboards and clickers) when designing lessons that meet all learners. I strongly believe in principles like RTI and I want to learn how to use physical technology to design lessons that meet the needs of each of my students.