Classrooms of the future

Classrooms have barely changed in the past 10 years aside from the addition of smart board to help aid learning. Paper and pen is still used and children develop their writing and reading skills on a daily basis. However, how will thing change in the next 10 years?

I found this picture online and thought how amazing is would be to have a classroom like this, not annoying projector to block and no board pens that are not in sync with the smart board. Using your hands in a marked space to use technology seems so far away, but could be closer than you think. 

Imagine removing all paper and pen for tablets and laptops, no mess on tables and everything at your fingertips? Not an ideal future for reading and writing skills but perfect for people trying to push forward the idea of technology taking over and becoming an even bigger part of our lives compared to now, would we let the fascination of new technologies take over our basic skills?

It’s not abused, it should work well especially in science lessons where children miss out on experiments due to lack of resources and time, you could simulate it.

Student life

My two friends at university and myself made a video of what we would consider as our routine as students. I think it's very good to show our point of view as students because we should be the ones at matter. We are not residents of university so it it cannot be generalised for all students, however this is our student life.

I enjoyed making this video because we got to show the bits we like about university and we also tried to show come sense of humour for the audience.

Picture story

This picture story is of a day out in Estonia during April 2014, it's a story of spending time with friends and family.

Reflection brainstorm

I found this website very useful in brainstorming my ideas. You can create headings and as many subheadings and you want, it's endless. Linking ideas is also something I liked doing because it helps me develop my own understanding and helps me remember topics that link. This is tool for students who like to spread out and just go for it while working without having to worry about how much space is on the page and neatness, mistakes can be changed. 

However, the scrolling feature is not something I like. I am personally in favour of having my work on paper so that it's all in one place without having to scroll around the screen trying to follow what I have written. That is one con of this website, but the embedding feature is great for sharing ideas with friends, colleagues and whoever is interested. 

Having your ideas online can also provide feedback from others who can add further detail to your topic which you may not have known. The concept of sharing ideas is very important online because sharing and gaining knowledge is something I feel that’s beneficial for everyone.

What am I doing in university?

Here I am, a fresher in BA Education Studies. The reason I came here is mainly because it is the closest university to my house, I also did level 3 childcare in college which is relevant to this degree. However, I am unsure what career I want to pursue. Whether or not I want to go into teaching or a managment position in a childcare setting.