GAETI-MSU, Today was day 21, followup from the summer institute. The day was mostly reflections from the other teachers on how they have implemented the strategies and technology we learned this summer. I really enjoyed the interaction with the other teachers. I still am behind the curve on learning all the computer skills. I will continue using and learning.

GAETI2014-MSU Day 20-Today was a great day, We showed our weebly web sites, Several were great. I will continue working on mine and use it in August to connect with my students and parents. I really feel as though I was the slowest to adapt to the new technology and worked slowly on the computer but I did learned lot and will be able to adapt what I have learned to use in the classroom. Today awards were given for art projects. We all had a good laugh at ourselves. I was very surprised at the award for favorite lesson plan. My plan was for jigsaw in the classroom. This month has been a great experience. I enjoyed the fellowship with other teachers and I learned how much I did not know about technology in the classroom. Many of the new apps that are applicable to my classroom will aid in the presentation of US history. I now must work to become more familiar with the technology so I can use it in my classroom. Thanks for a great experience.

GAETI2014-MSU-DAY 19 Today was great, we watched and listened to the other participants give a lesson plan. Most did very well, some were great. Ok, I hope mine was ok. This has been a good institute , however I will be a while working on the programs that I will use.

GAETI-2014-MSU DAY 18, Today we looked at differentiation and students with disabilities. We have a check list of of accommodations to help these students. I rarely have a student with an identified disability, however I am glad to have this list. I do have accommodations provided by my school however this list is a good addition to that list. We went to the TK Martin building and viewed the devices for physically handicapped children. After lunch we all worked on our lesson plans for Friday. I believe there is a lot of anxiety over this among the participants. At 3:30 we presented our art project. This was a lot of fun. Everyone enjoyed the art project and the presentations. Tomorrow , big day!!. I will be working late tonight.

GAETI-2014-MSU\DAY 17 Today started off well with Katy show and tell.She showed a video she shows in class and a website that students can see where they are on political issues. We then walked to Allen Hall to the computer room and Dr. Lee demonstrated Infographics, The web site was Piktochart.com. It was fairly easy to use. This is one I may use in class. Then autoboo. This site allows one to use voice overs on power points. I found it very difficult to use. Very frustrating day. We worked on lesson plans and art project. We have been exposed to many useful websites, We will have to work with them more to gain any mastery of them.

GAETI2014-MSU DAY 16, Today we began with show and tell. I always get something from the other teachers. Billie showed us how she uses the state standards to show the students what they are doing and why. This is a very good idea. She also showed us her book on line and all the resources it has. We then walked to the ED building to learn more about Canvas. I believe I will use this program next year. It was not as difficult to run as some other programs we have seen. After lunch we were in 203 looking at PowerPoint. I find it easier to use that Prezi. I have a Promethean board which has its own software to use. I use the Promethean every day. I can create on the Prezi or Powerpoint and import to Promethean. In the art class I have completed my project except for the glass pieces. Those pieces will not be cool enough to handle until tomorrow. Good day, but a lot of computer details to try to remember.

GAETI2014-MSU DAY 15, Monday June 23. Today we began with a show and tell. I always get something useful from the other teachers. After show and tell Dr. Lee began to present on the iPad in the classroom. If you have an iPad and Apple tv you can use your iPad as you move around the room and it will be projected onto the promethean board. That would be something I would do. I walk about the classroom and it would be good to control the projection from anywhere in the class. We the walked to the MSU library to see a program on Prezi. I was impressed with the display because I believe the motion would keep the attention of the students. After lunch we created a Prezi account and used it to produce a presentation. I was pleased that it was easy enough to do,even for me. At 2pm a rain storm passed through so we did not walk to the library again. We began working on our web-quest project. Katy is in the group I am in and she catches on quickly and types well so she helps this old guy catchup. I am becoming more familiar with the programs and how to use them. I have my art project almost finished. Today I cut glass for the stars on it. Tomorrow I will complete it with the addition of the stars to the project after they are fused.