Today was a technology day! We learned about using Canvas. I really would like to try using a site like Canvas because it would really help with keeping me and my students on track--especially for if students miss class! They could just go to canvas and see what the assignments are and I could upload any materials that they might need. I especially like the recording and discussion board feature which would be exceptionally useful for a foreign language class because I could have them speak to me in Spanish and listening to me or each other speaking in the language. Also it would be less pressure for students to speak this way as they would be able to in their own time and privacy of their own homes.
We then learned copyright guidelines. This made me want to be more careful about what I purchase on Teachers Pay Teachers! I am sure that I have already purchased PowerPoints with pictures that have been taken without permission.
Art was fun and challenging today. I really thought a lot about patience with learning something new. There was a lot of complaining going on about cutting out the shapes. I admit that I wanted to join in, but I kept thinking about how we expect our students to do work for us and trust us while we're teaching something that may seem difficult, so we need to be able to do the same ourselves. And I also thought about how God works in my life and chips away pieces that "don't belong", in our lives to make us into his desired "shape". Just like it's tempting to just cut the shape out without slowly taking away the pieces that don't belong on our art project, it's tempting to try to be what we think God wants us to do without letting him take away the sin and things that aren't part of his will. So in all the art project was a good exercise for me, and I look forward do slowing cutting away tomorrow as well.
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