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                                                      3D Printer (PDF) 3D printers in schools: uses in the curriculum Enriching the teaching of STEM and design subjects Contents | Eusebio Reyero - Academia.edu      The picture placed above is a 3D printer that is used for a public school. 3d printers don't all look the same. They are like phones they improve as time goes on. Their purpose is to create but what humans decide on what to create and how to use their creations is where things become interesting. I never used a 3D printer, but I have watched many videos. I think they are fascinating. 3D printers are useful because of their ability to make complex 3D objects at a fast pace. A few examples are surgical implants, hearts, lungs, dentures, prosthetics, and even food. 3D printers also create simple things like...

                          Technology and teaching are something that is complex. You can be smart with technology but not know how to use it in teaching or you can be a great teacher but don't know how to implement technology well in class. In the TPACK article it talks about content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and technology  knowledge. You need to have understanding and mastery of all those kinds of knowledges to effectively teach in the classroom with technology. I don't think people understand how much a teacher needs to understand to be a good teacher. You can't just understand the subject your area teaching, but you also need to understand the technology you are teaching with and how to use good teaching methods as well. I enjoyed reading the Net generation article the most. I liked it because I enjoy looking at data. It gave a lot of date on percentage of certain generations o...

  “How technology changes our life in some aspects such as education, medicine, life, the way we communicate, and the way we respond etc.”         I think technology has done better overall than bad to education, medicine, life, the way we communicate, and the way we respond. Technology is used to communicate faster, capture moments in time, help cure things and makes things easier to understand.       Many people like to criticize how phones can control a big portion of our life but without them many thigs wouldn't be possible. Calling people is something we take for granted but as we get older and move away from people, we love we have the option to call them. Taking pictures is something I personally enjoy because pictures are something capture something in the present to enjoy in the future. I do think people should not let photos control them and enjoy their time in the present as well.      In the...

  How are you going to implement this tool as the teacher, as the learner, and as the parent? What potential benefits you can earn from this tool by playing these roles?         As a teacher I see myself using blogger for many reasons but the most important one would be for communication. I would assign work to students or have dropouts for homework to be turned in. I can put their homework weeks in advance to help them plan things out and have their parents know what is coming up. Plans do change so I can change things and notify parents on here as well. I will also have information on here for students and parents to contact me.   As a learner I think it is easier for some students to do their homework online. The drobox online is also something useful because it's work that is saved and doesn't get lost as easily as physical paper. Some students with certain disabilities are more comfortable doing work online. I also can see...