In looking at Mr. McClung's blog, he has constructed it in a very organized manner. Mr. McClung gives the student's in his class every resource they will need in order to pass a class. He tells the students what materials they will need, gives study guides, procedures for doing an assignment, and so much more.
Mr. McClung as an educator, shows his students how important it is to be organized and the meaning of hard work. He is also training the students for the future. All teachers should visit his site and see what he has done. Mr. McClung is a supporter of teachnology in the classroom.
I like the way Mr. McClung had laid out his rules for the class. Every student should know what is expected of them. In rule number five he says "Keep your dear teacher happy." This is a good rule for any student to remember. He shows how he uses teaching strategies that focus centrally about team/partner work, with rule No. 2, "I expect you to talk in class, communicate with your classmates."
I thought his procedures were great. I loved the way he wanted student's to responde to him with the gestures. I also thought the way he got their attention was very interesting and something I might use. The one that was nice to me was when he says "'Teach - OK". When I say teach you say O.K. After you say O.K. you then turn to your neighbor and teach them what you have learned. This method would keep students engaged in the classroom.
Under Everyone Needs, the first thing you see is a Day Planner and the supplies a student will use for this class. Every student needs a Day Planner, to stay organized. Mr. McClung is showing his students that it is their responsibility to know dates that assignemnts are due, and preparing them again for the future.
His penalties for being late on assignments are about average for eighth graders. I like his make up work policy and the way he keeps hand-outs from class in a file folder in the right coern of the classroom. This is a good way for the student, he knows where to go to get his work, when missing a day of school.
I think Mr. McClung is trying to show how important technology is in teaching. Technology can make learning fun for students. Technology can also make teacher's jobs better. He is showing the many ways technology can be used in the teaching field and that all teachers should be involved with technology for their students. Teachers that are not using technology must change.
I visited two of the links provided by Mr. McClung. The first one was his Biology Corner. This link was amazing. In taking Biology at the University of South Alabama four years ago, I would have loved to use this site. It would have helped me to get a better grade. The Biology Corner had worksheets by topic such as Anatomy, Other Organisms, Frog Dissection, Evaluation, Ecology, Plants, DNA, Cell Parts, and so much more. He uses puzzles to challenge them to answer questions. He has websites students can go on to compare and contrast parts of animals and plants. It was unbelievable. This teacher really shows how much it means to him, for his students to succeed. The other link was Hisotry. This link had notes/past papers, worksheets, syllubus, History resources, and exercises for the students to do. The site covered just about any history you wanted to know about such as European and Maltese History. Both of these links were unbelievable. I could not find his rules for Internet Safety, but would guess that they would be awesome.
In Mr. McClung's blog anybody could use it. In taking Biology four years ago at the University, I would have loved to have known about his blog. There are so many resources on his blog that any student would be blessed knowing about his blog. Most teachers usually just put up their student's assignments and due dates. They usually put up slides or notes, but his site is so much more.
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