Tyler Twardoski's Blog (3)

When I initially thought of virtual reality all I could picture were video games. I visualized the black goggles connected to a system where the user entered some fantasy world and tried to become immersed in it. It allowed for more physical interactions, but was still just a digital 3-D fantasy, so to speak.

After this week, it seems there are a lot of great applications for the classroom. Virtual reality can allow for students to gain experiences, otherwise not possible. It can…

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 I think that it is extremely important to incorporate both Bloom’s taxonomy and Marzano’s 9 strategies into every lesson. I have learned a lot about both of these tools and continue to learn a lot. I currently incorporate both into my daily instruction; however I don’t think that I use both to their true potential. For example, I’m currently incorporating Marzano’s 9 strategies, but I don’t feel that I’m pushing students to their full potential and I don’t feel like I’m utilizing all the…