Richard+Schilling

=The Awesome Page of Richard Schilling=

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=Biography=

Background
I am a senior in both the secondary physics and history programs. This is actually my fifth year as an undergrad due to the fact that I had to hang around for an extra year to complete the course work for my second certification. I am from Leavenworth but have only lived there for the past 11 years as I moved around a lot before that because my father was in the military. I will graduate after this semester and most likely do my student teaching in the Lansing or Leavenworth school district.

Technology
I like to think of myself as being fairly savvy when it comes to technology. I am more into the hardware aspect of technology more than the software. I have upgraded the various components of my computer myself numerous times. I am currently saving the money to build my dream computer. I plan to put high end components into it so that it will not become obsolete for a few years. All of which costs a lot of money and schooling is taking precedence at the moment. As far as my horror stories go i have several. Most of them deal with computer crashes in some form or another. However, the plus side to this is that I am extremely familiar with the windows system and can usually make it do what I want it to. The technology I would like to know more about would be the use of PDAs, wireless, and bluetooth as an educational tool.

Technology In the Classroom
I am a firm believer in technology in the classroom. My adviser has encouraged me to make educational technology the area of study for my masters degree. If i end up in a district that does not have a strong emphasis on technology I would be willing to invest my own money in providing technology in my classroom. Technology is not only vital to the continued development of the modern world but is invaluable as an educational tool by getting students interested in your curriculum.

Contact Information
Phone: (913) 306-7127 Email: richschill@yahoo.com

=Assignments=

Media Project
I decided to use an i-movie for my media project. This form of media allows students to express themselves individually as well as having to problem solve. The project that i would use in my geography class would be that of a documentary or undercover type news story. Using the topic of city growth the students would make a movie on some part of growth of their city. I used a cell phone to film this movie which illustrates that this is a form of media that is very accessible to students. media type="file" key="Herr Schill.m4v"