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If I were going to be a teacher I do not think that I would use data collection or surveys often at all. I feel that surveys would be more used by administration versus the individual teacher. Math teachers would be more inclined to using surveys because it could deal with numbers. Excel is definitely something that is widely used by teachers especially when it comes to keeping track of students grades and assignments. 
After reviewing my classmates blogs the topics I found most interesting were adaptive technologies and the flipped classroom approach. Adaptive technologies is something that makes technology available for everyone and I find that to be really interesting and innovative. in my opinion the flipped classroom approach allows for a better learning environment. Letting the students learn the information before going to class is extremely beneficial and it allows for classroom time to focus on actual concepts and not just the information.
The next technology skill that I would like to learn would be photoshop. Editing different media sources is something that I have always been interested in. I have used photoshop in the past but only on my cellphone which is completely different than the version on a computer. I will develop better photoshop skills but hopefully purchasing the software for my computer and teach myself by watching tutorials. Until I get the software I will continue to use the app on my phone to edit different media. 

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