Floorplanner is an innovative new website that allows the user to create any type of space they could imagine. Rooms such as offices, bedrooms, and even event spaces are easily able to be created thanks to the website. The steps to using Floorplanner are simple and easy. First, you sign up for a free account that unlocks all of the different options that the website has to offer. Next, you determine how big or small you want the space to be. From there, all you have to do is add in furniture and flooring. This step can take some time, but once you see the final product, the hard work and patience is totally worth it. 3-D imaging in Floorplanner allows the user to see what the space would look like if you were standing in it. This website fits into the Danielson Framework Component 2e "Organizing Physical Space." This is because Floorplanner specifically allows teachers to try different designs to figure out how they want their physical classroom to look. The website can save teachers lots of time and hassle rearranging their classroom multiple times. Overall, the website is definitely one that I recommend checking out, especially teachers!
I used Floorplanner to design my dream future classroom. I designed the room with Kindergartners in mind. I want my students to feel at home in my classroom. With this in mind, I designed my classroom with aspects of home. The couch in the reading corner, the pictures on the walls, the plants around the room, and several toys make the classroom feel like an extension of a house. I, also, want my students to feel safe and loved at all times when they are in my classroom. In order to make that happen, I allowed for space where students can spend time together and build relationships. The large table with benches allows the students to sit together to color, play games, or just hang out. I want to create the idea of unity and teamwork in my classroom, so I decided to place the desks in groups of four. This will easily allow for group work during class time. I, also, want my students to feel comfortable coming to me with any questions or concerns that they may have. In order to create this feeling, I left the side of my desk that is closest to the students open. This allows my student to be able to stand next to me to talk without a desk separating us. I have so much love and care that I want to give my students, so I planned my classroom design to model that.
I used Floorplanner to design my dream future classroom. I designed the room with Kindergartners in mind. I want my students to feel at home in my classroom. With this in mind, I designed my classroom with aspects of home. The couch in the reading corner, the pictures on the walls, the plants around the room, and several toys make the classroom feel like an extension of a house. I, also, want my students to feel safe and loved at all times when they are in my classroom. In order to make that happen, I allowed for space where students can spend time together and build relationships. The large table with benches allows the students to sit together to color, play games, or just hang out. I want to create the idea of unity and teamwork in my classroom, so I decided to place the desks in groups of four. This will easily allow for group work during class time. I, also, want my students to feel comfortable coming to me with any questions or concerns that they may have. In order to create this feeling, I left the side of my desk that is closest to the students open. This allows my student to be able to stand next to me to talk without a desk separating us. I have so much love and care that I want to give my students, so I planned my classroom design to model that.
There are just a couple things that I would change about Floorplanner. The first would be that the objects on the walls would be easier to edit. It is sometimes difficult to click on the pictures on the wall. The other useful change would be the ability to mouse over the furniture options and see what they look like. The website does not allow the user to see the full view of the object until it is placed in the space.
Floorplanner supports pedagogy because it allows teachers to design their classroom in whatever way best suits their teaching style. Teachers can try out different designs to see which one would allow them to teach in the way that they want to. Each teacher's pedagogy is different, so Floorplanner allows each teacher to customize their own classroom based on their own pedagogy.
This website fits under the ISTE Teacher Standard of "Designer." Teachers are able to fully design their classroom through Floorplanner. They can create and test out new ideas. They can design their space based on their wants and their students needs. The website allows teachers to embrace their inner interior designer!
Citations:
Floorplanner - Kindergarten Class . (2017). Floorplanner.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from https://floorplanner.com/projects/51062914-kindergarten-class/editor
ISTE | Standards For Educators . (2017). Iste.org. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from http://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators
(2017). Static.pdesas.org. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf
Floorplanner supports pedagogy because it allows teachers to design their classroom in whatever way best suits their teaching style. Teachers can try out different designs to see which one would allow them to teach in the way that they want to. Each teacher's pedagogy is different, so Floorplanner allows each teacher to customize their own classroom based on their own pedagogy.
This website fits under the ISTE Teacher Standard of "Designer." Teachers are able to fully design their classroom through Floorplanner. They can create and test out new ideas. They can design their space based on their wants and their students needs. The website allows teachers to embrace their inner interior designer!
Citations:
Floorplanner - Kindergarten Class . (2017). Floorplanner.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from https://floorplanner.com/projects/51062914-kindergarten-class/editor
ISTE | Standards For Educators . (2017). Iste.org. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from http://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators
(2017). Static.pdesas.org. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf