Current View of Technology in the Classroom

I think that technology in the classroom is a great thing. I have always thought this, but now that the semester is coming to an end of I believe it now more than ever. I be live that technology in the classroom can enable students to do their best because they have many different options in doing so. Also the technology can allow the multiple learning styles to learn the way that is the best for them. Also technology can be a great tool for children with disabilities. It can allow for them to gain the same experiences as their peers and let them work to the best of ability. Overall technology is a great thing and I can't wait to use it in my classroom.

Blog Post # 11

I think that one of the best non computer technologies is an over head projector. I believe this is a great one because of the simplicity and most schools have them and they are fairly affordable. They are great for those students who are visual learners because the teacher can write and demonstrate in front of the whole class what they need to be doing. Also the teacher is able to erase the writing on the overhead sheets and can reuse them rather than making more or purchasing more of them.

ERIC presentations

I thought all the presentations were great and I learned a lot from them. I actually learned a lot from my own presentations and the outlook on gender in education and technology. I also thought the presentation was great about internet safety because taht is such a huge issue now especially with young children exploring on the internet. This is something that I have been concerned about for myself and now even more with young students. I thought the internet resource presentation was great. I loved seeing the various ways teachers can use technology. I'm really not nervous about incorporating technology into my classroom because I think it helps the students so much and it is a great way to get students involoved in their own learning.

Blog #9

http://www.gigglepotz.com/inspirek_gmath.htm

This link is called inspirekidz. It's a data base that has many different subheadings for you to click on to tell you how to incoporate different technologies into your classroom. The subheadings are those such as using e-mail, powerpoint, webquests, kid pix, online writing projects, ect. I think this is a great site for teachers. The information given under the subheadings is very helpful and tells you what skills the students are going to learn.

Post 8

How are things going so far?

So far things have been going pretty well and I have learned about a lot of different ideas for using technology in the classroom. I am overwhelmed at times with all of the different projects but I think they are benefical. The most important concept that I have learned so far is the different sites that have been given to us because I think that they are all great and going to be very helpful. The least important concept I believe is the wiki notes. I think that it's a great idea for some people but I would rather just look at my own notes rather than everyone elses because it's easier for me to remember what I typed/wrote rather than what I just read from someone else's notes.

Internet use in the elementary classroom

Part 1
I think the pros of using the internet in an elementary classroom are that the children get to experience the use a computer and figure out how to use it in the early years of their schooling. I also think it is a great tool for learning in general because there are so many different learning games and activities available for young students so why not use them.
As far as cons I think that some parents may not want their children using the internet at school because they may not think it will be monitored closely enough. Also it could allow the students to become off task and do something that they aren't supposed to be.

Part 2
The link above is one of my new favorite sites. It's one actually that some of us had to look at in class on Thursday. It's really cool in the fact that you can find a lesson activity for your students on any topic and it allows you to share your lessons with teachers and students from all over the world.