Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Technology Videos
After watching the following films: I love Spiders (5:16 min), Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? (5:52 min) and Habitats (4:38 min), I learned the technology not only a great idea, but it is actually doable. I loved watching the internet communication from the spider clip. Watching the students connect with another class in another state added so much more meaning to the children in both classes. It connected social studies with science and computer technology. This integration has been taught in our class, but it was helpful to see it actually implemented. It was a relief to see that using technology is actually feasible. From Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I learned that even without the best technology, students can still have meaningful experiences. Mrs. Davis’ story extensions were not only great ideas, but again, she was able to follow through with her plans in making story extensions with Brown Bear Brown Bear. Habitats was a wonderful way to again enhance curriculum with a doable project. She was able to teach not only curriculum, but taking advantage of the specialist, she taught many computer lessons, and even an ethics lesson.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Technology in the Classroom
For my interview, I interviewed Mrs. Rebecca Dalton, a kindergarten teacher from Amelia Airheart Elmentary School.
Mrs. Rebecca Dalton seems to have limited technology available to her, but uses it to the best of her ability. She had a teacher computer (the kids never used it), TV/VCR/DVD, Digital camera, overhead projector, CD player, and tape player with headphones for my listening center.
Ideally Mrs. Dalton would like her classroom to be equipped with a computer projector, smart board, classroom computers, a printer, extra digital cameras that the kids could use, and a video camera.
While Mrs. Dalton used several pieces of technology in her work, the most used resource in technology was the internet. She used the internet for research, lesson plans, videos, and photos. She also used Microsoft Office programs to create a classroom newsletter, worksheets, a grade book, and she created a couple powerpoints to teach the kids about different types of illustrators and Dr. Sues.
Mrs. Dalton feels that the time she put in planning her technology activities reaps rich rewards. The kids are really excited and focused when she brings technology into the classroom, and so management is easier, and retention is higher. While it is hard to use technology in her school because it takes extra planning to obtain the shared resources and set up the equipment, it is still worth the extra trouble on occasion to use technology.
I learned from my interview with Mrs. Dalton that it is plausible and even recommended that I implement what I have learned her in this class in my actual classroom.
Mrs. Rebecca Dalton seems to have limited technology available to her, but uses it to the best of her ability. She had a teacher computer (the kids never used it), TV/VCR/DVD, Digital camera, overhead projector, CD player, and tape player with headphones for my listening center.
Ideally Mrs. Dalton would like her classroom to be equipped with a computer projector, smart board, classroom computers, a printer, extra digital cameras that the kids could use, and a video camera.
While Mrs. Dalton used several pieces of technology in her work, the most used resource in technology was the internet. She used the internet for research, lesson plans, videos, and photos. She also used Microsoft Office programs to create a classroom newsletter, worksheets, a grade book, and she created a couple powerpoints to teach the kids about different types of illustrators and Dr. Sues.
Mrs. Dalton feels that the time she put in planning her technology activities reaps rich rewards. The kids are really excited and focused when she brings technology into the classroom, and so management is easier, and retention is higher. While it is hard to use technology in her school because it takes extra planning to obtain the shared resources and set up the equipment, it is still worth the extra trouble on occasion to use technology.
I learned from my interview with Mrs. Dalton that it is plausible and even recommended that I implement what I have learned her in this class in my actual classroom.
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