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.