Technology+Reflection

Technology will now be used greatly in my future classroom. There are so many great learning opportunities that technology has to offer which will only better students education.

Kidspiration is my favorite program that we learned how to use. It has so many things to offer and it is easy to use. I will love using concept maps on this program because it is a great way to get all the information organized. I also like that you can do any subject while using it. It will be easy to teach the students how to work with it.

The smartboard will also be fun to use in the classroom. I am excited to use it because it is a great way to get the students to interact as a class. There are so many activities that can be taught on the board as well as just going over a worksheet, so that students can see what you are writing down. It will also be a great tool to use in centers. Second grade is a class that centers will be used often and the smartboard will contribute alot.

The iMovie will not contribute as much as the previous prgrams do because the students are younger. I think that if I do contribute it in the curriculum, then it would only be once or twice. I think the students can film their stories that they wrote or an end of the year wrap up of the class. It will take alot of time on the teachers part to edit the movies, but I think it would be a great way to get the students involved in cameras and computers.

The podcast is a great program to use in the classroom. I think that listening to someone speak is a great way to learn. It can be used on the wiki and students can do worksheets while listening to the educational information. I think that changing up your teaching technique will keep the students interested in learning.