Final Blog

How important is it to incorporate technology into your classroom?

            Incorporating technology is important because it allows the students to learn more about how our world revolves today.  The world today is all about technology, most all toys today “do something,” they move, talk, or light up.  Children are growing up with toys doing the thinking for them.  When they go to school they are expecting the same types of things so as teachers we need to help them by using the technology to keep the children interested.

What ate the benefits to you and your students?

            Technology is a huge part of everyday life but not all students will have access to the technology at home so in school they can learn how to use it so they are more prepared for the future.  Also it can help students to see that what they are learning in the classroom will help them when they are out in the world and that there is a point to learning everything. 

What are some of the challenges?

            Technology can be tricky, break or may not work the way you want it to, so teachers always need to have a backup plan if it does not work.  Also some students may not know how to use it or may use it in the wrong way, teachers need to be able to watch the children and correct them if needed.  The internet is a big place and children can end up in the wrong area or looking at unreliable information. 

What are the important lessons you will take with you from this class and use?

Smart board

            This is a great tool to use in the classroom (as long as you have a smart board in your classroom) because it can get the students up and involved and it is interesting to them because of the animation.  This helps the students learn and retain the information because they are having fun and don’t see it as learning all the time. 

Creating a form on Microsoft word

            The lesson plan form I created will be very nice to work with when writing lesson plans because the formatting is already done and cannot be messed up.  Once I have a job and have the schools lesson plan I will create a form for that too. 

Inspiration

            This is a good program not just for organizing units but organizing almost anything.  It is helpful to know what you need to do and where it fits in the best.