Chapter 4 was about bringing technology into the classroom in a fun and effective way. This interested me because especially during student teaching, I was fascinated by the children's enthusiasm about technology when it was incorporated in the correct way. Once, when I taught them a history lesson, we used brainpop.com to watch a video on the topic. Their eyes lit up because it put them in the time period and made them feel like they were actually a part of history. Following the video (which I played on the SmartBoard), there was a quiz to test the knowledge the students gained. One by one, I allowed them to come up to the SmartBoard to press the correct answer. They were so enthusiastic! Would you use a SmartBoard to have your class take a quiz together?
Sometimes when we attempt to integrate technology, we can have technical difficulties or trouble getting accustomed to the actual technology. This can most times be prevented if we rehearse our lessons. Do you think this is sufficient for avoiding catastrophes?
One important thing to takeaway from this chapter is that technology is not limited to electronically operated devices. Items such as wheelchairs are considered technology as well. How do you feel about these things being considered technology? Do you agree or disagree?
Chapter 6 included information on bookmarking. My mom and I love bookmarking webpages and visiting them later and at my job (in a high school), we work in a classroom where students can come to get tutoring or prepare for college. On the classroom's computers, we bookmark and homepage websites such as khanacademy.org, careerbuilder.com, scholarships4students.com, mathtv.com, collegeboard.com, etc. This provides easy access and the students and staff do not have to memorize our resources.
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