Technology in the classroom has many benefits. Technology connects students to the classroom, aides students in preparing for the future, and helps parents stay informed. In the district that I researched many of the teachers had a teacher web site that students could access from anywhere. The websites held information regarding homework and studying tools. If a student didn’t write down an assignment they could look on the teacher web site and find the assignment there. The teacher was giving the student resources to stay on top of their schoolwork. Technology is not only a resource for forgotten homework, it is also a learning tool. Technology in the classroom helps students see a lesson from different angles. For example, the activity in my presentation uses a power-point presentation, and research to tie technology into a group activity. Students are able to do in depth research using credible sources on the internet. Technology in the classroom is also a great tool for parents. Teachers are able to stay in contact with parents through email, and some schools even allow parents to access student grades and attendance through the school web cite. In my classroom I intend to keep my students informed on school assignments using technology, help my students gain practice using technology in presentations and assignments, and stay in touch with parents using email and my teacher web site.
The technology I used this week, embedding a presentation is also a great teaching tool. It is both an interactive and visual tool where students can easily access a video or presentation. This would be a great asset to a teacher web site or during a lesson. GoogleDocs is also a great teaching tool in that you can access a presentation from anywhere, whereas with a PowerPoint presentation you must save it on a zip drive, or bring in your computer.
Hey Chelsea... I really liked your slide show and thought it is user friendly to parents and students. You are very specific with what you are expecting of your students. Students will respect you and parents will appreciate you because of that. I also like how you gave the parents a brief insight into what their child should expect for the school year. You also listed your objectives so students know what you will be asking throughout the class.
ReplyDeleteThis slide would def go over well with the parents. Very creative approach you took and it paid off!
ReplyDeleteHey Chelsey! I have a question. What are you going to do about students that refuse to do the reading and just spend five minutes a day reading online about the assigned reading. Are you going to let the lazy ones like the kid from the video pass after he spends five minutes reading a day?
ReplyDeleteBut how are we to know if the students actually used sparknotes or not? If the students can think critically about the story, characters, and themes through sparknotes then it's going to be difficult for a teacher to spot this.
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