As an Elementary Education major one of my required classes,
W200, was a class focused on using computers in class rooms. In this class we mainly
experienced using Macs, which I was not used to working with, and its various
applications. One of my favorite projects that we did in this class was when we
used video cameras to create videos that we then edited and presented to the
class. While project that we did in my class was a little bit lenient (we could make the video about anything, so most were more funny than educational), the point was that students could do this type of project. The students could
get into groups and make videos about a specific topic to teach to the rest of
the class. Ever since I took this class I have found the topic of integrating
technology into classrooms interesting. So, in this blog I will be giving tips
for using different types of technologies in elementary classes.
I have decided to create this blog because I want to try to
help elementary school teachers find different ways to use technology in their
classrooms. Also, I will explore the use of different technologies (not only
computers). It is becoming more and more important for teachers to be able to have this technological integration, and sometimes it can be a little challenging to come up with fun and
effective ideas. I am not a teacher yet, but I have thought of some ideas that
may be helpful. I know that I cannot possibly think of every effective way to
integrate technology into classrooms, so if you have any ideas your comments
would be appreciated and even recommended!
Chelsea,
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a great idea because with the rapid growth of technology, teachers need to be able to keep up to maintain students attention as well as be able to educate them to the best of their abilities. Technology is a great aid to further education and im sure there are a lot of things that many teachers havent considered doing yet.