After watching and listening to many of the ERIC research projects, I feel that I may be a little more open to using technology in the classroom. I still am more of the hands-on activities and getting down and dirty in their work than a computer person. I will be more open to using technology though. I do believe that I will try and incorporate some of the programs that we have learned about in my class. I was really fascinated by the disposable digital camera. I believe those are a really cool idea and I could use them in my class. I did not know they even existed until the presentation that Emily mentioned it in.
I will also utilize the internet a whole lot more when looking for lesson plans. There are a lot of resources out there for me to utilize that have lesson plans and video clips and quizes on them. I find these sites really handy. They make it so I don't have to come up with my own ideas of the top of my head. It is nice to look at what other people have done and see what has worked and what hasn't. I believe the use of computers and technology will probably be more used for my use in my career than for students, but we will have to see. It may also depend on the technology access in the school I end up in.
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I really enjoyed the ERIC presentations as well and before this class never realized that there were so many websites that has things like quizes, video clips, worksheets, and so on to benefit teachers. There are so many different sites out there that would make a teachers job much easier and interesting for everyone. Also, did know that they made things such as disposible digital cameras either. That is such a cool idea. I feel this way because I honestly don't think giving a $500 digital camera to a kindergartener is the smartest thing to do, but with the disposible digital camera, the students can still use "technology" and create cool projects for a cheap price. Overall, I love the use of technology in the classroom because it keeps me occupied and interested more so than the traditional way of learning, but hands-on experiences are always productive as well like you said. What other types of technologies do you think you might use in your classroom and what types of lessons would you create out of them?
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