Blog Post #11 non computer technology

I think cameras are a great tool to use in school. This could include anything for digital cameras to video cameras to even the regular disposable cameras. There are hundreds of lesson plans you could create using cameras. Examples: classroom scrapbook- full of pictures of children through out the year doing different activities; at the preschool/toddler age you could make a poster of how to wash your hands correctly and use pictures to show each step; great for science lessons- take pictures and have children label different parts of animals and plants; and you could also have the children take pictures and then show them how to develop the film!

Blog Post #10 ERIC Reflection

After hearing several presentations, I have realized how much technology is really going to have an impact over my future classroom! There were so many ideas and topics presented. The most interesting thing though for me is the digital divide. I feel that that will be a issue for me when I begin teaching. We have learned so much in this class about technology and using it in our future classrooms, but what if we don't have that option? What if I end up teaching it a school that has very limited technology and computers from like the early 1990's?

Obviously, the students will be behind in technology. How do you teach them about technology then? I mean it is obviously a huge part of society now days, so how do we prepare the students for higher education and job placement if they are so behind?

Also if the kids are behind, we can only imagine how far behind in the technology world their parents are. I know my brother and I were having a conversation about the Internet and blogging and I overheard my mom say to my dad " I feel so lost, I have no idea what they are talking about!" and my parents are middle class!

The digital divide is real and if we want our students to survive in the world, we need to help them bridge the gap!

Blog Post # 9 website

http://www.4teachers.org/

Blog Post #9

4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students. (This is the description on the website)



Overall I feel that this is a very good website! I feel that this website would be very useful to teachers that may or may not have a lot if experience with technology. One feature of this site that I really liked were the success stories for real teachers sharing their ideas and experiences with using technology in their classrooms. Overall I would rate this as a great resource for teachers!