My number one goal as a teacher will be for my students to, not just learn, but to enjoy learning. Since I plan to teach younger elementary grades, I think that introducing technology will be an important part of the curriculum and should be integrated into as many lessons as possible. As I've seen in my fieldwork, I think an amazing way to use technology as a group in everyday activities is the Promethean board. Working much like a touch screen, it lets students write on the board itself or on the adjoining board (which works much like an over head projector) but with the added bonus of color, pictures, animation and search engines at your finger tips. So far in my class we have used it mostly for math activities, but we've also done a few online grammar games, poetry, and some of the coolest power point presentations I've ever seen.
When I was younger I used an alphasmart board to take notes on because typing let me focus more on the information I was hearing about and less on making sure my handwriting would be legible later. At this point in time, it seems like laptops are more readily available and maybe even more affordable, but in some way I want all of my students (especially those with physical disabilities) to be able to practice tying and just generally familiarizing them self with the basics of a computer.
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