Although it is only Monday, this week has been quite overwhelming already! As the two semesters of expectations seem to be starting to overlap, it only adds to the list of things that need to be completed by the beginning of January. From discussing the portfolio requirements to checking out current teacher website pages, I am starting to brain storm different ideas for these tasks. One of my main concerns is going to be trying to figure out a way to incorporate technology into my lessons. Observing how my CE uses technology, the use of technology was based off of an award system.
However, my challenge is going to be figuring out a way to incorporate technology on a daily basis. For my research piece, I found this article on Edutopia.org that talked about different ways teachers use technology in their lessons daily to engage all students. This article discussed several tips on how to implement technology within different assignments without it distracting the flow of the lesson. I want to make the use of technology in my classroom just another regular routine for my students. I think the students could greatly benefit from using technology because it doesn't limit their application or exploration of knowledge. This article talked about giving the students the choice of their assignment. I have heard of the project based off of Google's idea, "20 Percent Project", which allows the students to use different resources to create a project expressing their passion. However, one of my favorite ways that teachers implemented technology into their lessons, is at the end of a lesson, they had a slide for questions and answers that allowed the shy who were afraid to speak or ask a question in front of the class to still participate. I will most likely use this next semester during student teaching, because I have a couple of students who are like this.
For additional information and some more awesome resources, check out this post: https://www.edutopia.org/article/empowering-special-education-students-technology-kathryn-nieves
This article and blog post mostly relates to the NCTCS four because it is the teachers responsibility to understand their students and help take their interests and turn them into learning experiences. It is also the teacher's job to accommodate for their students with whatever they need in order to see them succeed.
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I think this is something we are all going to have to work on for next semester. I am saving this article as a resource for next semester!
Great topic Jessica. Technology is definitely something to consider for student teaching and as we advance in the world of tech, there are many different options and ideas out there. I agree that on a daily basis in the classroom, teachers are challenged to use more tech. But it is a great way, like you said, to help engage those students who might otherwise not have much to say or are shy in the classroom setting. Great post!
ReplyDeleteTechnology is something that I have always had difficulties with so I am very grateful for your post! I love how simple it can be to incorporate technology. I think the best way for me is to let the students play educational apps on the iPads. They love working on the Ipads. I see them all the time reading books or having books being read to them on their iPads. They love it, and it truly is helping them on their educational journey. They also love anything that is pulled up on the Smartboard! It seems that anything technology related automatically gains their attention.
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