Technology continues to be an important part of our lives as the world becomes more interconnected. In order for my students to be successful and competitive in the real world, we need to be knowledgeable in technological tools that will generate progress and growth. I strongly believe that technology should be used in the classroom as part of the curriculum, as well as utilized outside of the classroom. Being able to navigate the World Wide Web independently, use various computer programs and apply this knowledge to solve problems are some 21st century skills my students need in order to be successful inside and outside of the classroom.
After speaking to other educators, it seems almost everyone thinks technology is important and should be used as much as possible to promote education. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is technology is not utilized as often as it should be in classrooms. Some reasons are lack of resources and insufficient technology training to build teacher knowledge.
I feel very lucky to have an interactive whiteboard and the necessary programs to create interactive lessons for my students. I use it to create most of my lessons and find them to be very effective, especially for Science. I find the interactive whiteboard to be very engaging and motivating. The children exhibited greater motivation and interest in lessons and activities when they were demonstrated on the interactive whiteboard. I also feel the children have a greater chance to be active in the instruction with the whiteboard. I love how they can come up to the whiteboard to demonstrate and reinforce what they have learned.
Although I have only received three hours of training with the interactive whiteboard through professional development in school, my previous experience with technology gives me the ability to self-explore. In addition, my current technology course in my graduate program has provided me with further knowledge to effectively use the Smart Notebook and Inspiration program. The online websites I’ve acquired in this course are also very useful as I have infused them in many of my lessons already. This knowledge has given me the confidence to continue to infuse technology into my instruction.
After speaking to other educators, it seems almost everyone thinks technology is important and should be used as much as possible to promote education. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is technology is not utilized as often as it should be in classrooms. Some reasons are lack of resources and insufficient technology training to build teacher knowledge.
I feel very lucky to have an interactive whiteboard and the necessary programs to create interactive lessons for my students. I use it to create most of my lessons and find them to be very effective, especially for Science. I find the interactive whiteboard to be very engaging and motivating. The children exhibited greater motivation and interest in lessons and activities when they were demonstrated on the interactive whiteboard. I also feel the children have a greater chance to be active in the instruction with the whiteboard. I love how they can come up to the whiteboard to demonstrate and reinforce what they have learned.
Although I have only received three hours of training with the interactive whiteboard through professional development in school, my previous experience with technology gives me the ability to self-explore. In addition, my current technology course in my graduate program has provided me with further knowledge to effectively use the Smart Notebook and Inspiration program. The online websites I’ve acquired in this course are also very useful as I have infused them in many of my lessons already. This knowledge has given me the confidence to continue to infuse technology into my instruction.
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