Mrs. Cassidy's classroom is a busy place where the students are excited to attend and learn. The children ca't wait for time to go to class as was clearly displayed by the excitement in her class. Mrs. Cassidsy's approach was engagement fully with what interested the student and enticed learning. I heard the comment from Mrs. Cassidy that I thought was so true with technology. We must keep the students "powered up" when they come to school which will keep them eager to learn. The kids have computers at home and use them daily so when they come to school technology must be there to keep them powered up and not a book stuck in their face and information packed in their heads, only to be burped up for the test.
Mrs. Cassidy used technology in a way that all teachers should. You should seek support from administrators to help get technology to the forefront of the learning experience. Blogging was received well by the kids and excited them to see people responded to their blogs. The kids used WIKI's, Skype, their Nintendo DS's, and many more technological devices in class. The kids learned to be better problem solvers, learned to share and learned better writing skills all using technology in the classroom
I plan to be innovative and use technology in my classroom whenever possible. This brings more engagement and excitement for teachers and students. Blogging will be my tool of choice as this will foster writing skills and will be exciting when the responses come in. A problem I might encounter may be some parents for whatever reason may not want their child to be on a computer. Where I live in a Bible Belt Community I have heard some parents say computers are from the devil and they won't let their child use them. I hope when I send permission slips home for computer access this doesn't happen. Technology is so crucial to life and must be implemented or "Our Children Will Be Left Behind".
Well I hope all of the parents will let their children use computers in your classroom as well! Hopefully they can recognize the fun learning that can come out of technology, like Ms. Cassidy's class did!
ReplyDelete"You should seek support from administrators to help get technology to the forefront of the learning experience." Well, Mrs. C often just did it without asking permission. Sometimes it is better to ask forgiveness rather than permission!
ReplyDelete"Where I live in a Bible Belt Community I have heard some parents say computers are from the devil and they won't let their child use them." Really? How recently did you hear something like this? How often are these attitudes expressed?
How would different would we be now if we had that kind of learning environment when we were in elementary school? These children in Mrs. Cassidy's class are so smart! The biggest thing I saw was the excitement shown on their faces. I agree with you on the permission slips. It's too easy now to get in trouble when it could have been avoided, especially now when every one is looking to blame somebody for their children's academic failures. Unfortunately, that kind of thinking is everywhere. Good post.
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