Field Experience #3

What? This week we taught our lesson plan that we integrated technology into it. We also spoke with the technology advisor to find out more information about the technology being used in the school.

So what? We are doing our unit on the Pioneers. We gave a lesson on how the pioneers have affected Utah today. So we made a PowerPoint using google.docs to show primary source pictures of pioneers back then. We also compared them to similar pictures of today and how things have changed. My students really responding to this activity. They really made the connection that only technology could have given them.

My whole class got engaged in comparing and contrasting the pictures shown. They stayed interested though the whole show. This just shows me how effective technology is. I know that as a teacher whenever possible I want to include technology into my lessons.

Now what? Seeing how effective this way of teaching is, I want to convince my colleagues to try and use the same method of teaching. I think this school definitely needs to include more technology. After speaking with the technology assistant we could see that they do have resources the teachers just need to use them.

I know that for my students to learn they need to be engaged and for that to happen they need to be interested. The best way to make them interested is to relate to them and they are at the age of technology. I so I am going to try to integrate technology all the time.

Video Reflection: Cyber Sumit on 21st Century Skills: Kanas Technology Rich Classroom Project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu99aC8YK4Y
The school talks about how using technology in the classroom has been very effective for them. This is just shining more light on the facts that technology is a really great way to get through to students and have them learn the material in a fun and interesting way.