Technology is definetely something that is taking over the way that people do things today in society. The internet is taking over communication between people when they are not able to talk to each other on the phone or in person. Also it is creating a quicker way for students and others to find out information on something that they are researching. From the readings I thing what will be most challenging with integrating technology in the classroom is the idea of trying to explain to the parents how avatars (ex.) make learning and communication easier and funnier for the students. Also trying to have a computer for each student in the class is very difficult due to the expenses.
My own experience with technology in school was very limited in the classroom. It was maybe 30 to 45 minutes on a computer with my class one day a week the most. All of my experience with a computer was on my own time at home or in the library during my lunch to work on my assignments. A way that I hope to try and integrate technology in my classroom is start off with one computer in the class and have the students take turns on it to do an assignment that I will assign, then hopefully I will be able to get another one later. Also if the class that I am teaching is kindergarten, I am thinking I will try and get some of those Fisher Price Computer with some learning games. This is my hope and current idea to start off with.
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Christine - Hopefully, your future classroom will have at least 5 computers in it (many do these days) so you can set up stations and have students rotate, taking turns at the technology station. If you are facing a one-computer classroom, you will find the obstacles daunting, trying to get 25+ kids to complete an assignment with one machine. There are strategies for this scenario, and we'll discuss them later in the term.
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