Ms. Cassidy's class uses technology in a variety of ways. She was given five computers, and she was determined to put them to use. These computers could not download programs, however they did have internet access. Ms. Cassidy's has a class room blog that the children enjoy writing in and viewing comments from their readers. Her children also use their Ninetendo DS to play educational games and I think that is a great way to keep them interested in learning. Another thing the children seemed to like were the Skype interviews; this aloud them to interact with other classrooms around the world. The students seem very interested in these techniques. I would definitely use the blogging tool in my classroom too. The children's writing skills improve daily, and they get feedback from around the world. This feedback is positive feedback, and it encourages the kids to keep up the good work. Which also gives them incentive to write more. Using this technique will definitely benefit the child's writing and technology skills. I cannot wait to teach children this!
I enjoyed reading your post. I did notice there was a few miss spelled words but other than that it was great and interesting to read. I agree with you and think it is a wonderful idea to have technology in the classroom rather than the old fashion way!! Good job!
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