What types of technology do you use in your classroom?

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Classroom Technology Use

As a teacher I use technology in my classroom everyday. I feel that technology is very important to student learning because many students connect with technology resorces because they use technology in their life daily. Sometimes students know how to use new technology quicker and better than adults. My students use the computer on a daily basis for online learning, One online program they use is Study Island. On Study Island the students complete Reading, Math, and Science lessons that I add. This program is a great way to differentiate learning as well. Another way that technology is used in my classroom is that I use a document camera and overhead projector everyday. I use the document camera for various reasons. Many times to show work, writing samples, math manipulatives, etc. I also use the overhead to projector to connect to my computer so I can show powerpoints, discovery education videos, and websites.

Right now I am working with another teacher in my school that is teaching technology once a week to my students. Through this class students now have their own school email. I will start to communicate with them through email about assignments and other work that they are doing in class.

I would love to hear other ideas about technology teachers and students are using in their classrooms to add to the technology that I am already using with my students.

6 comments:

  1. Nice blog, Jennifer! Good luck with it!

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  2. I love Study Island! It's such a great resource for the students to use at school and at home if internet access is available. I love that it ties to Kentucky Core Content and prepares them for state testing as well.

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  3. I love using an IPad in my class. I have to borrow one so I don't get to use it everyday. There are sooo many free apps that are educational!!

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  4. I would love to have an ipad of my own so I could bring it to school and let my students use the educational apps on it. I am hoping to get one for Christmas from my husband. I want to use it with my almost 2 year old son as well as my students.

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  5. We use Study Island so much! The kids enjoy it and it is a great way to learn. The lesson is there for a teacher to use to teach by and the practice. I use it often to get worksheets and tests. I am enjoying the fact it has both Core Content 4.1 and the new common core standards on it. I am just glad it is appealing to the students and is user friendly.

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  6. I love using technology to enhance my lessons! I have 7 iPads that I use in my small group interventions. Some of the ways I use them are with my Kindergartners for letter identification/formation and my 3rd graders read books on the Kindle app. I have found many wonderful educational apps. It’s amazing how quickly the students learn to use them and they absolutely love them.

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