Technology Matters
In mid November, I taught my technology Implementation lesson on Jamestown. Which, by the way, I spent a lot of time working on, so y'all should check it out! That was an experience! My school does not have a computer lab, so I did my webquest with 7 kids sharing 3 computers. Because I wanted all the kids to experience the webquest (and the other two projects I had), I did not pick a select few to do the assignment with. However, realistically trying to do the webquest with 3 computers touching side-by-side and 7 kids, almost sitting in each others lap, was not a good idea. To add to that dilemma, my kids weren't very computer literate because unlike many neighboring schools, they don't have computer as a resource, and they don't start work with computers that much in kindergarten.
This was about a month ago, but since then, my school had gotten a lot more technologically advanced. While they still don't have a computer lab or smart boards, they do have two laptop carts with about 30 computers and every classroom the teacher has a laptop that connects to the screen that comes down. They also now have video cameras, which they didn't have before, and some other things. The other day, I got to watch my class being introduced to the laptop. The technology person talked about the rules and such, and the students task for that 35 minute lesson was to turn the computer on and off twice, which some of them had trouble with. For some, i'm sure this was the first time they ever touched a laptop. Seeing them that day made me think about my technology observations at other schools.
Because many of the schools in the neighboring county have computer labs, the students can interact with computers on a weekly basis starting in kindergarten. When I observed some k, 1st and 2nd grade classes, they were drawing and doing things on the programs, that I had no idea how to do. I just think it is amazing how much technology does matter. These kids are way more advanced tehcnologically than my kids; while that doesn't mean they are more intelligent, they do have 1 up on them. Since much of the present (and future) is technology based, essentially, they are ahead.
This was about a month ago, but since then, my school had gotten a lot more technologically advanced. While they still don't have a computer lab or smart boards, they do have two laptop carts with about 30 computers and every classroom the teacher has a laptop that connects to the screen that comes down. They also now have video cameras, which they didn't have before, and some other things. The other day, I got to watch my class being introduced to the laptop. The technology person talked about the rules and such, and the students task for that 35 minute lesson was to turn the computer on and off twice, which some of them had trouble with. For some, i'm sure this was the first time they ever touched a laptop. Seeing them that day made me think about my technology observations at other schools.
Because many of the schools in the neighboring county have computer labs, the students can interact with computers on a weekly basis starting in kindergarten. When I observed some k, 1st and 2nd grade classes, they were drawing and doing things on the programs, that I had no idea how to do. I just think it is amazing how much technology does matter. These kids are way more advanced tehcnologically than my kids; while that doesn't mean they are more intelligent, they do have 1 up on them. Since much of the present (and future) is technology based, essentially, they are ahead.
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