Good Ideas

I thought it was a really good idea to use a powerpoint presentation to show lines of symmetry. This is a good way to show large groups of students at the same time.
I also learned more about smartboards. I didn't know really what they were, but the presentations showed some good ways to use them.

Internet Safety

I chose to read the article by William C. Porter entitled "How can our family take advantage of what is available on the internet while avoiding objectionable material and people of questionable character?"
The article mentioned three particular things that can help protect families:
1. Parental awareness
2. Family rules
3. Filtering
As I have gotten older it seems like there is more and more filth on the internet. I will make sure I teach my children and students that although the internet is an amazing tool, they need to be careful. In the article it mentions that the parents need to make on-line use a family, not a private, activity. I think having computers out in the open both in the home and in the classroom would help.
I don't know if everyone knows how dangerous the internet can be. Too many people think they can say and do whatever they want on the internet and no one will know. I think more people need to talk about the good things and the bad things about the internet. As a teacher, I think it is very important to teach not only the students about internet safety, but the parents as well. I plan to help instil internet caution in my students.
I talked to my mother about internet safety. It was interesting to talk about it with a parent to get her perspective. When I was growing up I didn't feel like their rules were too strict, but some people would have thought they were. As I have gotten older, I have realized why they had those rules and we have been safer because of them.
I really enjoyed seeing other people's presentations. I liked how different each of us made our presentations even though it was on the same topic. This shows how each of us is so different, and we need to make sure we teach using a variety of methods and technologies to help our students.

Technology

Technology: What works for ECE

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Technology for Teaching Literacy

Kindergarten Content Standard 1 Objective 1A Listen Attentively.

Pedagogy: In this lesson children will listen to the story and be able to read the words as they are shown.

Technology: We will be using the story The Kindergarten Concert by Robert Pottle from the website http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ .

Technology for Teaching Mathematics

Content:  Standard 2 Objective 2B Duplicate and extend simple repeating patterns with numbers and shapes.

Pedagogy:  In this lesson children will be taught repeating patterns through this website.

Technology:  We will be using the website http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ and the game called color patterns under the Kindergarten Patterns and Sequences section.

ECE Technology Inventory

I interviewed a lower grade teacher, Miss DeWitt who teaches at a local elementary school.  Miss DeWitt said that her classroom has several technology tools available for her to use and for the students to use.  In her classroom there are two computers that the children get to take turns using.  There is an overhead projector that she uses on an almost daily basis.  There are a set of classroom calculators that the children can use for math assignments.  The classroom also has a television with a DVD/VCR player.  The teacher also has a digital camera that she uses occasionally.

Miss DeWitt said that there are several technologies that she wishes she had in the classroom.  She would like to have more computers so the students could use them more frequently for assignments instead of going to the computer lab.  Miss DeWitt also wishes that she could have a visualizer and a Smartboard.  She says that would help her in her instruction and she would use it every single day.

Miss DeWitt also said that she uses technology every day when she prepares materials for her class.  She also uses some form of technology every single day in class and often times uses several.  Miss DeWitt is a big proponent of using technology in the classroom.  She believes that all teachers should incorporate technology as often as possible.  And she gets ideas on how to incorporate more techonology from the internet and other teachers.

Digital Camera

Content: 1st Grade Standard 3 Objective 1C

Pedagogy: Hands-on

Technology: Digital Camera

The children will grow a plant in the classroom throughout the school year.  Every couple of weeks (or when the plant reaches a new stage) a picture will be taken.  The pictures will be put into a powerpoint presentation to reinforce the information learned.