What I hope to get out of the course Technology in the Classroom!

I hope to gain more knowledge about technology from this course that I can use in the classroom with children. I’m going to become a teacher one day and technology is a very useful component that I can use in the classroom to help teach some of my lesson plans. A lot of young children today are growing up with technology in their lives. Technology is being used as a learning tool for children. As an early childhood educator, having the opportunity to learn more about technology would be very helpful for me and my students. In classrooms today, teachers use smart boards, computers, and iPads to communicate with their students. I actually saw this being done during my student teaching. One of the speech therapists came into the classroom to work with a child. She used her iPad to work with this child on different speech activities. The child really enjoyed using the iPad and being able to learn new information. These devices are helping children learn different subjects. These technology tools can be very difficult to use for many people. This class will give more insight into how to use technology in the classroom.

            I also hope to use the new knowledge from this course to become a more successful teacher. Teacher’s that use technology in the classroom are very well-rounded. I want to be that way as well. This course will give me the knowledge to be able to reach children on different levels. Children are always reading books in school. But, when children use technology in the classroom, it gives them something fun and educational to look forward to in school. I love to see the excitement on children faces when they can use the computer. Children love to see things moving on a screen and hearing a voice talking back to them on a technology device. I will be able to know how to use technology in the classroom and be able to answers my student’s questions as well. Overall, I will gain from this course hands on experience for using technology as an educator to shape my classroom in a unique way to help children succeed on every level.

Here I have included four live links as my resources:

http://www.usnews.com/education/technology-in-the-classroom

http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/using_technology.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/technology-in-the-classroom