Michelle Garner 1st blog

Focus Question: How do new technologies create new opportunities for teaching and learning?
Because now in days you need to keep up with all the new things that children are getting into to keep their attention. One main thing is technology, kids are being able to work a cell phone, text and send photos by the time they are four or five. So as teachers this brings us closer to them because it gives them a chance to express themselves in a way they are into. They understand this a lot better because it is somewhat on their level. And it helps them teach the class what they can do and it helps the material stick better.

Teach Tool Link: How Stuff Works!! This website was very helpful. One of my favorite things was it was very straight forward, I am not a big fan of the technology vocabulary. This website was a easy read, one of my favorite articles was talking about what a computer needs. Software, hardware and security are some of the things that I don't quite understand and this website was helpful had videos and articles to help you understand.

Summary and Connection
This first chapter was mainly about what technology is for education and what you can do to slowly introduce it into your classroom. It was showing what you can do with technology and how it is a good thing. I have always been a little on the negative side of using a lot of technology within the class room because I would always remember in school how I would use it to make the homework easier so I can do less work. I am hoping by learning more about it I can find out tricks of my own in order to help my kids use the computer for good and not evil.