Thursday, November 3, 2016

Technology

Well, like always, I have trouble integrating technology into my lessons. My CE doesn't do this a whole lot, and it also can be difficult with kindergarten students, because they haven't had a lot of exposure to technology yet. My go to is always watching a short video, or showing something on the smart board. I want to be more intentional when trying to integrate technology and find new and creative ways to do this. Meredith introduced me to SeeSaw, which was just amazing to me, and I'm excited to try that out next semester. I think that this is something that could be done, even in kindergarten.

My CE doesn't integrate technology a lot either, besides some of the basic ways that I have always done in the past (show a video here and there, play a game on the smart board), but I will say that she has introduced me to some great websites that are fun for students to engage with on the smart board! Her and I are both experimenting with this and both want to learn more about different ways to integrate technology.

I think that sometimes this can be difficult for new teachers. We get so caught up in other things and either forget about it, or we simply don't know the right resources. I found this great article on the wonderful Edutopia that has access to many different resources and tools!

On this website you can look at:

  • Resources by Topic
  • Tips and Strategies to Get Started
  • Standards, Models, and Frameworks
  • Finding, Evaluating, and Selecting Technology Tools
  • Managing Technology in the Classroom
  • Teaching Digital Literacy and Citizenship
The website is laid out in a way that you can look for and access things easily. It is broken down into categories that makes it easy for you to look for the exact resource that you need. 

This is something that I think all of could use both now, when student teaching, and even when we have our own classroom. 

This directly relates to standard 4: integrating and utilizing technology. 

Check out the full site below!

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2 comments:

  1. Jason ParkerNovember 6, 2016 at 9:14 AM

    I appreciate your goals to integrate technology as much as you can into a Kindergarten classroom. While this may not be the easiest goal out there, it can be done!

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  2. UnknownNovember 6, 2016 at 9:36 AM

    Great post, Lauren!! I too struggle with incorporating technology in my kindergarten classroom. In our classroom, we do have a time for the students to play with the Ipads, and I am always amazed at how easily they can work the different apps. I am teaching my literacy lessons, and the only technology piece that I have included would be the use of a short video or the use of the Ipads. I have never thought about using Edutopia, but you are right about it being an excellent website! I will keep this in mind when I begin to student-teach.

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