As I consider the opportunities I had to use technology in elementary school compared to what my students have now, I am amazed by the progress. My computer classes in elementary school consisted of playing educational games once, maybe twice, a week. My students are learning how to type and use word processing, how to use photoshop programs, how to create PowerPoint presentations, and much more! Most recently, my students have been able to use technology to communicate with students from an international school in Mexico. In the near future, they will have the opportunity to video conference with these students to do a project concerning global issues. The fourth graders have been able to "meet" their peers from Mexico through a PowerPoint presentation and are looking forward to learning and working with these students this year!
We have definitely progressed from the days of having computer opportunities once a week simply to play learning games. I am so excited to see what my students are able to do and even more excited to learn new ways to incorporate technology into my lessons. Any ideas for incorporating technology in the classroom would be appreciated!
About Me
- Rachel
- This is my 5th year of teaching. I have taught first, third, and fourth grades. This year I am teaching fourth grade language arts and social studies. I am looking forward to learning more about integrating technology in the classroom!
One thing that I have done to incorporate technology into my classroom is subscribe to Brainpopjr. I am able to show short interactive videos over my projector. The videos are perfect for my ELL learners. They also come with short comprehension questions and multiple choice questions, so I can asses their learning. I can also open brainpopjr on the classroom computers, and my students can do extension activities to differentiate my instruction.
ReplyDeleteJessalyn,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great idea! Does your school subscribe to this or did you have to subscribe yourself? Is this a free program, I would be interested in learning more about it! I especially like that you can incorporate this for students of all language levels! I will look further into this option! Thanks again!