Education Today and Tomorrow

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Blog #6 & #7: Internet Use in Elemenary Classroom

BLOG #6

Internet is an important part in the classroom today. The Pro's and Con's of using this technology in the classroom is:
Pro: Can find worksheets, lesson plans, free software, free educational games online.
Con: Some teachers will only use it as a research tool.

If a school administrator would ask me why I would use the internet, I would respond that Internet is an educational tool that should be used. This is a resource that provides not only research tools for the children, but also tools for the teacher. The internet is an amazing resource and will be used in my classroom.











I was recently told of this website called Education Place. It has free resources for activities, graphic organizers, websites, bilingual resources, textbook support, assessmnet system, and many other things. All these things on the website are free and they include so much information that I can use the website now as a student.

BLOG #7

I don't want to have a classroom without technology use in it. My mentor did not use hardly any technology in her classroom and I saw so many changes I could make. Technology is a helpful tool and should be used, but the teacher must have the training to be able to use it in the classroom.

Blog #5 - Response to Article

The article is titled "All kindergartners need to know" from the Chicago Sun Times. I have a mix of feelings towards this article. The organization of the curriculum is good because it defines what needs to be taught by a certain age. It does not allow the teacher any freedom to choose what he or she can do in the classroom. I don't have a positive or negative feeling towards the ideas discussed in this article. As a future teacher, I do like to have my own ideas present in the classroom, but the way they have the classroom set up it gives me no area to present my ideas. I guess I do have a negative feeling after all, but I do not disagree with the structure. I like to do things with some of my own ideas integrated into the curriculum.