I think I'm good at utilizing technology that will benefit the majority of my students. When preparing for a lesson, I will do my research on the Internet to see if there's anything that would be beneficial and effective. I also utilize my promethean board nearly everyday. It's a good tool to use because I can make it creative and colorful, which is appealing to the kids. It's also easy to see, and there's a lot of neat little tools on it the kids like. I also take my students to the computer lab to do research on topics related to the novels we read. After researching and taking notes, the students compile the notes into a Power Point. They enjoy this assignment, and it really teaches them at the same time. For struggling students, I tweak the assignment down a little bit to make it more manageable.
One area I could improve on is simply finding more technology tools to utilize. Some of the tools mentioned in this chapter I've never heard or used. One thing I could do since I teach ELA is use the picture symbols and other visual tools. I could really utilize the animations with parts of speech. This tool could probably be beneficial to all learners--high, middle, and low.
I plan to learn more about these tools in this chapter. I'm going to look at these sites suggested and see how I could utilize them in my classroom setting. I also plan to keep utilizing the technology I am using to assist my students in learning. Any technology I can use to cover my standards is what I need to do.
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