Blog #5
I would agree with the opinion that Hannah and the author of the article takes. This opinion is that technology is becoming a common thing to this current generation. Technology is almost as familiar with us as exercise, sports, sleeping, going to school, etc. Everyday routines and activities now include technology. Therefore, by realizing that this is true, one can make (but doesn't have to) the assumption that technology should be embraced in academic settings. While adapting teaching lessons to include the use of technology, the role as teacher might change forms to some degree. The teacher may become more of a facilitator for the classes lessons. This would walk hand in hand with the contructivist approach we discussed many times in class. This type of approach can be taken without the use of technology, but technology is almost always used when teaching with a constructivist style. As technology is on the rise and is edging its way into every activity that we participate in, why not let it edge its way into the classroom? That is a question we all will have to ask as we pursue our lives as teachers. Everyone's answers will vary, as well as their rationale, but it is a question that all teachers will have to confront and even answer.

Blog #6


The first day of lessen plan presentation we had the special education group present. They did a great job. It did make me reflect a little on my own future teaching. At this point I am not planning on going into special education and I am not going to be teaching at the early childhood level, which is what the group presented on, but I did learn some things. I learned how to put the Smart Board to good use in the form of interactive games. It was fun to color again and to get rewarded with candy. It was also a cool experience to have to act like a younger class. It helped me put in perspective how difficult it can be to manage a classroom full of young kids. But the fun and interactive style that the group used allowed us students to want to be involved and to be quiet. This lesson helped me to reflect on how to handle a class when I am a teacher, and how to keep the students excited and involved.