Reflections

Ever since I started this class I have been thinking a lot about using technology in the classroom, a no brainer, I know, since that is what this class is all about. Anyway, my mother use to teach fourth grade, although she is now working as an Assistant Principle, and won a grant at the time to have her classroom be a 21st Century classroom. It must have been around 1994 or thereabouts, and then it was a big deal. Having 21 computers in a classroom was very different from the norm.

However, I remember really loving it, and the other kids loving it (yes, I was actually in my mother's 4th grade class). It brought a completely different way of thinking to us, and it provided a plethora of new and exciting ways to learn. I imagine it might be a little different today since most kids use computers at home, as well as ipods, phones and whatever else that has games and entertainment. But I think using technology in the classroom helps the students now relate better because they understand computers. It is something familiar that might even help give them more confidence in what they are doing.

Anyway, the point I am actually trying to get across with this little bit of rambling is that I hadn't necessarily thought of using a lot of technology in the classroom, besides a calculator, but I do think it could be a great resource. I do believe I might be coming out of my apathetic attitude a bit about it.