Kathy Cassidy
We are invited into the classroom to view all the technology Ms. Cassidy uses daily. The children are busy on computers blogging and playing games. The children are told only to use their first names not last for privacy concerns, also to be safe on the internet. When critiquing work you should be nice and not hurt another friend's feelings. Wiki's are used in Ms. Cassidy's room to find out information about a topic. The children use the smart board and Skype to enhance the technology in their room. Video taping for individual portfolios and for classroom use are seen in the classroom.
The children look like they are having fun in the classroom. They seem to love the blogging, playing games and Skype. These children are busy using technology in the video. Ms. Cassidy has really told them about what they should do on the computer. She is giving the children great tools to be successful in the class.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
Kathy Cassidy
Ms. Cassidy has taken a real interest in technology in her classroom. She explains it wasn't by choice in the beginning. She was given five computers to help in the classroom. As she explains when you have five of anything, there is a need to make a center. Her mission then was to see how she can incorporate learning into the computer technology. She was asked if she had any help with incorporating technology in her room. Ms. Cassidy said she had a great technical teacher who helped with explaining the use of blogging and technology in the room. Administrators were alright with the use of technology. Parents can look at their child's blogs and see their progress. Online portfolios help with progression in the classroom. She tells of the importance of safety on the internet with the children. Some of the students asked questions about the use of blogging and the use of technology in the classroom. Do you think technology is going anywhere? Do I need to be versed on technology as a teacher? These were some questions asked by Dr. Strange and students. Ms. Cassidy expressed that technology is not going anywhere.
Benefits from technology in the classroom are endless. The children are having fun and learning. This cuts down on discipline issues. The use of online portfolios for grading can be a great tool for teachers. Smart board is my favorite tool of all. Ms. Cassidy seemed to use it in her classroom. The limitless advantages of Smart board for elementary children are unreal. This is a great teaching tool. Blogging shows the children they have a voice and a audience. Their learning how to be good writers and how to be considerate of others. Skype and video taping are also technology that can be used to incorporating learning in the room. I like it when Ms. Cassidy encouraged technology through what you like as a teacher. Then, you can use it through learning. Technology is here to stay and let it be your friend in the classroom.
Did you watch the interview?
ReplyDeleteHey Tina,
ReplyDeleteYou post was well organized, with a picture and a link. I did find small errors here and there. Make sure you follow grammar rules. In "Her mission then was to see how she can incorporate...," can should be could. Don't forget to add conjunctions, as in "She also uses the smart board, video taping, webpage to inform..." There is a misuse of preposition in "Ms. Cassidy was lucky in she had..." In this case, "in" should be "that". Use "an" when preceding a noun that starts with a vowel. Last, do not get homophones confused: "Their learning how to be good writers..." In this sentence "their" should be "they're". On the other hand, I really liked how you varied sentence length and had good sentence fluency. I agree that technology is here to stay and it should be a friend in the classroom.
Sincerely,
Khushbu Patel