Technology Lesson Plans

One of our computers isn't working and this one does not have Word. I saved my lesson plans as a PDF from my Mac program.

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Bw_kbhTI6FBcYjkyNDFiNWEtODEyZi00MGJlLTlmMjgtNDQ1MTU4N2VjMTI1&hl=en

The most important reason I can see for technology in the classroom is that it inspires the students. I have seen this time and time again. They are attracted to technology because it is so much a part of their culture. This week the Promethean Board was set up in our classroom and it has made such an improvement. The students love it. It is new and exciting, so they will do anything to get a chance. I have never seen them so quiet and attentive before during math! Technology makes them want to learn. And unfortunately, our class is geared to a math program that has a strange set-up. It has been hard to get students to grasp the concept in a way that prepares them for their tests and workbooks. Now we are able to set up our lessons to be taught in the way that they are being assessed so students better understand the material. Technology is a great motivating tool in the classroom.

We got our Promethean board today. I am really excited, so now I get to figure out how to use it alongside my mentor teacher. She was showing me a little bit of what she has created for it, and we are almost as excited as the students to use it in class. They were oohing and aahing as soon as the peered into the classroom and saw it replacing the white board. As soon as the cables are all wired safely into the wall, we will begin using it for instruction and I will get to experiment with it.

I did all of this week's assignment.