Generation IM

After reading this article I see how much that technology is in our kids lives an how much it affects their every day actions. The most interesting point to me was the topic about our young children, this shows that technology is in our students lives from day one. I also think that it is amazing that our young people have the knowledge to create and use the internet in affective ways. I also think the first paragraph was interesting, the story about the boy telling his parents that they can use the technology to come together as a family. After reading this article it only opens my eyes more to how important technology is in education. 

Reflection #7

Technology in eduction has started to stand out to me more and more because we talk about all the ways technology can be used. This week I see how important it is for students who miss school, because I'm not at school this week because of basketball I am able to use technology to stay up to date on my classes. Not only can I look to see what homework is due but I can also turn in all that homework. As a student athlete this is important because I am able to stay up to date in my classes. I can also see how this would help students who miss school for any reason. This being said I now have learned to rely more on technology more than I ever thought I would.

Reflection #6

Technology has yet again worked its way into my class room. It has affected the way that I learn and the way that I think about learning. There have been many times where technology has been helpful in a lot of my classes but this last week it affected the class negatively. One of my Professors had all of the lecture saved on the computer and when she couldn't get it to work she had to cancel class because she did not have another way to give us the information. This just shows how important that technology really is and shows how much that teachers are relying on it. This experience made it clear to me that it is important that I am fluent in computer skills and also have a back up plan so I do not depend only on the computer.  

Reflection #5

I have learned a lot this semester about how technology can improve education; after thinking about this idea I realized that my high school was very limited with its technology. I am starting to think that this limited technology has played a role in the low grade of a majority of students that come from my high school. I can see how this new age of technology is affecting the way students learn and I can see that when schools don't take advantage of the technology of this age it has a negative affect on a school as a whole. 

Active Board

After researching active board I found that they play a key part in improving education just like the smart boards. Although they are two different programs they have a lot in common, because both of them get the students involved in the classroom and keeps their interest because today's students are interested in technology. In the research I looked at they found that the use of an active board has improved students by a 16th percentile and these improvements were almost immediate.
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SMART Board Presentation Reflection

For my SMART board presentation I got a game off the SMART website that I created a multiplication game. This will be used as a review for the multiplication unit, I first put in a couple slides to just recap some of the basic multiplication facts. 
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White Board
NETS:
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S.

2.	Communication and Collaboration
	Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Reflection #4

Earlier in the year I asked the question will physical education turn into x-box connect of wii? This last week I got my answer, even though neither one has be out for a long time they are already starting to make their ways into physical education classes. This last weekend my aunt who is a physical education teacher was telling me how her students had a free day and she brought in their wii so the kids could play games on it. She said it was by far the favorite station that she had set up and that it worked well with classroom management. Another thing she told me was that the kids all new exactly what to do so their was little instruction needed. I'm not sold on the idea I do believe that these gaming systems can get more kids interested in physical education but I also believe that playing hands on physical games is key to improvement in aspects of life that are a necessity.

Reflection #3

I have seen how technology can affect a class room even when it is not in the teachers plan, this shows me how important it is to be familiar with the technology that I will have in my classroom. It has happened a number of times this year where the professor is going through a powerpoint and touches the SMART board and zips all the way through the slides. As a student this is very distracting because it takes you off of the one topic that you were focused on. This has shown me how important it is to know the technology in my room.

Smart Board (Class)

In class I learned that the smart board can be used for practically anything that you want. I am starting to see that education in America is just like everything else because there will always be a new way to do things that at the time looks better than the old way. Just from playing around with the SMART program I have noticed that it is a lot like the powerpoint program just with the new and updated version. I am starting to see how the SMART board can be beneficial in every American class room.