Ms. Cassidy’s class using the internet at such a young age was just amazing. The student’s were not just learning but they were having fun while learning. It showed how passionate the students were about the learning process and in my opinion made them crave learning even more. The student’s were working in small groups, checking their blogs with fascination, and seeing people respond to their blog posts. The video just shows how teachers can use technology in a positive and safe way for the student’s to learn.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
During the interview Dr. strange asked several questions about technology, the support of the administrative, and teachers’ involvement in technology. Ms. Cassidy discussed with Dr. Strange that her administration really has not been negative or positive. She went on to discuss how “teachers are handicapping their students” if they do not take the time to understand technology. She also believes that “technology is not going anywhere.”
Watching the interview with Dr. Strange and Ms. Cassidy really opened my eyes to how even an Elementary school teacher needs to be more aware of the uses of the internet and it’s tools. Many of those first grade students were doing something that I just learned how to do this year. My main use of the internet was to just Google a topic or definition. Now that I have been in Dr. Strange class I have learned that it’s more to the computers then just Google. Technology is evolving and I hope to evolve with it. My passion is to become an elementary school teacher. Now I hope I can include technology in my class if not like Ms. Cassidy then better.
Hello Georgia!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post. It was interesting to read about the point of view from an already established teacher. I'm glad that you want to use technology in your classroom. I do have a couple of questions about your post. In the section where you discuss the Skype interview, you wrote: "During an interview with Ms. Cassidy set up by Dr. Strange, she discusses the importance of techniques in her classroom. Ms. Cassidy discusses how she started working with technique in her classroom ten years ago." The word technique can work in these sentences, but you need to change it to: the importance of the techniques used in her classroom and, how she started using these techniques in her classroom ten years ago. If you meant to use the word technology, then both sentences will work. Thank you for sharing.
Daniel
"...in Dr. Strange class I have learned..." Strange's because it is possessive.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful. Interesting.