Well, I survived the first week of our new class, and I must say I found many things we did this week very useful. First, I LOVED the graphics programs we tried out. I definitely plan to use this with my third graders, especially my reluctant writers. This will be a whole new outlet for them! Second, I also plan to use the presentation programs with my students. I teach them how to use Powerpoint every year, and this will make it so much easier to share their presentations.
The reading really made me re-think some of my teaching techniques. I always integrate a lot of technology into my teaching, especially since I got the SMARTBoard in my classroom. One thing that really jumped out at me was making sure technology use is relevant to the task. Sometimes I think I might overuse technology, mostly because I get so excited about it, but it might not always be the best way to teach a topic. I will definitely be more cautious about this in the future.
