Kimberly Wright
This podcast interviewed a fourth grade teacher in El Paso, Texas. She talks about what she has learned in technology and how she uses it in the classroom. She wanted to get away from using the standard PowerPoint and start having fun with the students. She bridged the gap between testing and having fun by technology. She has seen improvement in the classroom while having the students and herself be a lot happier. She took advantage of learning more about technology through conferences. I think this is very important to any teacher to be aware of. The students will be more engaged and interested if teacher's vary their teaching style. Having knowledge of technology helps teacher's accomplish this. It is a process though, it won't happen over night. It is more like an experiment to get comfortable with different forms of technology and teaching it with a lesson in the classroom. It is very interesting that she talks a lot about the technology and different websites that we have learned in this class so far. One thing that I had not heard of is Plurk, which helps connect with other teachers with any questions or help they may need. Technology is unlimited!!
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