When i first began to think about technology used in Education my mind first wondered to teachers that use power point, since that was pretty much the technology teachers used in the classroom with me. After our first class session and reading other educational blogs, my thoughts of technology have expanded beyond power point presentation. Technology should be used a a crutch to teachers explain and teach.
In Sunday's Ed Tech Forum, one form of technology that was especially interesting to me was in a school on New Zealand, kids at a young age are giving video cameras to record experiences in the classroom. I think this is a wonderful idea that gives young children a great opportunity to use technology and have responsibility. This would fit in well if classrooms, k-12 receive wireless routers like the October 18th post in this Tech Blog suggest. If classrooms can have wireless internet and teachers can use digital recorders and instantly see those videos online is a great learning tool and great use of technology.
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Here are a few stories from Gettysburg that might be interesting for you that deal with using technology in the classroom. The first are two blogs from class trips over fall break:
http://www.gettysburg.edu/news_events/news_detail.dot?inode=2125080&pageTitle=Blogs+trace+seminars%27+journeys+to+Nicaragua%2C+Washington
the second is a website that an English professor uses to teach the Viking Age.
http://www.gettysburg.edu/news_events/news_detail.dot?inode=1051222&pageTitle=Virtual+reality+brings+Viking+world+to+Gettysburg
According to various surveys, the number of children under the age of 5 using the internet is crazy! Children toy manufacturers are making digital cameras and video cameras for children between the ages of 3-9. Did you ever ask for a video camera when you were that old? Times are changing and access to technology is increasing for everyone.
I wanted to make a comment about the sentence stating, "Technology should be used a a crutch to teachers explain and teach." It may happen, but this is the difference between integrating technology and effectively using technology in the classroom. Effective use will help students learn better, achieve higher and be more prepared for the real world.
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