Technology in my classroom
My classroom isn’t the most technologically advanced, but we do what we can. We share a Chromebook cart with another classroom and try to get the students on it as often as possible. We use Google Classroom and Google Drive for assignments whenever possible and play on a wide variety of other websites to enhance learning. This week, we even participated in the “Hour of Code” event, which my kids loved.
In this day and age, the push for technology in the classroom is constantly in the news. But I’ve also learned that there are times that it cannot replace traditional methods of learning, such as reading a good book. We recently finished reading Where the Red Fern Grows. We did complete at number of technology projects during the book, but nothing can replace turning the pages of the book and face-to-face discussions over the sensitive material in the book.
As I transition from student teacher to having my own classroom, I hope to be able to balance using technology with traditional learning methods so that students are fully exposed to a variety of ways to learn.
