Using Technology with Heart: A Plan for My Elementary Class
The 21st century teacher needs to be technologically literate. In the field of education, change is constant. Schools have come a long way from viewing technology “as distractions, devices like cell phones, mp3 players, and tablet computers are now being used as learning tools in forward-thinking schools” (Edutopia, 2007). The use of computers, tablets, mobile devices, child designed platforms (like, Amazon Kindle Fire for Kids, Nabi, and LeapFrog) and the internet by students has increased rapidly in recent years (U.S. Department of Education 2012). New York State’s Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged “a smart schools initiative [to] invest $2 billion in providing the technology of tomorrow today and to bring our classrooms up to speed in 2014” (NY State, 2014) in his 2014 State of the State Address. Technology is growing quickly in the lives of the child and the teacher.
As a NY State teacher, I intend to follow leaders in the field of education, like the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the Fred Rogers Center and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Teachers by facilitating, modeling, inspiring, designing, developing, engaging, growing, promoting, and showing leadership in the changing world of technology. When technology and interactive media are “used intentionally and appropriately… [they] are effective tools to support learning and development” (NAEYC, 2012). The Fred Rogers Center has a similar mission statement about technology, “when used intentionally by early childhood educators, within the framework of developmentally appropriate practice” (Rogers, 2015) it can support goals set for individual children. Therefore, when thinking about technology in the classroom, I always have two things in mind: to be intentional and developmentally appropriate....
As a NY State teacher, I intend to follow leaders in the field of education, like the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the Fred Rogers Center and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Teachers by facilitating, modeling, inspiring, designing, developing, engaging, growing, promoting, and showing leadership in the changing world of technology. When technology and interactive media are “used intentionally and appropriately… [they] are effective tools to support learning and development” (NAEYC, 2012). The Fred Rogers Center has a similar mission statement about technology, “when used intentionally by early childhood educators, within the framework of developmentally appropriate practice” (Rogers, 2015) it can support goals set for individual children. Therefore, when thinking about technology in the classroom, I always have two things in mind: to be intentional and developmentally appropriate....
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-Edutopia (2007) “Why Do We Need Technology Integration? The myriad benefits of integrating technology into the classroom.” November 5, 2007
http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-importance [accessed on 11/4/15] -Edutopia (2007) “What Is Successful Technology Integration? : Well-integrated use of technology resources by thoroughly trained teachers makes twenty-first-century learning possible.” November 5, 2007 http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-description [accessed on 11/4/15] - International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), (2008) “Standards For Teachers” http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-teachers [accessed on 11/4/15] -NAEYC (2012) “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8” http://www.naeyc.org/content/technology-and-young-children [accessed on 11/4/15] |
Application Reference Guide
Here is a quick reference to all the applications that I created. For more information, please see there individual tabs under Come to the Edge
Photo Credit: Google Images
Videolicious App
Here is a video I made on the videolicious app about my sister's wedding this summer in California! Enjoy!!
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Photo Credit: QRstuff.com
QR Code Generator
This is great to link parents/students instantly to the website you want.
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Photo Credit: Google Images
Pinterest App
The Pinterest App or website can help you get great ideas and projects. Also, you can create an interactive "pin" board to save ideas, projects, and lesson plans. Other users can "pin" your ideas and comment on your "pins".
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Photo Credit: Krista Podolny
iMovie App
I made a movie trailer on iMovie. Starring a my 5 year old son (parent permission granted!) named James and his stuffed animals.
This would be so fun app to create a class video, movie trailer or incorporate into a reading theater, where students can make a "book trailer" about a new book being introduced to the class. |
Photo Credit: Krista Podolny
Book Creator App
I used the book creator app (on the short list of projects). I tried to use all the different features offered in this app. I used pictures, sound, text, writing and slideshow video. The book is about my sister's wedding in Los Angeles, California.
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Photo Credit: Google Images
Educreations
The app is an interactive white board, that lets you create lessons and have access to other users lessons (great ideas here in lots of different subject areas). I created a simple math lesson about Histogram graphs with three terms. I did this by logging in as a student. If you log in as a teacher you get upgraded to PRO, which as a bunch of extra cool features.
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