Chapter 6: Digital Technologies in the Classroom

After reading chapter 6, I would prefer to teach in a classroom that had more digital technologies. There are many different technologies available that can adapt to students' learning needs. For example, the touch screen is a great way to help younger students with working on a computer. Many children have difficulty with handling a mouse and keys, so instead they can use the touch screen. The electronic whiteboard is also a tool that I would like to incorporate into my classroom. I like how all of the information that was written or drawn on it, can be saved to a computer file or even shared via the internet. These technologies make teaching a lot more convenient, therefore allowing more time to help students learn.

Chapter 11: Audiovisual Technologies

A talking book is a great traditional audio media device to use in the classroom. It will provide a different tone of voice instead of the teacher's usual tone, and makes reading more interesting. A talking book could be used while reading textbooks or for in-class reading. It can help elementary-aged students with learning how to read by having them read along with the talking book. An emerging audio media device that is beneficial to the classroom is the internet radio. Teachers can do many things with the internet radio like, incorporating world news into their lessons. Most kids don't realize what goes on outside of the US, so having an international radio will make them a more cultural individual. A great traditional visual teachnology that is still used today is the overhead projector. While teachers are able to do notes and worksheets on them, the students are also able to participate by writing on them as well. It's a great way to communicate by creating your own graphics, text, and color to help students visually learn. Document cameras are an even better emerging visual technology to use in the classroom. As a teacher, I would use the document camera to display essays to be able to have the class edit the other students essays to show others the most common mistakes. It's more convenient than an overhead projector because any type of object can be displayed, instead of just transparencies.

All About Me:

Hi my name is Lauren and I'm a freshman at Bowling Green State University. My major is Early Childhood Education, but I'm still thinking about Sports Management. I am from Lambertville, Michigan, and I go home every weekend to work. My favorite sports team are the Detroit Tigers the Toledo Mud Hens. I have two brothers, one is 13 and the other is 22. I am glad to be here at BGSU even though I am still a Toledo Rockets fan, but I like to keep that on the down low.