Explain at least three specific ways that Integration of Technology helps facilitate a Learner-Centered Classroom that encourages students to construct meaning from the technology-assisted activities you have them engage in.

I will start with power point. This technology can be used in so many different was to enhance learning in the classroom. The students would be able to create a presentation with their own imagination. The program offers an endless amount of options for the design of each slide. The teacher can use the program to excite the students learning. It gets boring looking at projector slides and listening to lectures.

The next technology is the smart board. Smart boards is a great way for students to be interactive with their education and actually have fun with it. The class could play educational games together using the smart board. The teachers would have a technology at their finger tips (literally) to visually demonstrate the educational materials.

The last technology I would use is word prossesing. this program would allow the students the opportunity to create their own newsletters, reports, brochures, etc. This is a great way to encourage students to use their artistic creative abilities.

Of all the programs I learned about this semester I really enjoyed the smart board! Every single computer program we use can be used with a smart board. These things are great. The kids would be able to create any project and be able to demonstrate it to the the rest of the class.

Database and Speadsheet Use in the Classroom

Reflect on why students should use Databases and Spreadsheets in the classroom. In doing so, focus on your content area and the specific advantages and disadvantages of integrating this software in your future classroom.

I believe that students could use spreadsheets and databases as a tool to separate similar information so that it is easier to understand. For instance, if you were to teach a lesson on astronomy you could set up a database that showed the planets sizes, atmosphere's, distance from the sun, surface temperatures, etc. This would be very helpful way to separate the information in an easy understandable way. You could also make a plot graph to show a visual comparison of the different information in the database. For example, if you used the astronomy database you could make a plot that compared the distances from the sun or the surface temperatures of each planet.

Why we should use Spreadsheets and Databases in the classroom.

Reflect on why students should use Databases and Spreadsheets in the classroom. In doing so, focus on your content area and the specific advantages and disadvantages of integrating this software in your future classroom.

I am looking forward to teaching at the kindergarten level. Databases and spreedsheets would be a helpful tool to use in the classroom. When teaching astronomy or health these programs would give the children a new perspective when looking at information. The database plots could show the children different facts about the subject you are teaching. For instance I made a database on the facts of the planets in the universe. The facts include diameter of each planet and distance the planet was from the sun. The children would be able to compare and contrast the differences between each planet. The only down fall I see in using these types of programs would be the difficulty level for a kindergartener to use.

Geo Technologies

After exploring Geo Technologies (GPS, GIS, Google Earth & Maps, etc.) Games, Simulations & Virtual Reality in class and participating in a GPS Scavenger Hunt, reflect specifically on how you might use at least two emerging technologies in your future classroom.

I would definitely use games in the classroom. The games that we used in class are the perfect age level for kindergartner's. I would also use Google Earth and maps. The maps would help students visualize the local area where they live. I would also show maps of the world to the students. I do not think that GPS would be beneficial to the kindergarten level.

Newsletter Feedback

Tell us the level of students with whom you plan on teaching as well as the content area. Then, describe the benchmark and/or grade level indicators you were working with on the Newsletter assignment. Finally, reflect on how your newsletter activity represents a learner-centered activity where your future students would be able to construct meaning regarding the benchmark or grade level indicators through the use of word processing.

I wrote my newletter for the grade level of K-1. The content area that I was working with was health. The grade level I intend to teach is kindergarten. This assignment helped me to see the different ways that I could intoduce not only healthy living and eating but also the use of computers in my classroom. At the kindergarten level children are fairly limited to what they can do on a computer. I would be able to incorporate the different foods and food groups into a fun activity using a word program that had the students match the food to the food groups or lining up the correct number of food servings per day to the food group.

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