11/14/08 reflection

This week didn't introduce any new technology in the actual classroom. However, I did go with the students during their computer time where they went to a lab and they all had their own mac computer to work on. They had previously written letters to veterans for the veterans' day holiday, so they typed up those letters at the computer lab on some sort of kids' program that lets you type and add/draw pictures onto the same document. I tried to use the microphone device that the teacher has, but it wasn't necessary. I also turned on the tv one morning for their morning announcements which are broadcast into every classroom on channel 3 every morning at 8:30. One idea I have for using technology is to use the overhead for modeling new concepts and also to use the resources available in the computer lab more often, especially to teach computer skills to the students. It is even more convenient because the computer lab is right next to our classroom.