Technology for Educators

This class certainly has been a learning experience! We have been introduced to many aspects of technology and how they can be applied in the classroom. Some of these things I plan on implementing into my daily class activities. I had previously heard of podcasting in language arts training that I attended. However, I hadn't taken time to really process how I could use it in the classroom. One way I plan to use it is with our 4th grade Facebook page. We try to post pictures of class activities and school announcements on this page. By adding podcast, I can let my students to book talks or book reviews and post them to the page as well. There are many practical ways for students to use technology in the classroom. For me, the hard part will be releasing control to the students  and letting them learn how to use it through a process of trial and error.