First Time Blogging!

Holy cow! Look mom, I’m blogging! This would make the first time I have blogged solo. My grade level has a blog, but my team members were always the ones to upload the information I needed. Blogging does make me nervous, because I don’t fully understand everything about it. I believe it’s a great tool to use to keep students learning even at home. I use smartboards, computer programs, CPS clickers, and laptops in the classroom every year.

My favorite technology I use in the classroom is my CPS clickers. Clickers allow students to individually click in their answers on the smartboard to either a teacher led assessment or student led assessment. Students enjoy using them, because it’s more fun to click in an answer then to write it down. As a teacher, I believe they are extremely effective, because they give the students automatic feedback from the question that was just asked.

These days technology is taking over. Technology is a brilliant tool to incorporate when teaching students. Smart boards and computers aid the students’ capabilities of understanding various subject areas. Connectivism is replacing older styles of learning by allowing students to make connections between information while building knowledge. I love the idea of allowing students to use technology to guide their learning. I am hoping to learn more about blogs so that I can use them to their full potential in my classroom.