This class really lives of to the title of this video Little Kids...Big Potential. When I was in elementary school we would write in journals everyday and maybe visit the computer lab once a week (if we were lucky!) to play Oregon trail, which was on a floppy disc. These kids were able to BLOG their thoughts everyday and to do that at such a young age is extremely vital in sparking creativity. These students had the opportunity to use blogger, skype, wiki, build networking communities, and make videos. The most amazing thing was that they absolutely enjoyed having technology in classrooms.
Before watching this video I questioned how effective technology was on the elementary level and these kids proved it to be very effective. My first thoughts of kids and computers is well... messy! That is definitely stereotypical and not the case. The atmosphere in this classroom allows for tons of interaction of peers and evokes a sense of creativity in the kids. A great foundation is being instilled in them by introducing them to technology of all sorts at such a young age. They truly live up to big potential!
EDM 310 Skype Discussion with Mrs. Cassidy
Mrs. Cassidy has a great view of technology within the classroom. It is technologically centered which greatly benefits the students. It opens up so many opportunities for the students to learn, grow, and reach their individual potential.
I thought it was great how the students used technology in the form of a journal by the blog spot. Blogging on subjects seem to be very effective and is something that I would like to incorporate into my classroom. It's wonderful for people to summarize their thoughts and then post it for others to see it and comment on it. That way what they learn is not limited to the teachers view alone but is available to an entire network. Creating a network, in my opinion greatly enhances learning. That is one thing I will most definitely incorporate into my classroom instructions. Mrs. Cassidy does a great job of using Blogger.
I agree very much! I also have wondered how effective using large amounts of technology in a younger classroom would work. That video definitely answered my question and showed that younger children are fully capable.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading your post, and your comments about potential messiness, I tried to think of ways to combat that messiness. What if we had symbaloo pulled up on the screen, and explained that they could only use the pre-installed tabs to research, network, and report in order to keep the process more stream lined?! Thanks for the thought provoker!
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ReplyDeleteI agree that a symbaloo would prevent messiness and would ensure structure for children. Although this would give them structure they would still have unlimited resources at their fingertips rather than being confused or in a sense, lost.