Reflection #3

I love these new tools I have learned through google. I had no idea there were tools like this on the web. I thought you could only do things like this through microsoft word, and I had no idea it was free and accessible to anyone.

I will definately use these tools with my students. I will teach my students about google docs, and I will pair them up in teams to work on different assignments. I will teach them how simple and easy it is. This will take time to teach, but once it is taught, my students will do great! I will also teach my students about google calendar. This will be the way I will communicate with my students and their parents. I won't have to waste paper everyday by sending home the schedule for the week, but I can simply tell them about google calendars, and they can check the schedule daily. This will be a much more simple and conservative way to communicate with my students and their parents.

I want my colleagues and I to have our own web site that describes what our students will be learning during the school year. I will teach my colleagues about google sites, and how we can create and manage our own site. We will work together to make this possible, and it will help the parents know what their child will be learning, and it will help the student get excited to learn. I will also work on projects with my colleagues through google docs, and we can keep eachother on track with google calendar.

These tools are great! I am so glad I learned about them, and I can't wait to start using them more! These tools make the tasks of a teacher a lot more simple!

The video, Pay Attention, was a huge eye opener for me. It was all true. Students growing up now in our world are comfortable with technology. That is all they have known their whole life. I know this to be true, because I am one. I listened in class and payed more attention to my teacher when they allowed us to use our cell phones, ipods, etc. in class. I felt whole when I was using these. Children growing up now, thrive off of technology. I agree that as teachers we need to be incorporating technology into our curriculum. Students will love to do their work and assignmets if you add a twist to it. We must start using more technology to teach!