February 23, 2009 Lecture

Today in class we talked about how to use technology in the classroom. We talked about the resources that are available to classrooms to help in students learning. For example there are learning games. Games such as the Oregon Trail, Quest Atlantis, and Reader Rabbit can be used as a fun way for students to learn. We also talked about using other technologies in the classroom like blogs and Google Earth. Last semester I had a class where I needed to do field work. In my fifth grade classroom we were reading a book about New York City, but none of the students had been to New York, or a big city so they did not understand some of the content. I suggested we use Google Earth to see New York. We took out the projector and took a tour of New York using Google Earth at street level so the student could appreciate and understand what they were reading. I thought it was a really cool experience!