My question to all the teachers out there is this: What technology do you have and use in your own classroom? What do you wish you had?
I have a SMART board that I use a lot in my classroom. I do my Daily Calendar Routine with it and when I do different centres there is usually a fun interactive centre at the SMART board. I also use it a lot for demonstrations of how to get to certain websites for when they are independently using the computer. It is much more convenient than an overhead projector. I also like to use video. At the end of the year I videotape the kiddos and put it all onto a DVD for them for a keepsake memory. They love it! We also do a lot of research on the Internet of different topics. The students are already making their own PowerPoint presentations.
I wish we could have more computers in our classroom so that they were more accessible to everyone. We are hoping for the incorporation of IPads soon and I am very excited for what the ways that that will influence engagement.
Thanks for your feedback!
I teach 6th grade and I have a Elmo document camera and a Epson projector. Last year I got an Elmo wireless tablet that interfaces with the doc camera and my computer. This set-up allows me to be able to annotate over projected images either from the doc cam or stored on the tablet. I also have a set of SMART responders that I am only beginning to learn how to use. I have 36 kids in my class, and managing the hardware is a bit unwieldy for me, especially in the middle of instruction. I'll keep working at it.
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