Visit this blog to see what your kids are up to during the week. I hope to post pictures and samples of student work every week, so that you can watch as your child and the class as a whole learn and progress throughout the year. Maybe you as a parent, and I as a teacher will learn something this year too. :)
In fact, I'm sure we will. I've already learned something this year. I was thinking about how technology will change education. There are some very obvious ways that technology has changed education already. Powerpoints and smartboards replace overhead projectors and chalkboards. Online and virtual classrooms are becoming more popular. New technologies like Baby Einstein, the Leapfrog learning system, and Baby Mozart are teaching children at younger and younger ages.
But how will changing technology affect kindergarten education? Usually when I think of technology, first I think of the internet. Then I think of things like robots. Jetpacks. Hovercars. But unless Fischer Price makes a jetpack model operational by 6 year olds, this isn't the kind of technology that will change kindergarten classrooms. I can't be sure what kind of technology lies in the future, but I am certain that it will change the way children learn, the way teachers teach, and the way parents interact with their children, just like it has in the past.
I really think your title is creative and refreshing. I enjoyed reading your post because it was professional, but also very interesting. Interesting point about technology and kindergarteners. Honestly, I didn't think about leap frog, etc. as technology. (Maybe this is why I am an AYA major).
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned in your post, "how will changing technology affect kindergarten education." This is one thing I myself have been wondering. I am excited for our field experience so I can see how different schools and teachers incorporate technology, especially with the younger grades. One technology that I have seen used in the kindergarten classroom is the smartboard. The kids loved getting up and interacting with the material they were learning. I'll be interested to see what other methods of teaching with technology are out there!
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ReplyDeleteI loved your post. Very nice and professional. Also, good thoughts alluding to the dilemma of kindergarten needs and the use of new technology in the classroom. It's a type of dilemma, I think, built on developmental principles and true educational needs.