Week # 2

As of right now, there are a few challenges that prevent me from integrating technology in the classroom. The first is that I do not know how to properly integrate technology into a history class. I know that there are ways to do this, and I look forward to learning them. The second challenge that is presenting me, is the inexperience of being a teacher and creating lessons. This is something that I am practicing now at Susquehanna. As I learn how to create different lessons, I can create ways to implement technologies into those lessons. The last challenge that faces me, is the fact that I do not know the full extent of how technology can help my lessons. This is a challenge that I can face in this class, because this class will hopefully teach me inventive ways of of implementing technology in my classroom.

Blog Assignment #1

The two blogs i used for this assignment were http://www.bethknittle.net/WP_Blog/ and http://weblogg-ed.com/. After the first week of class and reading these two blogs, I am starting to see the importance of technology in the classroom. Before taking any education classes at Susquehanna, I saw technology as something teachers used as aids for them, and not the students. This tech in education class is helping me realize that the technology not only helps the teacher, it helps the students learn more efficiently. Technology includes visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learners. Technology has to be used properly though for the students to actually learn. That is why I am taking this class. I want to learn how to effectively use technology in my classroom. I am unaware of the vast uses of different technologies, all of which could be affective in my classroom. I am excited to start teaching in a few years, but I still have alot to learn, which includes implementing technology in my classroom.