Kathy Cassidy is a 1st grade teacher in Moose
Jaw, Canada and teaches her students technology literate there. She merged
technology into her curriculum to help her students acquire skills whose they
are going to need to continue to learn in life time. I really enjoyed watching “theSkype interview with Kathy Cassidy” and I was inspired. It proved that a
teacher can make a difference. She could choose to integrate technology with
her classroom teaching and initiate change. She was not forced to bring
technology into her classroom by anyone. That means she decided to and wanted
to combine technology with her teaching in the classroom by herself. What she
wanted to say is teachers should be willing to make choices by focusing on
their students. It may allow them to succeed in and out of the classroom. She
cared enough of her students. She decided to help herself, research, and find ways
to make the use of available technology for her by herself. The age or grade
did not matter in her classroom because technology is available for all aged
students. I was impressed by her because her choice to teaching and using
technology in her classroom depended on needs of her students. I think she is
the mirror of a great teacher because she thought great and primary deal of her
students as teacher.
After watching videos, I would like to use and have a
classroom blog with my students in the future. In my EDM310’s experiences, I
think creating blog posts and projects is great way for students to learn
technology tools, display students’ progress to learn and achieve, get their feedback
sooner, get confirmation for their works. In addition, students can get many
comments from people who use internet in the world. It encourages them to keep
up their great work and learn technology tools more although students without
technology are encouraged by just parents, teachers, and friends. It also helps
them accomplish their goals.
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Keiko,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your blog post. I really enjoyed reading it. I didn't really find any grammatical errors and your topics flowed smoothly into one another. I agree with you about blog posts. They can definitely help students learn more about technology and the different ways it can be used. I've learned that technology is not something that is bad. It's taken some time for me to get used to all the change that is taking place in our world with the advancements of technology, but I now see all the good that technology has to offer. Great job on your post!
Ashley Zaworski
Keiko,
ReplyDeleteGREAT POST! Your grammar is really good and the post itself is very clear, easy to read and understand. You included everything you were supposed to when writing a quality blog post. When I first started EDM310 I thought that the class sounded like a hassle. The thought of using all of this technology that I was already familiar with seemed futile. Now that I have almost finished the class I feel like I am graduating with a degree in Classroom Technology and it's uses! This class has changed my entire thoughts on teaching and how I want to educate! Overall you have a wonderful post here and I wish you the best of luck in your teaching endeavors!
Annie :)