Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The last four weeks have been really useful and fun for me. Even though I teach computer classes and have been forced into a more technological role this year, I still have a lot to learn. Two weeks ago I used Wordle with my fifth and sixth grade students and it turned into such a fun afternoon. They were excited about the tool and motivated to write their biographies. I immediately took pictures of their work, uploaded them, and posted one on my blog. It was such a fun and capable feeling to use new tools and share them with my students. I started thinking about the many ways I could use blogs in my classroom and how I could incorporate podcasts and my own web page. Tomorrow I'm using introducing podcasts to my junior high students. I already know they will be eager to participate and that makes the lesson more fun for me too. The learning experience I have had is that, in the world of technology, there will always be something new and different to use. And these are great tools to reach every learner.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Emily,
    How fun! I hope you will utilize some of these tools in your computer class. You will find you can teach so much more using Web 2.0 tools. Your students look like they are having a great time with the Wordles!

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