EDCI 336 A04 Reflection

hat did you learn about teaching innovation and technology in education?

This semester was full of new experiences. EDCI-336 has been a really interesting  course. I had no idea how many different ways there are to incorporate technology in a class. Whether it is a simple youtube video, a presentation, using the smart-board, or a slideshow the possibilities really are endless. 

Our project 50 ways to tell a story really demonstrated how many ways to tell a story there are and this was just scrapping the bare bottom. There is so much more that can be done. Technology is not available in all classrooms but if it is, I believe that it should be used. Students enjoy technology and are growing up surrounded by it, so why not use it in the classroom. 

As future teachers we need to be critical about how we are using it, and when students are using it we need to ensure there safety. There are many positive things that technology can be used for and there are the same amount of negative things that could be done

Technology has come so far in a small amount of time and it continues to evolve. 

One Laptop Per Child

I wrote this last technology class but never published it.

One Laptop per Child is is a non-profit organization which offers inexpensive laptops to children in developing countries. The computers are rugged, low-power, connected laptop, for an inexpensive price. Each laptop costs about $100. The goals is to empower children to get engaged in their own education to learn and share.

At first this seemed like an odd idea to me. In some places there is little to no water or food and children are getting laptops. This didn't seem right, and I would imagine it causes a lot of controversy. But as someone in my class said that if they learn how to gather water, or plant food from using their laptop it would prove to be a great resource.

The website allows you to donate so that more laptops can be supplied to children. What you you think? Would you rather donate so they have water o a laptop? I see both pros and cons to it, but am on the fence about how I feel about it.

Here is the website to check out- http://one.laptop.org/about/mission