The internet is a valuable source for young children to begin doing some research on. It is also important for them to use books as their sources, but it is an advantage for them to learn how to use the internet because it's a source that has unlimited amounts of information on any topic. The internet is also easy to operate by using the variety of search engines. Although there are advantages to using the internet in early elementary, there are also disadvantages which include easy access to sites with inappropriate material, there are safety and privacy issues for the students, and there may be more problems with copyright and plagiarism issues. I believe that the internet is very beneficial to students in early elementary. I think it is great that they learn the key essentials when they are younger so they will know how to operate it completely when they have to do projects that require a lot of research. I would tell anyone that may ask me about my views on using the internet in the elementary schools that the students would benefit on their research projects, and they would also benefit from the various educational sites that are on the internet. There are many sites that are informational, and some are even interactive which is a great advantage to younger students.
I would have to say that my favorite educational website that I have looked at so far would be United Streaming because it was linked to Discovery education. There were many educational videos available for the teachers to show in the classroom, lesson plan ideas, and there were many links that the children could go to for puzzles, clip art, and more.
Now that half of the semester is over with I am feeling a little more relieved about my projects. The imovie was the project that stressed me the most. I always thought that technology was important to include in the classroom and my views remain the same. This class is helping me to be more aware of all of the educational websites and activities that are available by using technology. I think the lesson that I enjoyed the most so far was putting the digital lesson plan together. It made me think of ways that I can have the children use pictures that mean something to them for a project. I also love to take pictures so I know it is something that I would have liked to do in elementary.
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I think that technology is a great tool to include in your classroom because it allows you to have the children participate in a different way. They will be able to complete assignments or activities in a way that interests them by incorporating different themes. I also liked the digital lesson plan assignment. I think that this is a great idea to include in your classroom. There are a lot of things you could have your students do with these pictures such as story writing or learning about different aspects of the picture. Learning about different websites is also a good tool to have so that we are more aware of what is out there and available to use in the future.
I forgot about the digital picture lesson until you mentioned it in your half-way reflection. When we did that lesson I never realized how many different ways you could use a digital camera in your classroom. I really only thought to take pictures of my students. I think technology is important and educational websites are very useful!
I think you made a lot of great points regarding your experience thus far. I agree that this class has opened my eyes to tons of great resources for teachers. I think it is really important as a future teacher that I am familiar with the resources available to me.
I agree about feeling a little more relieved about the projects. I thought that they were going to be impossible to do because I am not good with technology. However, after completing projects like the iMovie, I feel a lot better. It was not as difficult as I had previously thought. I enjoy learning the things that we learning and am excited about trying them out in my classroom in the future.
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