Their are both positive and negative affects that involve using the internet in an early elementary classroom. Some pros about using the internet is it will prepare students for internet usage in the future. It will also help support their research and may even enhance their learning. Some cons is it may be too much for them to learn for a student at such a young age. Their are also some dangers to worry about such as online predators or inappropriate websites. Their are many beneficial uses for the internet in an early elementary class. It is a great resource for children with disabilities, since technology is growing so rapidly their are certain programs and websites students can use to help them better understand the material. It also can be a fun way of learning. Students all have their favorite cartoon characters, and there are many different educational games that involve television shows. If a student hates schoolwork, it would be a good idea to put them on a computer because they will not even realize they are doing educational things because they will be having so much fun. It is also great for the students to get familiar with the internet because they will be using it for the rest of their lives. For being a college student and a high school graduate, I would not have survived without the internet. My favorite educational website that I have learned about so far is probably webquest. I like webquest because it can be used by a student or a teacher, and it serves many purposes. If a student is doing a book report on a certain subject, webquest will tell the student what book would be suitable to use. It will also help teachers plan lessons, and what resources will be the most effective.
Since I am halfway done with this course, I have learned a lot. I have learned that technology is growing everyday, and it keeps improving. I believe technology is a great resource for an elementary class, and never realized how important it is until this course. It can help students with different types of learning styles and really benefit students with disablities. It can also help the teacher be more prepared and provide better resources. The most important lesson and concept I have learned so far are the different educational websites that are on the internet. I have never realized how many free internet tools there are avaliable for teachers and students. I have gotten to look at some of them through learning about them during this course, and did not know there were tons more on the internet.
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The educational resources are great. In other classes we have been given some, but not a lot. I never really thought to search for a lot of the either. Technology can be a great tool for students in elementary to use if it is done correctly. There are definitely so many great ideas on the internet that you can use or adjust for your students!
I also beleive the free educational resources on the web are a great tool for teachers to take advantage of! I've learned a lot from this class too. I've always known that I've wanted to integrate technology into my classroom, but was never sure how I would do so. Now, I feel more confident in coming up with activities for my students to do on the computer. You're right, technology is growing and changing everyday and it is important for us as future teachers to be aware of this.
I love all of the resources that were given to us to look at! I had fun looking through many of the sites and I cannot believe that they are FREE!
I like how you mentioned that technology was constantly changing because that is very true. What we are being taught now, is probably not going to be the same things we will be teaching our students; there will always be a new way of doing things!
I agree with you that I didn't know the importance of incorporating technology into the classroom or how to do it until this class. I always thought in teaching the "traditional" way where technology was really included, but now I see how you can do hands-on learning and use technology as well and how technology can enhance learning and add something new and different in the way the content is presented.
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