Final Reflection
At the beginning of the semester I knew very few things about my teaching style. I knew I wanted to teach Kindergarten, and I still do. I knew I wanted my students to learn in an interactive style, and hands on projects. I emphasized my will to teach more than just the classroom syllabus such as; the way students view school, social skills, and teamwork. As far as technology in the classroom went, I was pretty naive. I knew that I would incorporate the SmartBoard in my lessons, but I did not realize that I could use technology in any other way. That is where Dr. Strange stepped in!
In my future classroom I will definitely incorporate technology. At the beginning of school year, I will be the one who mostly uses technologies, such as the SmartBoard, Macs, and a classroom blog. After Christmas is when I will have the technology, such as Ipads, more in the hands of my students. My students can use Ipads because of the many learning applications Apple provides. My reasoning for waiting more towards the middle of the school year is because of the age group I will be teaching. I want to make sure my students understand the importance and how to take care of the different types of technology I will open them up to. My plan as of now, is to send home a survey at the beginning of the school year to see what technologies are available to my students and their parents at home. This will help me better my take home assignments and the way I communicate with the parents. If each student/parent has the resources, I will keep a class blog as my only way to communicate with the parents instead of sending home notes with the child. This will not only make it easier for me and the parent, it also helps conserve my classroom resources. Another technology I know I will use in my classroom is a book trailer. I find this as a great way to get my students excited about reading! As you can see, EDM310 has made a huge impact on my teaching style.
