Lesson Plans

Math Lesson Plan
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfcz8fjz_65kvpp54dd

Science Lesson Plan
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfcz8fjz_66cc2mtbdk

Language Arts Lesson Plan
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfcz8fjz_64d4s97pfr

Technology with Young Children

The videos showed some really great lessons implementing technology, especially with children at very young ages. The most important thing I learned while watching the videos was how technology can enhance the student’s learning. Not only does technology get the students very excited and engaged into the lesson, but it also allows them to facilitate to their own learning process. They are able to tap into their creativity and present the information that they learn and want to display in their own way. Due to this process, the students are able to remember more and develop the skills they need to be successful life-long learners. I really liked the last video where the teacher taught her young students how to access the World Wide Web and find available resources. These skills will be very beneficial to the students throughout their lives, and especially in school. It is great they are expanding their knowledge of available resources and their ability to find them at such a young age! Their technological skills they have learned while young will have a huge impact on their learning throughout their lives.

Technology Available at Orchard Hills

In the classroom I'm working with there is not very much technology in the classroom other than a cd player, one computer for just the teacher, an overhead projector, and the listening center. The teacher however does have the technology offered by/provided by the school. They have two great computer labs and then 2-3 other mini labs for keyboarding, skills, and Imagine Learning. This school is fairly new and in my interview they said that the lack of technology within the classroom (computers for the students) is normal until they receive greater funding.

I completed parts 1,2,and 3 of the assignment.