So coming to the end of practicum I have come to find out how important technology is to this generation! Because the school I am in has some limitation to resources - more smartboards than projectors - it makes it quite difficult to always provide the technology for the students. But nonetheless I try what I can to make learning fun and engaging!!
The second that smartboard turns on, you can see an imediate glow on their faces. They are so into what's going on and want to be involved. When I use the smartboard for math I see a huge change in the participation of the students. Everyone seems to be so into what's happening and and want to all be involved. Everyone all of a sudden participates, regardless of whether or not they have the right answer, they want to be involved and wanted to learn. They even don't worry about being wrong, they are okay with being wrong and are okay with getting the support and assistance of their classmates.
I also see the use of the smartboard creating an amazing feeling of togetherness, in the sense that when a student volunteers to come up they all help each other. Again showing how engaging the use of technology can be with the learning of students. Plus it's always good to know that since ive been teaching math with the smartboard, how much students are liking and enjoying "my math". It's nothing like a great interview experience then to hear a parent tell you that their son/daughter really likes me and is now very excited about math and lives to do math now.
In conclusion.....TECHNOLOGY ROCKS!!!
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