Prompt/Post #1

A paragraph on anything you would like to share/discuss with your classmates, especially if it applies to this course, technology in general, or your future career. Just have fun!

Computers are definately an important part of the educational experience. Powerpoints and webpages that have issues about what is being taught are great ways that teachers can help students be in a better understanding of what is being taught and different ways students can learn. I think computers are very important. More time can be focused on teaching where as when I was in elementary school, teachers wrote out everything on the board and so much time was put towards writing it on the board and then students copying it down. Now in classes, students can copy notes from powerpoints and the teacher can add in their own opinions while students copy from powerpoints. Where when I was younger I remember the classroom being silent while the teacher wrote and we copied and then the teacher had to then explain more about the subject and that was more time lost. Now more time can be saved and used for teaching rather thatn just copying.

I will use computers in my classroom because it is time efficient and you do not have to worry about having the greatest handwriting so you do not confuse students and you also do not have to worry about loosing your plans and such. If you print them and have the saved to a flash drive, it makes it harder to loose what you have been planning. I will also be using the computer to help students find real life situations when talking about different thigns in class. I know when i was little I always tried to compromise what the teacher said and didn;t always believe them, but if I can get online and show my students more examples, they will be more prone to believe me and also have other examples in their heads if they choose to not like my examples or do not fully understand my examples, they can find their own and learn that way.

I would like to teach elementary school children and technology is so important considering now small children start using computers at the ages of 4, 3 if they are given leapsters and that sort of stuff. I just think it will be really important to teach children through technology.

Introduction

My name is Breana and I am from West Palm Beach FL, more specifically Wellington. I averaged a different school every 2 years before college and no I was not in a military family. I am part of THE Florida State University Marching Chiefs and Seminole Sound basketball pep band. I am a resident assistant at Studio Green Residence hall and apartment complex. I am still not 100% sure what I want to do when I get out of college but it leaves an open playing field for now. I love to just chill out with my friends and watch a good movie and after an entire year of night staffing on campus last year for about 700 hours while you were sleeping, I don't take for granted sleeping. =]