23 Things-The First Thing

Wow! After reading A Day in the Life of Web 2.0 I realize how much more technology can be used in the classroom; not just as a tool for students, but parents as well. Up to this point I've used speaker/mics, power points, overhead projectors, leap pads, computer game and educational internet sites in the classroom. Never, in my wildest dreams did I think of using a classroom blog as a way to communicate with parents and include them in my classroom. It is my hope that this course will show me how I can effectively use a blog in the classroom. I am also hoping that it with show me other tools and resources that I can you use to help educate my young students. Some many students come to school, never having the privilege and advantage of technology. It is my job as their teacher to prepare them for the future.....a future that includes technology in every aspect of their lives.