Blog Assignment 12

Assignment:
Watch the video Engage Me!. Do you think the students have a valid point? How do you feel about technology in elementary classrooms? Are you going to incorporate technology in your classroom?
Write two or more paragraphs about your thoughts of this video and how you will conduct your future classroom.

I really loved this video! The video show students of elementary grade level holding cards that challenge teachers to incorporate technology in the classroom. In the video they are explaining the technologies they use in their everyday life, such as, laptops, PSPs, email, iPods, blogs, and podcast, and wondering why these technologies can't be used in their school. They explain that lots of things, like writing stories on the internet can be done and seen by not only their teacher but by thousands of people. These students are explaining that they want to participate and be involved in their own learning. They want to become apart of students that learn and communicate globally through film, blogs , and wikis, and to also be taught to think, analyze, and be creative. They want their classroom to become apart of the many classrooms that are conforming to become more technology friendly classrooms.

I most definitely will include technology in my classroom. I think it is essential for a 21st century classroom. I think it is important that technology be taught in elementary grade levels because, they will remember it and they will become familiar with being surrounded by technology. I think it is the teachers job to teach the students how to use each item that may be used in the classroom and explain what the uses are. Starting to teach students the importance of technology in elementary schools is doing nothing but preparing them for the future to come.