Tools and Resources

Throughout the class, EDC 524, although short, we have used several technologies that I can foresee being useful in my classroom. The most useful to me is Google Docs. I can see using these to make documents available to my students to use and modify as they work together in teams. Since I don't technically teach middle school, my students do not have access to laptops yet and therefore have to work in the computer lab that is significantly outdated. Google Docs seem like an easy solution to getting groups to work together on the same project even while they are sitting at separate computers.

I can also see myself using Skype in my classroom as a means to communicate with teachers and/or classrooms that are not readily available. A teacher I work with has used Skype to have her students read to another reading buddy they had never met before in a school across the state. It gave the kids a new audience and allowed them some interaction with newer technologies. It was a great motivator and something I can see myself using in my practice.

Overall I will try harder to incorporate more technology into my classroom even though it isn't easy because the lack of materials in my school. I owe it to my students to give them as much exposure as possible so that they are ready for the future and as aware of what is available as other students.