Week 2-1 Assignment 2

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  • The teacher that I interviewed does not use technology in her classroom to enhance her instruction. However, she does use many visual and hands-on activities to help meet the needs of her students.
  • One way that I would change the teachers instruction with technology would be to have her use a smartboard. I think that having a large visual aid would be a big advantage to both the teacher and the students. This way the teacher can plan presentations in advance and show it to the students in large on the screen.
  • In order to make this change the teacher needs to be familiar with how to use a smartboard. It is not too difficult to learn so if she has never used one before it shouldn't be too hard to teach her how to. The teacher would also have to approve it with the school before and see if they have the funds to pay for the installment of the device. 
  • An idea for grouping students so that they each have a chance to use the technology tools would be to have centers where students get a chance to go around the classroom and do each activity. One of the learning centers that each student will go to can be an activity on the computer/ipad etc... 

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  1. Shaindy SchwartzJune 1, 2018 at 8:25 AM

    A large visual aid is a very practical idea, for sure students would benefit a lot from it!

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