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Teaching in Miraflor, Nicaragua
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
First post!
Hello everyone in EU 432,
This is my first blogging experience and I have to be honest and say that I was not really excited to set one up. It's not that it's difficult or necessarily challenging, but I never thought I'd be the kind of person to put forth time and energy updating people on what's going on in my life over the internet. I do however, think that a blog could be useful for professional teaching purposes and hope that it will add something innovative and different to my professional development.
I am currently in a grade 4/5 classroom and I believe that working with students who are not only digital natives, but genuinely interested in technology in the classroom will allow me to explore the use of various technological tools for teaching in a positive way. The main pieces of technology available in my classroom are the projector and a smartboard, although neither of these are actively used on a regular basis. I hope to explore how these tools can add some excitement to teaching for both myself, other teacher's in the school and the students.
In reading 'Things You Really Need to Learn' on Stephen Downes blog, there was one particular statement that I strongly disagree with. He states that the skills you learn in school will not equip you to be successful in life. I believe that a large portion of life skills that children learn are shaped by their interactions at school. While these skills are supported by parents at home and through other activities and social interactions outside of school, I believe that school plays a major role in developing a child's ability to interact with others and developing their motivation to learn. Learning inside and outside of school go hand in hand in building the foundations of positive child development.
http://www.downes.ca/
This is my first blogging experience and I have to be honest and say that I was not really excited to set one up. It's not that it's difficult or necessarily challenging, but I never thought I'd be the kind of person to put forth time and energy updating people on what's going on in my life over the internet. I do however, think that a blog could be useful for professional teaching purposes and hope that it will add something innovative and different to my professional development.
I am currently in a grade 4/5 classroom and I believe that working with students who are not only digital natives, but genuinely interested in technology in the classroom will allow me to explore the use of various technological tools for teaching in a positive way. The main pieces of technology available in my classroom are the projector and a smartboard, although neither of these are actively used on a regular basis. I hope to explore how these tools can add some excitement to teaching for both myself, other teacher's in the school and the students.
In reading 'Things You Really Need to Learn' on Stephen Downes blog, there was one particular statement that I strongly disagree with. He states that the skills you learn in school will not equip you to be successful in life. I believe that a large portion of life skills that children learn are shaped by their interactions at school. While these skills are supported by parents at home and through other activities and social interactions outside of school, I believe that school plays a major role in developing a child's ability to interact with others and developing their motivation to learn. Learning inside and outside of school go hand in hand in building the foundations of positive child development.
http://www.downes.ca/
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