What I learned from Ms. Cassidy.

          For this blog post I get to write about a fascinating teacher named Ms. Cassidy. Ms. Cassidy is a first grade teacher who often uses technology to help her students learn in the classroom. You read correctly, she uses technology with 6 and 7 year olds. I think this is a step in the right direction. Children can learn so much from technology, and it is something that is not going to go away anytime soon.

          Ms. Cassidy uses technology as a tool for her students to learn. One technique that I think is very beneficial for the students is allowing her students to make blogposts. By allowing her students to write blog posts and publish their ideas, she is enabling them to be able to think about what they are putting on the internet. The students get excited about knowing people from all over the world are paying attention to what they write. Writing the blog posts also helps students with their writing skills and spelling. I also like the idea of teaching the students how to respond to other people’s blog post on the internet. She also utilized skype which allows her to have guest speakers like a Geologist talk to her students.

          I most likely will utilize skype in my future classroom. I love the idea of being able to have a specialist talk to my students. They could inspire my students in a way that maybe I would not have been able to, and the students could learn a lot about different aspects of the specialist’s field. The only impediments that I might have with this is being sure that I have a good enough internet connection for skype, and finding people that would be willing to talk to my students. I also really like the idea of having a classroom blog or webpage that students can access from home to help them with their schoolwork. It would also be beneficial for the parents to stay updated with what their child is learning each week. 

Picture from: Christian Schnettelker; http://www.manoftaste.de/