Friday, January 20, 2012

Technology and the classroom

Looking at all the different technology that we will be using for this class, it makes my head spin a little when I think about incorporating it all into the classroom.  See, I'm a speech therapist, therefore my therapy sessions are not necessary considered a classroom - well in my eyes that is.  However, I have been using the iPad and different computer software in my sessions for a while now and the kids love it.  I think they enjoy the animations and interactoin of the technology more so than just working with paper and pencil.  I have used a feed reader and blog before for other classes, but just didn't keep up with them after the class, but I think the feed reader is something that I do need to continue to use to keep up with what is going on in the world and new therapy ideas.  I bought my daugther an ereader for Christmas and she loves it so much that I am thinking about getting me one.  I do like the idea of instant gratification of a book to read when I want it - it just amazes me how advanced we are becoming in this world  - will library become nonexistant in the future?  My science fiction mind tells me they will.

2 comments:

  1. I would LOVE to have an ipad in my classroom! However, my funds and Greenup's funds won't allow it! It would be great to implement all the new technology if we had the money to do so in our school systems!

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  2. HAHA Heather! but as much as I am excited I have one for my sessions, Greenup won't give us any money to purchase apps for them! Such a cliche! Therefore I'm limited to what I can put on it because I just can't afford to purchase a $100 speech therapy app myself!!

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