Describe your experience using technology and how you have experienced technology as a student.
Monday, August 25, 2008
I first started using technology in the classroom when I taught in Nashville, NC. I taught math and had used calculators but that was the extent of integrating technology. This was due to the lack of resources and tools available in my school. When computers became available, I began to use them to help me teach students who could not speak English. I worked with them independently as I typed notes and explanations to problems on one side of the computer screen while the students could read the other side of the screen in Spanish.
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My main experience with technology as a student has been with computers. I have learned many new programs in the last couple of years and I have also learned to use a Blog, just as of recently. I think technology is a very important thing to incorporate in the classroom not only because it can be fun, but it can be a very good learning experience as well.
I also came from a school that was low on resources. The idea of using computer to work with students who didn't speak English very well is a great idea. As I came to college, technology was integrated more in the classroom than I was used to and I am still learning how to use a lot of it. It is better to teach students these technologies at a younger age because as we get older it becomes harder for us to grasp and learn these ideas.
My experience with technology through my school years was mostly just computers and internet sources. Since technology has just recently become more advanced, Ive become more knowledgable with new things through college. In college now we have smart boards and permethian boards that are touch screens and help students to learn and be active in the classroom. There is also powerpoints and other technological ways to have a lesson plan introduced to a classroom. Its interesting to watch how technology has become so big and expands so much over a short period of time.
My schools over the years did not use technology that often. The most technologically advanced thing they had was a document camera in high school. But, not all classrooms had the opportunity to have one and they had to use overhead projectors. Other than going to the computer lab every once in a while, my schools did not use any other form of technology in their teaching. I wish we had been introduced to technology at an earlier age and more often. It is a very helpful resource and it can do so much more for a student than a simple worksheet.
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My experience with technology has been brief and limited up until I enrolled in this class, Technology in Education. Before, I had really only used Power Point and Internet sites. Once, I used a program called Whiteboard for a class presentation, but since that was only once, I know I have already forgotten how to use the program. As a student learning about technology, I realize I was at a disadvantage not developing technical skills earlier. For this reason, learning how to podcast, blog, and use other sources of technology can be scary, but exciting!
Throughout school I have witnessed the use of technology in many of my classes. However, it was used by the teacher and the students were not given the opportunity to complete hands on activities. Teachers would incorporate the use of technology mainly through power point presentations. Unfortunately though, our school did not have an abundance of resources which did not allow for these type of experiences by all students.
As a high school student, technology was not a big part of my school experience. Now that I have spent two full years in college, I use technology all the time. Technology has been very helpful in keeping contact with fellow students and teachers, as well as completing assignments. I have used the computer for almost every assignment I have done, whether it was for research or powerpoint presentations. Technology has made my experience as a student easier.
I have been very fortunate to have attended schools with technology involoved in them. We have always had computer labs and at least one computer for each classroom. We were introduced to computers at a young age to learn the basics and in middle school began to complete projects in spreadsheets, powerpoints, and microsoft word.
Although we had access to a considerable amount of technology, the teachers did not put it to use like they could have. They did not think outside of the box and let us use it for anything other than the standard papers and research projects. The assignments we recieved were often tedious and boring, frequently becoming a chore that you could quickly complete and fake.
Had the teachers used their resources to their full potential we could have had many fun activities and integrated technology into ALL subjects, not just english and an occasional social studies powerpoint. We never got to share with the class or review our work, we just did projects for the sake of taking up time in tech class adn practicing our computer skills, which we probably knew more about than the teacher.
I did not use much technology in my high school classes. Our school did not have the recources for us to do so. In college I have used many different kinds of mathematics software. This software really helps you get a visual of the math that you are learning. By looking at what is going on with the math, it makes it much easier to understand. Other advantages to using software is it makes it easier. For a stat or modeling class, you can use excel or minitab to input information and formulas and run your own experiments.
Throughout my schooling, technology had a small part in how I learned. In elementary school, we would visit computer labs once or twice per week and use calculators in math class. Once I got into middle and high school, I had to use computers for research and projects. It is a lot easier to search the library catalog on the computer than using the old fashioned card catalog. My high school Spanish classes used audacity to record our voices and respond to questions. By the time I was 12 I had my own e-mail account. Overall, my experience with technology has been a good one. It is helpful to be able to use technology because it can save time. It also keeps people connected, which is important to me now that I am away from home.
I mostly use technology for its social uses. I have also used technology to make presentations in many of my classes. I have experienced technology as a student in a class in middle school when the teacher taught us for a semester how to use PowerPoint. I have also used technology when I took a music technology class in high school. In that class we learned how to make music tracks with a Midi keyboard. We also learned how to modify them after we made them.
I first experienced technology within the classroom during elementary school. During my library class, we would visit the computer lab and complete a variety of projects. Most of the projects were completed with powerpoint, so I became familiar with the program early on. Once I was enrolled in middle school, I found myself working with various programs on a computer such as Microsoft Word. This exposure prepared me for the numerous high school assignments that were required to be typed on Word.
I belive that all students should be given early exposure to technology so they will be prepared for the later years of education. Personally, I feel my preperation was a huge help because once I entered high school, teachers assumed that we knew how to navigate certain programs.
I began using technology resources during my elementary years. My teachers first introduced me to calculators, viewing overhead projector material and of course computers. I began with the basics in computers such as learning where the letters are on the keyboard and as the years progressed so did my knowledge of computers. As I got older technology was incorporated into my teachers lessons more and more. I still do not know a whole about computers just because I have not practiced using them much. I know how to navigate the internet and use basic softwares like microsoft office but I am not so knowledgeable on much else. The more my teachers integrate technology the more i will learn about them.
As a student I experienced technology in the classroom since early elementary school. I used computers once a week during class to type reports after hand writing them. I used a calculator for math problems. In middle school I used a computer almost everyday to research information on the web and to write reports. In highschool I got more familiar with technology and used it to make spreadsheets, graphic organizers, powerpoints and homework assignments. Technology changed information and the way people can get information everyday. Technology definitley helped me as a student learn new information, and how to display it. Technology gets the students involved with what they are learning and sometimes more interested because it is interactive.
As a student I have used little no technology in the classroom, untill my college career. In elementary school the only technology that I was avaliable to was a overhead projector and one computer per classroom. I did however, was required to take a computer class, which was focused on getting the students comfortable with the computer- such as typing, using a word prgram, etc. Other than that one class, I learned about technology on my own and through my own experiance at home and not in classroom. With all this new technology that we have today, we as pending teachers should prepare oursleves for our classrooms by becoming comfortable with the tools that we are given to give our students the best learning experiance.
As of right now my experience with technology to some might seem limited. I think that I do pretty well at learning new things with technology and catch on pretty quickly. Most of the technology that I use currently consists of the Internet and Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. I feel that I know a little more than the basics in those areas but there is always room for improvement. As a student, technology is used in each of my class and has been for the last ten years, each year I feel that technology is getting more inter-laced with the curriculum that I am being taught. Each semester I learn something different that is technology based that can be used for one thing or another, and that's a lot considering that I have been in college of and on for the last ten years. I enjoy using the computer and will always try to keep learning about this technology and share what I learn with others.
I remember my first experience with technology was in first grade when we would go to the computer lab to play games and paint on the computer. The game that everyone was crazy about was “Dinosaur Park Tycoon.” As I progressed through school, the use of technology also grew. Not only did we use computers for research and word processing, but teachers began to use it with their lessons. In Fourth Grade I remember we used a projector to shine our slideshows that we made up onto a screen. This was the first time that any of us had seen this and we were very impressed. The projector soon became a common tool in the classroom. Because of my school system’s aggressive technology integration program, technology enhanced my learning experience by allowing me to find information faster and with greater ease. One of the greatest consequences of technology use was that we as students were held to a high standard because of the amount of technology we had available to us. Sometimes this standard was a little too high and assignments that should have been given 3 days to complete before technology, we now required to be done in 1 day. While technology allowed us to complete work faster, it was still an unfair expectation. But the best use of technology was by far the semester I spent learning how t0 program in Q-Basic code. Thanks to this new class that was offered in High School, I began to appreciate technology more and the amount of work that goes behind it, instead of taking it for granted.
I have had technology integrated into my classrooms since early in my education. In my first elementary school I was exposed to computer classes and typing and comoputer games. I learned a lot more in high school when I completed what was called a "career completor" and involved computer grapdics courses. I loved these classes and continue to love learning about technology and it's different tools.
I honestly used to be very indifferent about technology. I never got into things like AIM, when all my other friends were always using it; I hand-wrote my papers in school until we weren't allowed to anymore, because I liked writing; and I barely spent any time on the computer. I wasn't against technology or anything, there just wasn't anything compelling about it that made me want to explore the world of technolody. Nowadays, though, things are much different. As bad as it sounds, I can't imagine life without technology, especially computers. I am on the computer so much, either doing homework,checking email, using online banking, conducting research, making connections, etc. I don't go a single day without getting on my computer, or on the internet. It has helped make my experience as a college student so much easier, and I am positive it will be just as resourceful and beneficial when I graduate and start teaching.
Throughout my education, the level of technology integration I have experienced has changed. In elementry school we had a few computers which were not used often. In middle school and high school we had more and better computers available. We didn't often use them in class, however, we had more chances to use them out of class. Now in college, there are many different technologies at my disposal.
My experience has been very limited, especially for someone my age. My generation is the tech generation. I feel like I am somewhat behind and I become a little overwhelmed with some stuff. I have had the basic computer classes. I can surf the net, create PowerPoints, write papers and other such things as that. The podcasting, and creating websites are very new to me and I am doing my best to keep up with everything. My experience has been woth computers and some projection technology, but that is it. I hope taking this class will help me to learn more ways to use technology (which it already has) and to prepare me to use technology in the future as a teacher and with my future students.
My first experience that I can remember using computers was during my freshman year of high school. The class taught me very basic concepts in Word and Powerpoint. In tenth grade I decided to transfer from private to public school. At my new school they required every student to take "keyboarding", which I thought it would be fun learning how to play the piano...I soon found out that it was teaching how to type using two hands. All I really remember is having a work book and typing until I couldn't feel my figures.
I've had a lot of experience with technology as a student. In high school, basically everything was required to be done on the computer. Therefore, I was on the computer a lot and became very tech savy. Since I entered college, I have also been using "clickers" in my psychology classes. They allow students to participate in class without even speaking or raising their hand (I think they're amazing). We use them to answer questions, take attendance, show our opinions and other various things. Overall, my experiences with technology have been great.
My main experience with computers didn't really come untill I was out of high school. I never really used the internet much but to use instant messanger. Even through grade school the only computer time that I really had was playing Oregon Trail and other silly games like that. My school didn't have a lot of technology in it. We had one room with computers in it but that was only for keyboarding class. Then once I got to college I was introduced to discussion boards, facebook, and my classes. I would have to say that I am still learning and exploring.
The main use of technology in education was the use of computers through my classes. While in elementary school, my usage of computers was mainly to practice typing and playing games. In high school I learned to use different programs on computers like office and other programs. But now that I am in college, I have began to use different programs like SmartDraw and audacity. I started to use programs outside of school with my friends and our "band" but not to the extent of what we are using now. Now, I use technology all of the time in my education due to the advances and the requirements for it.
I have experienced technology as a student to some degree. In middle school we had computer class every other day. During this time we would mainly do typing drills to teach us proper typing techniques. On occasion we would have assignments such as creating a brochure for a tourist location and creating PowerPoints about ourselves. Some of my other classes required us to make PowerPoints as well. In high school I used word processor a lot and was required to use the internet for some assignments. Again, PowerPoint was frequently used. I think that most of my teachers in general probably used technology to the fullest extent that they knew how to at the time. I believe that future teachers will have a much greater understanding of technology and will thus expose students to new ways of learning.
I think technology can be extremely frustrating both in the classroom and out. As a student I have seen everything from Promethian Boards to Power Point and just regular Microsoft Word. All of my papers are supposed to typed and a lot of time presentations that I do are expected to be done in Power Point. For the most part I love it because it makes everything easier but when it goes bad and the programs don't work well, it makes me want to throw my computer through a window.
In elementary school we used computers in the library. We used computer programs to practice reading or math. In middle school we had classes that worked more with how to type, write emails, and memos. I also learned how to make power point presentations in middle school, and how to use a graphing calculator. In high school there was not much involvement with computers except if we needed to do research in the library. I think the only class I really used computers for was Yearbook because that is how we designed the pages. I think that I learned more about technology from friends outside of school;how to use the internet, email, AIM, downloading music. Computers and internet was starting to be more integrated in to classrooms as I entered high school. Being a student at SU has really opened my eyes in the use of technology. Almost everything you do, you have to use some sort of technology. Education is going to change drastically when I become a teacher, so I hope I can gain all the experience I can get while I am at Salisbury University.
In high school, I was not exposed to technology in ways that many others have been. I was never taught the importance of technology and up until now, figured I would have a choice of whether or not I used technology. Now I see that my future students will need to learn how to use it and I will have to teach them. My experience with technology has not been helpful to me and hopefully I can help my students so that they are not put in the same situation.
I did not use technology in my education besides a calculator and handheld dictionary until middle school. Even in middle and most of high school we only used the computer to type papers. I was exposed to one high school accounting class where we used computers about twice a week. Although I did not have much exposure to technology in my education, I recognize the importance and plan on taking the necessary steps to make sure I am a teacher who uses technology correctly in my classroom to help my students learn.
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