Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Week 1- My personal thoughts and reflections.... Technology, then and now.

I remember back to when I was in primary school. It was during the mid-late 80’s and Commodore 64’s were all the rage! I can remember how excited my class got when we were allowed to play Pac Man. We had to wait what seemed like hours for the computers to boot up but once they did it was all worth it. How times have changed. Here I am in 2009 learning how to use programs like Inspiration and publishing my work on a blog…

The technology children have available to them today is amazing. I like the idea of teaching children how to use technology to enhance their lives rather than teaching them how to use it purely for the sake of it. I suppose I like that concept in general when it comes to being a teacher. The more you can demonstrate how something relates to everyday life the more receptive I believe children will be...

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