Blog Post #1
Don't panic...it's disco time. My name is Kate Martinez, and this is my blog. I think technology plays a huge role in teaching and development in the classroom, and should be integrated in all grade levels...to certain extents. For example, Kindergarten could have a screen in their classroom for the teacher to put their daily slide shows showing visual aids of letters, colors, and numbers. Then, in grades like grade 12, you can have the students of an English class record, edit, and post a modern day "movie" of a Shakespeare play to show their understanding in a visual and team work level. I can speak from my own experience when it comes to "witnessing" effective use of technology in a classroom setting. In 8th grade, my district was introduced to Chromebooks for the first time ever, and we used Google sites to create our digital portfolios to show to student led conferences, which used to be on paper. This not only helped me in my creativity skills, but als