Blog Post #7

After watching these videos, i couldn't be more proud of how much more advanced the children are becoming in their education by use of technological tools. Astonished would not be the correct term to describe my emotion when hearing that a kindergartner is achieving at the same assignments as a college curriculum. Albeit, I understand that their grammar and and comprehension aren't as refined quite yet, but still they are implementing these tools at a very early age and accessing skills they will need in their adult life.  

Link to Image: Alabama Virtual Library

After considering how well these students are at engaging these new technological devices, I am concerned about my own strengths on the matter. These students are progressing at such a fast rate, and much more than I will have ever given them credit for. I understand this weakness that the students will most likely be more knowledgeable than I considering the current technology at hand. However, after watching We All Become Learners, by letting myself become a leaner with my students I will be able to be educated by them so the classroom will all be learning together.

 A strength that I have acquired naturally, that I am definitely sure will come in handy with my profession, is my patience. I am and have always been a very patient individual, whether it be learning a new subject myself or trying to educate someone else in a subject that they aren't quite grasping. With the steady rise of technology in the classroom and how the students are reacting to it, I am assured that this patience skill will be quite useful and implemented on a daily basis.

It is just a little frightening that classrooms are being transformed in a way that I had never seen when I was in grade school myself. With iPad's in class to use iMovie and Poplet projects and using the Alabama Virtual Library, I will definitely have to prepare myself in using this technology in relation to my course of study. It is evident that these tools are stimulating to young students and motivates them to provide more input, therefore not considering to use these tools in the classroom would be a waste of good resources.

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