Reflection 1.2
When I first commenced this course, I was still under the impression that schools were using whiteboards and overhead projectors, but how wrong was I!. I am absolutely amazed at the technological changes there has been in the classroom and I am looking forward to the challenges of using technology to teach children.
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As we live in an age of technology of tablets, desktops and laptops, and from my own experience of having 6 children, each whom can navigate their way around their IPADS, I believe that children will be naturally drawn and familiar with using technology for education. I have observed and tested some of the applications currently used in the classroom at my children's school such as Reading Eggs and Mathletics and I can definitely see the value in providing this avenue to engage and encourage children to want to learn. After all, learning can be heaps of fun!.
I can understand that some people may feel quite daunted by using technology both in every day life and in the classroom, however I believe that if you take little steps at a time - and those small steps turn into bigger steps - they will soon realise that its not as complicated as first thought.
I also take this approach to learning new ideas and try to look at things as more of a challenge to overcome.
I am definitely committed to the delivery of new information and to letting my students research and seek out knowledge in areas that they are interested in. My oldest son constantly researches information on the internet on planets, and the solar system. He quite often searches YouTube videos and has even showed me a video clip on the different sounds that each planet makes out in space.
My main concern is that the information they learn is correct and accurate, however I believe that if the knowledge has been obtained a from credible resource such as NASA or CSIRO, there shouldn't be any concerns.
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