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Class Reflection I did not have high hopes coming into this class. In fact, I was very tempted to drop it before it even began. I did not receive positive feedback from students who took this course last semester. The class was neither helpful nor relevant, they said. After this first class, however, I am very glad I stayed. Technology, as Mr. Summers' emphasized, really is the wave of the future in the classroom. As a beginning teacher, I am on the cusp of the **technical revolution** taking place there. Student's today are of a different mindset then the generations before them. They are constantly surrounded by digital outlets and interesting stimuli. How can we use this for educational purposes? Can we teach students balance through the classroom setting? These are questions I would like to pursue through this class. I like the idea of doing a wiki because it is making me feel more comfortable setting up a website for my future classroom. I'm excited to explore how I can add **technology to my physical education classroom** in another assignment as well.

Multimedia Link



This comic fits with the idea of the digital brained child. A Mac computer is the child's first language but put them in front of something as seemingly simple as a chalk board and they may be confused.

Reading //Understanding Digital Kids: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape// by Ian Jukes, Ted McCain and Lee Crockett

Reflection on Reading I fully sympathize with the stories used to illustrate **TTWWADI.** I fear that I too will get caught in the trap that so easily entangles us as teachers. I especially worry about myself since I watched my parents teach in the same system I will enter into for years. I saw them do it and did not as why then. Why would I question the system now? The answer is of course is because I'm informed. Do I have the creativity and courage needed to make change is probably the better question. The malleability of the brain is an important concept, however, I think it can be used as an argument for things like reading books and writing on paper in addition to digital learning. **A balance needs to be achieved.** Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers, shows that proficiency and expertise comes with 10 000 hours of practice. Students are definitely getting that with technology and that is why they are so good at it. I thought the tips given for teachers were good especially that students process visual before textual and can multi task efficiently. Hopefully I will not be one with perceptual blindness.

Technology Corner



This week I used a podcast software called Audacity. We used this software in biology class to make a short podcast about ourselves. We will be using this software to create 3 minute podcasts about biology.