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PLE #10

One thing I've learned from watching these videos about using technology with children is that even young children can use technology. Of course the younger they are, the more help and modeling they need, but they can still do it.
It was also interesting to see the different ways that they used technology with the students. Most of them used computers, but they also used projectors to project what they had done on the computers. It looked like the students in these videos understood fairly well how to use computers. It looks like these videos were made a few years ago, so the students now have an even better knowledge of computers since most of them have been surrounded by them their whole lives.
So I guess the most important things I learned from watching these videos is to not underestimate childrens' abilities to use technology. They know a lot more than we might think they do, but they can also do a lot with our help. And it makes learning fun and engaging.

PLE #9

I was kind of surprised at how little technology is available in the classroom I'm in. Basically the only things that are in the classroom are the teacher's laptop (Mac), an overhead projector, and a stereo. There are more resources available to use, but they are either shared as a grade or as a school. I think the other schools I've been in before had a lot more technology that was available in each classroom. So I think I just forgot that not all schools have the money to have all of those resources. It kind of helped me see how lucky those other schools are, and that they should be making use of the technology that they have available for their use.

I completed parts 1 and 2 for this week's PLE