I am always amazed at just how little I knew about technology and how it can be used in the classroom to enhance learning. To me there were power point presentations and internet searches with an occasional class blog. Dr. Christie’s site really got me excited about how I could improve the quality of my instruction and my students’ enjoyment of it. I’m going to teach English and eventually History as well. I thought about the web quests and geocache projects Dr. Christie spoke wrote about. There is so much I could do with those!
For my English classes I could have them do a web quest. They could look for Shakespeare references on websites and blogs to see just how influential his writing is. For my history classes I could set up a treasure hunt around the school. The students could learn about Schindler’s Gold and then search for plastic Easter eggs filled with various things like chocolate coins and bonus questions they could answer for extra credit. By using the GPS tools they would also be learning about the systems real archeologists today use. I look forward to using technology in my classroom because I feel my students will truly enjoy AND retain what they have learned with me.
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