Tech+Integration

The video that I decided to watch was called “Tech Fueled Differentiated Instruction Engages Elementary School Students.” I really liked this video because it pertained to an elementary school setting, which is where I want to teach. The video was set up in a very convenient, easy-to-follow fashion. It would show certain situations that the kids or teachers were in and entitle the situation with a buzz word in the video. For example, the video showed the teachers sitting at a round table talking about their lessons and while the video showed the teachers, the word collaboration came up. I obtained a lot of information from this video that pertains to integrating technology into the classroom. I learned that one way to really differentiate your instruction as a teacher is to have several technology stations in the classroom where the students can learn at their own pace and have a variety of learning mechanisms. I believe that technology integration is a vital component for today’s classroom. The use of technology can help students get more of an individualized instruction where they can go at their own pace. It can help children have that one-on-one support with the teacher, and it keeps the students more engaged with their learning. I would like to integrate technology into my future classroom by having a technology “station” where my students can practice their reading, writing, and arithmetic on specific educational software. I would also like to have my students use computer software (i.e. Power Point, Microsoft word, Photoshop etc.) to create projects. It would be a great way for students to creatively use technology.

//For this assignment we were supposed to watch a video on the integration of technology in todays classroom. We were then supposed to write a reflection on the videos and then write about how we may integrate technology into our classroom.//