Ways to Integrate Technology

     Three different ways that I will integrate technology into my classroom are through the use of a SMARTboard (if available), blog posts, and interactive reusable learning objects. I teach first grade and I have a SMARTboard in my classroom. I integrate technology into my classroom by using the interactive functions of the SMART technologies. I will have a student-centered learning environment, where my students get to come to the board and actively participate in my class. I want my students to make discoveries and come to their own understandings, and I feel that the SMARTboard allows students to really get active in their learning. I also have a classroom blog. I do not have my students write blog posts, but rather I use the blog as a communication device with parents and to create an open classroom environment. I post relevant information (homework assignments, calendars, events) and classroom experiences so that parents can have a feel of what is happening in my classroom. I also include Scratch in my classroom. I will create iRLOs that can further my student's thinking and help them practice skills. These are just a few of the technologies that I will incorporate into my classroom.