After reviewing my classmates blogs, I learned different ways technology can be useful for a teacher in the classroom. Someone discussed using Photobucket for storing pictures for certain subjects. I thought this was a great idea, I've used Photobucket for my own personal photos but it never occurred to me that it could be used academically. I also noticed that most of my classmates seemed to enjoy using Inspiration for the first time, and found that it could be extremely useful in the classroom.
I would love to learn more about podcasts. I plan on teaching children with low or no vision, and it could be very useful to them for notes to be recorded and available at their own leisure (like a audio notebook). This could be useful because most of my students will not be able to read or write. Recording notes or other classroom information that allows them to listen as many times as they need to would be very beneficial and could possibly enhance their ability to use the senses they have.
My goal for technology in my classroom is that whatever software, computers, or other materials I use has the best interests of my students. It is important to me that I maintain my responsibility as an educator rather than depending on a PowerPoint slideshow to do my job for me. I do not want to allow technology to let me short change my students. However, I do think that there are times when using technology enhances education. For example, Inspiration will allow me to create easy-to-read timelines, graphs, idea webs and other interactive and creative ways to teach.
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