Blog post #11

The first video we watched was about how first graders utilize and learn from technology. They're learning more and more on how to use the internet and how to blog effectively. They, like the students in EDM 310 also use smartboards as an effective tool for learning. They use wikipedia as a source for information regularly. Skype is something they use that is very interactive among them and their peers. I like the use of technology in the classroom, however, I wouldn't want it to replace the teacher. Technology is growing faster than we can keep up, but there still needs to be a teacher in the classroom while the students are learning. I believe in the use of technology in the classroom as a tool to help the kids learn, but the students need a teacher to teach and guide them through everything. After all, teachers aren't only teaching material, they're teaching life lessons and how to apply them to every day life.