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EDU 201

Liza Eykyn &

Samantha Reynolds

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• The kindergarten class I observed are given the I pads

during their center time. They get to play many different

learning games on them. The kids can play number games,

money games, etc. I think that the I pad was a great idea to

put in schools because it makes the student want to learn

more than it would if they just had a textbook. Learning is

now fun for them!

• The EMD class I observed used I pads as a form of reward.

When the students finished their regular class work they

were given I pads to play educational games. Each student

was able to play a game that catered to their weaknesses;

both educationally and physically. The students loved using

the I pads and it seemed to benefit them greatly.

• The SMART Board is an interactive screen that can use

touch to operate. At Fulmer Middle School the teachers used

their SMART Boards as basic projectors and did not really

use it as an interactive learning tool. On the other hand, at

Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology the teachers

took full advantage of their SMART Boards. The students

used the boards to work on spelling through the use of

games and after they watched movies they used the board to

exercise. The students went into another classroom to

watch baby chicks on the SMART Board using the document

presenter. The ways in which a SMART Board can be used in

the classroom are endless!

• The SMART Table is a touch screen table that allows

students to play different games, to learn different lessons,

and to help each other out on various learning activities. At

Earl Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology, only three

kids are allowed at the table. This rule gives the kids

opportunities for all to have a turn at the table and to learn

at their own pace, while the others around the table help.

The teacher assigns the activity, and without instructing the

students what to do, they begin the activity. It is indeed a

tool that allows students to work together and to learn

without much additional instruction by the teacher.

• The document presenter is a really cool camera that can be

projected on the overhead or smart board. The kids were

learning about worms and the teacher put a worm in a cup

with grass and rocks and put the document presenter over

the cup so the kids got to watch the worm to see what it

does everyday. I think that that’s a great way for kids to

learn because it really gets them involved. You can watch

how excited each of them get because they get to see it in

real life.

• One really cool thing that I learned at Fulmer Middle School

was something called “Class Dojo.” Class Dojo can be done

by the instructor on a cell phone and you can tell what your

students are doing wrong and what they’re doing right. If a

student is doing badly, you can send an email to their

parents right off of the app. This allows the parent to know

their kids progress in the classroom.

• While observing at Fulmer Middle School I was able to see

the students use the Ed Modo program. The honor students

went to the computer lab to work on a project about fossils,

the teacher made this easier by posting the assignment on

Ed Modo. After logging into their accounts each student was

able to see the assignment as well as videos and

PowerPoints that the teacher posted. This prevented the

students from asking a lot of questions and enabled them to

finish their work faster and more efficiently. Ed Modo allows

students to keep up with their assignments and chat with

teachers and other students. Ed Modo is a great tool for both

the teachers and the students!