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As my semester in my technology class come to a close, I was wondering what technologies I would use the most when I begin teaching. I've discovered a lot of new tools to help me and my students. I was wondering what technology you absolutely could not live without in your classroom. Why? Thanks for all your help this year!

My cooperating teacher in my placement uses kidspiration as a station during a reading and writing workshop. How commonly do you think this program is used by students? The students in my class really seem to enjoy it. It appears to be a great way for them to organize their thoughts and gain skills on the computer. I have noticed, however, that some of the students have very limited skills on the computer. They are second grade students. I have definitely seen improvement over the past couple we… Continue

No doubt you've noticed a lot of people from my class blogging on voicethreads the past couple weeks. For an assignment in our class, we created a voicethread with a partner that we could use in the classroom. My partner and I created a voicethread on erosion that could be used as a station in a science circus on weathering and erosion. I'd love to have some feedback if you have any.

The address is: http://voicethread.com/#u160882.b207398.i1088938

I've been looking at a lot of examples of webquests lately for my class. I like that while the teacher directs the project, the student synthesizes the information they research by themselves or with their team. I've had a difficult time finding webquests that still have active links. Have you found it easy to incorporate webquests into your classroom that have been created by other teachers? I also have been a little intimated by the scope of the project. It seems like webquests take a lot of p… Continue

For the past couple weeks, I have been learning my way around lots of tools that could be useful in the classroom. I've really enjoyed discovering a lot of resources I didn't know about before. I have already started to incorporate some of them into my daily use of technology. I have seen how they can help me personally, but I am still a little confused for how they can be integrated into the classroom, especially in the elementary school grade. I also feel a little overwhelmed by how many resou… Continue