Post #7

I feel presentation software like powerpoint is a great thing to use in the classroom especially for certain subjects. I will be teaching a second grade class, and they love movies and pictures. So i will be using powerpoint a lot for presentation of new information with math reading and even english. I can make games to go with all subjects. The only issue with presentation software would be for the people who don't do well with visual learning and are more audio and hands on. So i will hopefully be able to figure something out to incorportate all styles.

I plan to make short powerpoints with litte but thurough information. I feel if you put too much on one slide and too many slides the students will get bored and fall asleep or stop paying attention. I will use fun creative pictures, and lots of sounds to keep the kids interested. With certain subjects you could include youtube videos or movie clips to explain or further emphasize definitions or subjects. I feel also the colors of the backgrounds and the text size and style are very important to attract the students but not distract from the meaning of the presentation andthe information presented.

I think technology is a great tool for the classroom and also outside of school but I feel technology is growing way too fast. Students not only have cell phones which have texting, but now phones are having internet and some even have games and special apps. This can take away the focus on learning if the students are always on their phones. I used to always be texting in class but I did have a few teachers that used to take my phone away if they saw it out and they really watched. I hated them at the time for it but I thank them now because the classes i didnt do as well in were the classes with teachers that didn't care about phones. Also even though schools block certain websites like facebook and myspace, when students are allowed on computers or to go the the computer lab to do research or papers a lot of the time they are playing games and getting off task. I feel that internet is a great resource but has become just a fun source and is no longer being used for the right things especially in schools. But as much and the internet and other technologies is great in classes i still plan on having some old fashioned stuff like books and handwirtten stuff. I feel that the only way to keep students on their toes and keep them on task is to have a mixture of both. When they are at school they need to be learning not playing games or on their phone.