Technology+Integration

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 * The following is a short essay summarizing my thoughts on a video **
 * about technology in schools, and how integrating technology into classrooms has become an important aspect for todays learners, and teachers. This essay also reviews my ideas in using technology in my classroom: **

I enjoyed the video, “Technology Provides Parents a Window on the Classroom by Linking Home to School.” This video clip showed how a student’s work can be accessed by his mother at home through a blackboard system. I like this idea as future teacher, and as a mother. Parents are able to access a child’s grades, along with current and future assignments. Another interesting aspect this video showed was a blog. The student wrote what he did in school that day in a journal, or blog, on the blackboard. His mother could then read his blog to find out what he did that day. Technology integration seems to be a necessary tool for today’s learners. Children appear to be very involved when they’re using computers and technology, often having to problem solve. I would love to work in a school district where computers were available for each student. I would think about how technology could enhance each lesson plan I created. I would also like to use a blackboard system where the student and I could connect with the parents at home. The parents and I could help children who were struggling by communicating lesson plans and identifying the problem early on.