Tech+Integration

__**Technology Integration**__

The video I chose to watch was called Tech-Fueled Differentiated Instruction Engages Elementary Students. This video is about how an elementary school in South Carolina has noticed a skyrocketing achievement level in their students with the use of technology in the classroom. I thought this video was great because it showed all of the different things that children are now doing with technology and it seems to be much more interesting and easier to understand for the children. One classroom that I saw had computers, clickers, pom pilots and smart boards that were all being used daily. They also started doing assessments like MAPS testing online. Every week teachers at this school attend a collaborative meeting that helps staff develop what technology would do for them the next school week. I really enjoyed this video because I noticed that the students were more involved with their work and did not seem to be bored with their duties.

I believe that technology integration is extremely important in today’s classroom and should continue to be used in the future. As the first video mentioned, student’s today are much more familiar with technology than their teachers because they were born into a generation where all of this new technology already existed. Having this knowledge will greatly help the student’s because they will already have the sense of knowing what to do. When I become a teacher, I think I would really enjoy using the Smart Board with my students because it is a much more hands on way of showing the students what is to be done. I also think that having computers in my classroom will help out my students because they are billions of activities that the students could work on to enhance their learning.


 * Reflection:** Learning about why technology integration is so important seemed to be very beneficial because it showed me how technology in this world is changing so much and how important it is becoming for students and teachers.