Blog #11

First Graders in Mrs. Cassidy's Class
I think it is so great that Mrs. Cassidy is an advocate for technology and pushes it towards her students. It is so great the skills these young children have acquired at just a little age. Imagine the things they will be able to do later on down the road. She has given them one of the greatest tools they are going to need while growing up in their era. It's so great how excited they are about using the internet and it's also equally important that she has shown them the rules and tools to apply to using the internet safely. She is letting these kids express themselves. They are learning things that are going to be so valuable to them in the future.

Cassidy Skype
I think it is amazing the ways people have been able to use technology. It is so great that we are able to use something like skype to talk to people half the world a way. How great it is that children can use skype in the classroom to communicate with other students all around the world. It's just amazing. If I were teaching an elementary class, I would definitely input the use of skype into my class! I would have a class blog that each student posted to, but would also have an area where parents can see lesson plans, games, activities and so forth the students have done or will do in the future. I think the only problem with having/wanting to use computers in the classroom is the fact that some students may not have the ability to do extra learning from home. Unfortunately there are still a lot of children who's family cannot afford a computer! These students would not be able to show their parents what they are learning and get extra practice.