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I really like this article because it addresses the need for learning to be relevant to the students. It is important for students to use what they have learned and technology provides a great outlet for that use.

Reading this article made me get excited about the possibilities of teaching with creativity and application. I agree with the author when she wrote, "I'd rather know that my kids were creating something of meaning, value, and I hope, beauty for people other than just their teachers, and that those creations had the opportunity to live in the world. That they were thinking hard about audience. That they were learning how to network and collaborate with others. That they were developing "proficiency with the tools of technology," learning to "design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes," and becoming literate in the process. Real work for real audiences is, of course, hard to find in the current standardized testing regime." I could not have said it better myself! It seems that employers are looking for people who possess the quality of "working well with others". This new integrated classroom setup would allow for so many different learners to excel! Incredible article!

I enjoyed this article but also disagreed with it due to the fact that it is not possible for most students to complete some of these because they may not have access to a computer. They are great ideas but you have to look at your students before making it an assignment.

Since early childhood is my area, I thought that this was a nice article that summarized using technology in the classroom when working with the younger grades. It also goes over safety when using the internet and has important tips and reminders when working with early childhood and technology in the classroom. In the past, some educators and researchers have voiced concerns about the use of the Internet and computers in general with young children. However, recent research indicates that when integrated properly into early childhood classroom environment, the Internet can be an effective teaching tool, empowering children to take a more active role in their learning.

Early childhood is also my area in which I will be getting my degree in. I thought this article was very helpful in the areas of telling us what an early childhood student was capable of doing. This article let me know it was okay for younger students to go online in a classroom was long as we checked out the websites and they were age appropriate. I learned that websites need to hold their attention, have sounds and colors to make learning more fun for them. The questions that you ask need to be precise and direct. Technology plays a very important role in the early education field, so that they can get used to technology and how to also learn from the computer not just from a teacher. In this article they also mentioned that websites can help with letter recognition, word and picture connection activities. We should use technology as something to go to when a child needs to learn something a different way or just needs more practice!

This is a great example of using computers and technology to create differentiated learning within one classroom.

As a special education major, this article really relates to daily activities I can experience in the classroom. Technology gives special education teachers an opportunity to watch students learn on their own at their own levels, rather than teaching at an intermediate level where all kids can learn.

I so enjoyed reading this article about new ideas of learning with students. It is imperative that we, as future teachers, learn to engage students where they are at and also where they are going. It's incredible to think how fast computers and technology have changed our lives, however this fast-paced world of new gizmos and gadgets is the "norm" for our students. When the article talked about, "The school hardly seems like it would be ground zero for high-tech educational innovation. It occupies a clean but unremarkable building on a quiet wooded street near a seemingly endless series of strip malls. Many of the teachers, and almost the entire corps of key technology leaders, are older women -- not your stereotypical technology mavens. Yet these veteran educators are living proof that success lies not in the flashiness of the gizmos you have but in how well you use them." It will be critical that we keep up with the ever-changing types of technology so that we can best serve our students.

I found this article very interesting! The classroom was more like an office. The students have their own personal learning desks and cubicles. I think that learning will be maximized when each students individual needs are met, and they are in this classroom Designers of the Minnesota School of Environmental Studies (SES) were years ahead of the curve when it came to creating collaborative classrooms that would one day accommodate learning technologies that in 1995 had yet to be conceived--let alone developed and marketed to the educational sector.

This article was interesting for me to read being a teacher! I think that it's very cool that they have students desks look more like offices. This school is called the "Zoo School" and it serves 400 students in the 11th and 12th grade. They get to customize their workstations like employees do at work! They don't get taught at their desks they all get back together and sit at a longer table much like college and learn that way! I think this is neat and a different idea! They said in their article that the students were "thriving here" so I think they have caught on to something wonderful!

Essays on Teaching | By: Catherine Balmeo (02/13/12) Views: 880 One of the challenges that educators face at present is on how to address the students' diversity in the classroom. Dr. Silver emphasized on the students' diversity that encompass readiness, gender, culture, home environment, learning styles, intelligence preferences and interest (Laureate,2007).

The reason why I chose this article is because of the picture. It shows what they think technology will be like in eduction by 2040.

While I have never twittered, I think it is important to use the technology that students are already using to incorporate technology into the classroom. For me, this is a "whole package" approach, so learning (celebrating an author's birthday, etc.) just becomes part of a daily Twitter routine, instead of something done inside the classroom only.

This article talks about pros and cons with young children and using technology in the classroom. He says that it needs to be done at particular times and should take away from the social development that these children at this age are learning. Timing is everything to technology and children at a young age. Parents and teachers need to take in account, when they are using the technology application what are they missing out on? Social interactions, play time, nap time or just free time. This time could also be a time where the parent and the child can spend time together to learn and teach each other about what they are doing with the technology.

This is an awesome article on how you can move away from traditional teaching practices such as drill and practice which kids do not like and do something fun such as letting them play games to learn and practice the skills they need.

Digital learning environment designed for differentiated education.

This article just makes it clear that the use of I-CAN is really a great tool for classrooms. This tool makes it easy for children to communicate with others and be independent with their own projects. It allows creativity and that is something we need more of in the classrooms.

I think the I-CAN technology seems really neat. It's like out Blackboard at oul but it also has job opportunity postings and is more tuned to the professional side of college students.

Middle school students are motivated by experiential learning activities. Effective technology-based activities require students to do more than look up information; they require students to "do" something with it. Using Technology to Motivate Middle School Students For middle school teachers and students, the research is highly supportive of the use of technology integration in the classroom.