Reading Response Blog Assignment: Ch 6&11:


In Chapter 6 they talk about all the technology you could use in your classroom. Some of the  technology is voice activated devices, touch screen computer screens, handheld devices, smartphones, and mini laptops. I would personally like to teach in a classroom with a lot of technology because, it will keep the kids engaged and you have more options on how to teach you lessons. but with more technology comes more problems with getting it to work so you will also have to have a back up incase it doesn't  go as planned.
In chapter 11 they talk about audiovisual technology being used in a classroom. For audio one traditional technology is the cassette players that read the books to you while you follow along.  you could use this as a learning center where the kids have to go and listen to the books if they don't have the tools to read on their own yet.  An emerging technology for audio would be internet radio. you could use this to listen to different country's radio stations. you could use it for science and music. you can even use it if your doing a government lesson where you listen to the national news. Next is visual technology in a classroom. a traditional form of visual tech would be chalkboard you can use it to write on to show what your talking about and to form and idea. An emerging technology would be the smart boards, you could use these boards to show videos. pictures, power points, and to display activities where the kids can come up and use it.