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Overall, participating in the MiTTEN
project has been a rewarding experience for myself and for the students.
It has allowed me to enhance my skills with technology and integrate them
into the classroom. Creating my E-portfolio gave me more confidence in
using technology. It is one thing to learn and use a program or tool, but
it's another thing to teach it to a room full of 6 year olds.
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As we know, children have different
interests and strengths. By using and allowing the children to use a variety
of software and technology tools, they were each able to find something
that was appealing to them at their level of understanding. We cannot underestimate
children, they are so eager so explore and try new things. Technology met
the varying needs and learning styles of my students. Some students need
motivation to start and finish assignments. By allowing them to use technology
within the lessons, it initiated interest, and made them curious to learn
more about bears. I was glad to see the excitement from them prior to and
during each lesson. I have gotten feedback from parents that the
children have taken this excitement home. One mother reports that her son
wants to go to the library to do research on the computers. Another parent
shared that their first grader was helping older siblings with their PowerPoint
homework. I have also observed some students that are normally quiet or
behind in some academic areas that just acceled when working with technology.
When I see that, it impresses upon me the importance of bringing technology
into the classroom. We as teachers need to move away from the traditional
methods and find new and different ways to motivate and foster children's
excitement to learn.
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