So far I have had a pretty fun experience in this class as I have learned how to engage children in this very technology savvy generation. In a class I took last semester we took a lot of time out to explore the importance of technology in the classroom, and I recall watching a video that had students holding up posters encouraging teachers to engage them. I think we might have watched the same one the first week in this class, but it really impacted me and I want to learn as much as I can about technology and how to go about incorporating it in day to day activities. After doing some research on robotics, Lego's, and the music sketchpad; I have gained knowledge on some more fun ways schools are attempting to bring technology into the classroom. Robotics is a fun way that students are able to discover a passion for math, science, and engineering. They no longer just have to sit with a teacher at the front listening to lectures that might last 90 minutes, instead they get to be involved in building a robot using Lego bricks and taking that very robot to competition against other schools. Lego's are a big hit for many young children, I know that my little brother use to be mesmerized by the phenomena building for hours. What I didn't realize then is that even teens and older kids can appreciate Lego's and even use them to build up a more fulfilled learning experience. Lego bricks are one component of being able to build a robot in robotics, many schools use this along with a motor to create the robot. In turn; this gives students a way to learn because math, science, engineering, and technology are skills that produce the outcome. I don't want to be that teacher that ignores our students cry, Do you??
So let's go out there and make a difference, using what children have grown to know and love. That's TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!
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