Dawn+Jackson

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When I read about the conference I was really interested in how I could impliment technology into my classroom. I had been approved for a technology package (Mimio board, Document camera, LCD projector and laptop). I was excited about attending some of the sessions to understand how I could maximize the technology in my classroom. I attended the: How can I incorporate Interactive learning for student achievement in the classroom. I didn't feel as though I learned alot that I hadn't learned through working with the Mimio Board (my husband has one in his classroom). I attended Teach writing effectively with digital age technology. What I found in the seminar it seemed more of an attempt to sell their materials and not how I can use my current technology to add my students in writing effectively. My students use several tools to become effective writers and with limited time I didn't feel that the Write to learn was something that I would impliment in my classroom. We are now using Step up to Writing and I believe this to be an poowerful program that will assist my students in their writing. The booths were quite interesting to look at and reading some of the brocures intorducing new technology was interesting. Some of the things I couldn't see in my classroom but I understand that the confererence was for all professions.
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How will I impliment some of the things from the conference into my classroom? I teach 5th grade and have plans for having my students using technology often in the classroom for their research projects, author studies, and they are participating in the AR reading program. We have received several laptops to use in our classrooms so the technology is more available to my students. I will trying to set up Gaggle accounts for my students and possibly Wiki pages.
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