No longer take out pen and paper

When I was younger I didn't use that much technology in the classroom.  We had worksheets and workbooks, all with pen and paper.  That's changed, and as a teacher I need to adapt to give my students the best education I can.  The article talks about how there needs to be even more than just a push of using technology but also using it in a creative way.  Changing it up each time so there's not just the repetitiveness of a PowerPoint slide show each time you teach a lesson.  There needs to be more than just that.  However, having homework or projects that require Wi-Fi can strike a problem and was one of the most eye opening parts I read.  A lot of people use their local library as their only source of Wi-Fi.  Thus not every kid is going to have the same amount of time to do homework as other kids.  I'm sure there are ways to even the playing field but those kind of homework assignments needs to be accessible to all the kids not just those who have the privilege of Wi-Fi at home.  Another thing I liked was the call and response blog.  It is a neat idea but it was pointed out that the students ignore each other.  The students replying to each other’s prompts could lead to some very creative and interesting narrative.  I thought this could be a way of a digital popcorn writing assignment where one story gets cut off and a different student gets to pick it up and make their own turn of events.  This would help stray away from the copy past questions, they would be using their own ideas and not just asking google for the answer the teacher is looking for.  

SAMR was a guild I feel as though broke down education but at the same time can be applied at the same time in different ways.  One of the examples I looked at of a teaching tool was bubbl.us this is a tool that could fit into the different levels depending on how it is used.  Not just redefinition, I think it can fall into many of the categories.  for example, argumentation and the mind maps could be used to the student’s choice but there still using a sharable like to the notes app.  It could leave a little more freedom and creation up to the student instead of just using one app.  This way they can pick one that works the best for them.  Today we also talked about how all this technology can be used in the classroom and while that's great we talked about the drawbacks.  I think there is something to be said for flipping the page and reading and finishing a book cover to cover.  It's fun to see how many pages you read.  Kids also should be able to have a break from a screen between using it at school all day to then going home and also doing homework on it.  The thought bubbles we used on these different websites look about the same thing you can draw on the board and have kids come up and add to themselves.  I think each way could be used in the classroom.  I just hope with all the cool new ways of brainstorming doesn't take away from the old fashion saying whatever comes to your brain first and yelling it out for the teacher to write each and everyone's ideas.