Unit 5 – Reflecting on What I Know

Chapter 11

Today many teachers are using problem-solving or educational software to enhance learning in the classroom. Students are able to analyze data, work in groups, and engage in interactive basics skill practices that provide individual performance feedback (Morrison & Lowther, 2010).  According to an article called Children’s Learning Software, educational software helps children develop and train different skills; it also helps them learn the alphabet, numbers, different shapes, rhythm, and explore colors; these educational software can also teach them in knowing cause and effect, creative expression, and enhance their thinking skills in dealing with problems( http://www.teachingbricks.com/). Choosing the right software depends on the grade level you are teaching. The software should be evaluated by teachers to make sure that students can learn and use the software. When integrating software in a lesson you should make sure there is an opportunity for all students to have assessed to the software. The teacher should use six components of the NTeQ lesson plan ten components. The lesson should include computer functions, research and analysis, results presentation, activities during, before, and after computer use (Morrison & Lowther, 2010).

References:

http://www.teachingbricks.com/

Morrison, G.R., Lowther D. L., (2010).  Integrating computer technology into the classroom: skills for the 21^st century. Pearson Education, Inc, 4^th Ed.

Chapter 12

To prepare for a lesson using the computer the teacher should provided handouts and preparing technology information to the students. Some of the preparing handouts and technology used are technical step-by-step guides, resources guides, assessment tools, create digital folders, design templates, load specialized software, bookmark Internet sites, and turn the computers on and open applications (Morrison & Lowther, 2010). To ensure that all students have access to a computer they should be grouped of four students. After reading information on a one computer classroom having three can be very helpful in a classroom. The teacher should have a time limit if there are more than three groups to provide everyone the opportunity to use the computer.

References:

Morrison, G.R., Lowther D. L., (2010).  Integrating computer technology into the classroom: skills for the 21^st century. Pearson Education, Inc, 4^th Ed.