Sunday, May 3, 2015
Devices!
The thought of my entire class having their own device next year scares me to death. I am sure this fear stems from my horrible OCDs. I am also not a fan of change....at...all. Change scares me. Maybe I am old fashioned and the idea of all my students reading a book on a device just isn't normal. I do not even do this myself. If I want to read something I get a book. If it is something lengthy on my computer I print it and then read. I also worry if my students grade will regress while we are getting use to these devices. Wondering what our expectations will be as teachers as far as using these in the classroom. I know just using laptops from the wireless cart along is a huge headache. They freeze, zoom themselves in, do silly things that kids cannot fix on their own. By the time I get everyone logged on and where they need to be half the lesson time is gone. I am sure with the older kids this is much easier. But with my 7 and 8 year olds this sounds like a huge headache. I guess we will see next January! I think Symbaloo will be very important to me in the near future!
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I am right there with you. I am excited about the students having tablets for small group work because I know that some of the aps will keep them engaged, but I also know it will take awhile to get to the point where they will be able to use them independently. After next year your 7 and 8 year old students will have some exposure and knowledge on how to use these devices. At kindergarten we have to start fresh every year. However, I am sure that most will have had more exposure to tablets in their 5 or 6 short years than I have in my 48 years!!
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