Blog Post #9

In the videos Interview With Kathy Cassidy Part 1 , Interview With Kathy Cassidy Part 2 , and Interiview With Kathy Cassidy Part 3 Mrs. Cassidy discusses how she uses technology in her classroom. Not only does using technology in the classroom, help the students learn the different uses of technology, but it also helps them with other things such as reading and writing. Mrs. Cassidy mentioned in one of the videos that the world is changing and we cannot use the same tools that worked 10 years ago today. The technology of the world has changed so much and if we don't change with it, then we are just going to be left behind. This is a reason why it is important for students to use technology in the classroom. Using technology in the classroom gets students excited. They understand that people are going to be seeing the things they write in blog posts and such, but it fascinates them that someone from a whole other country can see it. This makes them even more happy to do it. One of the things I liked that Mrs. Cassidy mentioned is letting the kids play a game on the computer while she is working with students in reading and so on. I also like that they can get on there and read each other's posts. As one student said in Little Kids, Big Potential, the students' get better at writing each time they write on their blog.One of the things that I think students may not completely understand is safety. I think it is so important to spend enough time talking to them about it to get that point across. Kids are curious, and it is important that they understand that they shouldn't wander on the Internet. Overall I think students would benefit greatly with learning about blogging so early on. Children are like sponges, they pick up things so easily and quickly. By teaching them things like this early on, they will be more prepared and be able to do more things with technology in the future.