Chapter 4

Chapter 4 had some interesting points about designing lessons and developing curriculum with technology. I always love how the book gives us an experience with a new teacher. These examples gives us an insight on what it's like to be a new teacher. It starts off with Christina struggling to come up with a lesson plan for her classroom. It shows how technology makes it a a lot easier on a teacher when planning a lesson for your classroom. I'm sure in the beginning, all teachers were a bit stumped at certain tasks but, with time comes progression.

Chapter 4 also gives us information on online lesson planning resources. One that seems like a major resource in lesson planning is www.thinkfinity.org/. This website is a storehouse for lots of creative, unique ways to build a curriculum. It doesn't matter the grade level or subject. Thinkfinity means "endless possibilities for learning and infinite intelligence." I know once I become a fellow educator this resource would definitely come in handy. Of course I would want to be fully in control of how I teach the lesson but with this website, it almost give you new ideas to incorporate within your own.

Lastly, Voices from the classroom was a good read as well. This broke down how technology enhances a higher level of thinking. They used a video example of how history clips can help learn history oppose to just memorizing the information. Me personally, I have to agree. Ive always been the type to use technology to expand my knowledge on material I would eventually be tested on. Memorizing info is far less exciting than watching a video on it and soaking in the information that way.