Comment for Teachers #1 Mrs. Dianne Krause

I was assigned Dianne Krause who is an Instructional Technology Specialist and coach for the faculty of the Wissahickson school district. The name of her blog is "Dianne's Digital Discoveries". In her blog she post links to articles and websites that focus on how to incorporate technology into the classroom. The websites feature fun lesson plans and ideas to get kids involved in using technology to learn.

Summary of Dianne's Blog Post on 1/20/2015:

Dianne posted a link to Bing in the Classroom Lesson Plans. Each day Bing search engine uses a new picture for it's background. These pictures can be of just about anything. Bing has a link to the pictures that give information regarding the pictures. Parents and teachers can spend 10 minutes a day exploring with kids the history of the photo. This activity promotes digital literacy and critical thinking in fun short activities. Her second link was to Teacher Marija: Mix a Tube a Sway It
which shows many ways in which you can mix videos using popular kids movies and make them educational. This activity can be fun for students and also get them involved in using technology.


My Comment to Dianne's Blog Post on 1/20/2015:

I loved your daily discoveries for today. Incorporating Bing into the classroom lesson can have many benefits. Students can learn digital literacy and it also can be used to enforce information learned in subjects such as science and history. I especially liked the link on mixing videos and using them to teach in the class. I believe this is a fun activity to get students attention and also help them learn using technology.

 

Summary of Dianne's Blog Post on 2/03/2015:

Dianne post a link to ISTE Standards: Preparing Students for the Digital Age. She believes that in order to integrate technology into the classroom educators need to be able to understand the technology as much as the students. This may require the teacher to learn from the students sometimes. The standards to follow to succeed at this is the ISTE Standards for teachers which are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach, work, and learn in an increasingly connected global and digital society.

My Comment to Dianne's Blog Post on 2/03/2015:

 Hello Dianne, I really enjoyed your link to the ISTE Standards: Preparing kids for the digital age. I am currently working on my degree in elementary education at The University of South Alabama. As an future educator I am afraid that I will not be able to keep up with the new age of technology. Everyday there are new technologies being brought out onto the market , and children are learning to use these technologies with ease. The only dilemma I have with all the new technology is how to incorporate it into the classroom. If the students are already one step ahead of you with the technology how can you teach using a technology you are just learning to use?