Reading reflection 6

1. Technological tools can help students to see both strengths and weaknesses. They can see spelling errors, which I know is one of my own weaknesses. It can also help students with their grammar and help to make sure they are moving forward with it. Technology is also a special gift because it can allow students to use pictures.

2. I think you can get students thinking in many different ways. You can have groups brainstorm ideas or do either as a group or individually make outlines of their projects. They can summarize their ideas in paragraphs to help them clarify their thinking.

3. The elements of teaching fundamentals are showing the students what the fundamentals are, if we don't tell them or show them, we can't hold students to them. We also have to set the stage for inquiry with students, if we don't encourage it then they will not be able to think for themselves.

4. To set up a project we need to remind the students that although the technology is fun it is a tool not a toy while in the classroom. Keeping this in mind we do need to set up time for students to play around with the tools and set the ground rules for their usage.

5. There are many ways to promote inquiry, one would be brainstorming to create many ways to cross disciplines. Such as mix science and social studies or math and language arts. Get the students to start asking questions their peers can't answer so they  can use technology or a book to answer the question.

6. This chapter relates a lot to our project, mainly the concept map. This is our original brainstorm and it is ever changing and adapting to new challenges or questions.