Beliefs

I believe that technology can help enhance learning in the classroom, but that learning is not dependent on it. Additionally, I believe that technology should never be a replacement for a human. But I think some people can learn better through use of technology. For instance, just like some people thrive when working with people, others do better working independently. Perhaps for those who do better independently, technology can give them what they cannot get from a “real” human. In the third grade classroom I interned in, the technology I really believed we used the most was a document camera. We used it constantly. We also used the internet for math games and for doing research. Additionally, we used the laptop computer with the document camera at times. I think technology has supported the learning, but the classroom was never dependent on technology. We could manage without it. But it was helpful to enhance certain lessons or projects.