Field Experience #1

What: This week, Trevor and I started our field experience at Legacy Elementary School in American Fork. We have mostly been observing the classroom and have also taught several lessons so far.
So What: We have been spending a lot of time in the classroom and because of this class, I was really interested to see what kind of technology is present in the classroom as well as the entire school. Our class is actually in one of the extension buildings off the back of the school. I think this makes it difficult for the teacher to use a lot of technology. She does have a standard overhead projector and several tape/CD players used for reading, but that seems to be the extent. I haven't really been able to see how she uses any other technology yet. It would be interesting to see just how much experience these particular fourth graders have with any kind of technology.
Now What: I am excited to introduce the use of technology in education (i.e. digital stories) to our cooperating teacher. I think the class size and transition time are both big reasons as to why she doesn't use a lot of technology. I do think using computers or captivating videos would be a great management technique for her, especially with a class of thirty five kids. It will be interesting to see how using technology will impact the students.