Here we are, August 31, getting ready for the craziness and fun of Open House night!
Welcoming excited and nervous children (and parents) into our classrooms for the first time this year to introduce them to our team and our preschool program is such a fun time. With this new beginning, our team has taken on the new professional development goal of implementing our new technologies into our classroom. Our programs added the Smartboard last year, so there is a beginning level of proficiency with that technology. Building on that, there is a large touchscreen computer in my classroom this year, that we can use more readily with similar programs and games, and incorporate into circle and story time as well. We are also moving to digital music - I-pod Touch with speakers for circle time and exploring other possibilities of using this awesome resource within the classroom. We will also have Flip and digital cameras available this year. After Open House, I will be able to commit some time to researching and creating some activities utilizing the new technologies for our first few weeks of class. I am also looking for upcoming training opportunities on these new technologies.
Wow - that's a lot of new learning taking place, both for you and your students. I can imagine what an interactive and visual classroom these technologies create, though, which is pretty exciting. Your goals made me think about the article in yesterday's paper about Disney English-language schools in China and the ways they are using interactive technologies. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11309914
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I am looking forward to hearing more about progress at CFC!