Technology is quickly becoming a critical component of today's teaching. There are many ways for teachers to include one or more forms of technology into her teaching daily. However, with the advantages of technology also come potential setbacks.
One obstacle I've had recently with technology was when I was trying to show my third graders the Conjunction Junction clip from my School House Rock DVD. I had not yet used my video player on my computer yet this school year, but I followed the procedures I used last year to get a video to play. Well, a lesson well learned that you should always preview your technology before class begins. The movie player was not starting up as it should have so I tried to open the file using a different media player. After several attempts, and the class getting restless, the screen ended up freezing so I had to abort my plan. Instead of watching the video, we completed a practice page on conjunctions with the promise of viewing the video the next day. I made sure the next day to get the video up and running correctly before my school day began so I was prepared to show the video.
When using technology, especially as a main component of your lesson, it is a great idea to always have a back up plan, just in case something doesn't go as planned.
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