You would seem that my presence in the elementary classrooms, related to using technology, has been assumed for a couple years. I say this because the students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade already know my name for being in their classrooms 1 maybe 2 times so far this year, my first year. That has been a huge inspiration as it tells me the students are sincere, they understand my purpose when I am in their classrooms to teach and/or help out and they enjoy what they are learning from me. Case-in-point is today when I visited the same 3rd grade classroom I visited 2 days ago to do Keyboarding, and this time to assist with using KidSpiration. I had so many kids come up to me stating they used the Keyboarding game/activities at home on their computer or at the library the past couple of days because they enjoyed the time they spent using the technology in their classroom.
This is what I want from the students when using technology. A chance to take what they learned and apply it at home, at the library or anywhere they can get on the computer, and to be excited about it. Then coming into their next time to see my introducing another piece of technology that they could effectively use on their own at home or again in the classroom.
A great surprise.
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