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Jenna Mathews Elementary Education

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Observation Notes School: West Side Elementary Grade level: 1 Teacher: Karen Duguid

1. (October 5, 2011) (Morning) The teacher integrated technology into all subjects. During math she used the smart board to show addition and subtraction and write problems so students could see them. During language arts she used the document reader to show students how to hold their pencils and used her finger to follow text on the page. (Afternoon) During social studies she used her laptop, which was configured to her smartbaord, to show a video clip from safari montage. 2. (October 6, 2011) (Morning) During math class Mrs. Duguid wrote and drew problems on the smart board and had the children answer the questions she had posted. Reading was more hands on, but she used the document reader to show what pages of the book they were to be reading and then used it to read along with the students. (Afternoon) During social studies she used her laptop to pull up a game to show the students what they would be doing and she also used the smartboard to write notes.

Technology was used all throughout the days we were there. Mrs. Duguid seems to use technology often. She uses the smartboard instead of her chalkboard and uses her digital document reader often to show students what they need to be doing. There were no computers in the classroom for student use, but they have a computer lab. They did not use them while we were observing.

I liked the use of technology in the classroom because it allowed the students to become familiar with the smart board and document reader. They are good tools to integrate in the classroom and I think they benefit learning more than hinder learning. I plan on using the document reader and smartboard when I am teaching.

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