Introducing: The Bionic Teacher

This week I have worked with a number of different technologies in ways that would be useful for my class. One new thing that I learned this week was how to use Photo Story. I have used Windows Movie Maker before, but I thought that using Photo Story was a more simple way to create a slideshow that could be used in the classroom. I could see myself using Photo Story in my classroom to create a class story - it would be great to scan the children's artwork into the computer and have them narrate their story. After combining all the stories, this could be a "class book" that the children had the option of viewing on the computer. I think this would be a fun activity for the children and a different way to participate in an author's chair at the end of writing workshop.

This week I was also asked to create a resume and cover letter using a template from Microsoft Word. I have already created a resume without using a template on Microsoft Word, and I preferred my original resume to the one I created with a template. I thought the template created more difficulty in formatting as it only allowed room for a certain number of sections, and adding new sections proved to be slightly challenging.

Overall, I have spent a great amount of time this week working with different technologies that can be used in my classroom. I am already thinking of great ideas to use Kidspiration to help the children in my classroom organize a story before writing. They may then use Microsoft Word or Publisher to create their own flyers to promote the viewing of our class book made through Photo Story. The more I think about this idea, the more I like it. I look forward to learning and thinking about more ways to use technology in my classroom.